Writing Homework Help

The main topic for my paper will be to be comparing and contrasting Parable of the Sower the novel by Octavia E. Butler and the film Children of Men directed by Alfonso Cuarón. You will need to discuss the major differences and similarities between the two works.

-Please craft an essay discussing your understanding of the themes in Afrofuturism and their meaning, context and/or effectiveness.

You should have a thesis statement in your first paragraph and lay out your subtopics. Each paragraph introducing a new subject or idea should have a topic sentence.

FORMAT: You must write DOUBLE-SPACED in a 12-pt font, preferably Times New Roman. The word count will be weighed more heavily than the page count, so do not rely upon specialty fonts to increase your page count. Again, it is best to use Times New Roman. Essays may be formatted in MLA or APA style, but all citations should be cited in a Works Cited page.

LENGTH: 1,800 words or longer (approx. 7.5 pages; word count is more important than the page count)

• And at least TWO secondary sources. (An outside article/blog/opinion that supports your argument or you refute in your paper. Wikipedia and dictionaries are not appropriate sources.