Students will complete a Critical Response Essays (CRE) of David Eggers’ The Monk of Mokha. This is not a review summary of the book, but a critical piece of the main themes, and how they inform the students’ understanding of Yemeni society and politics, the Yemeni diaspora in the United States, and the Middle East in general. The paper should be 3 to 5 pages (not including the title page and bibliography). Papers will be graded on the coherence and solidity of the arguments offered. The grade will also be based on the presentation of the different themes in the book, logic, syntax, grammar, spelling, sources used, and general layout of the paper.
Required text: • Eggers, David. The Monk of Mokha. (New York, New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 2018). (ISBN-13: 978- 1101947319)
Format and Content:
General page format: The paper should be typed on 8.5 by 11-inch paper. Margins should be one inch on all sides of the paper. Please utilize Times New Roman font, 12-point type. Line spacing should be 2. Page numbers should start on the first page after the title page (hence the title page does not count as a page). The text of the paper should be three to five (3-5) pages in length (not including the title page and the page of references). Please utilize the Chicago Manual of Style or MLA formatting.
1. In writing the paper, students should use footnotes and include a full bibliography.
2. Title page: the following information will be centered on the title page:
Title of paper
Name of author
Course name
Instructor (Professor Cyrus Ali Contractor)
Date
3. Reference page: should contain an alphabetical listing of the literature used and consulted. Note that students should include at least FIVE (5) references from the library.
4. NO ONLINE SOURCES! Do not use internet sources, unless they are academic journal articles found through library search engines.
5. Students should make sure each page is NUMBERED. Students are required to submit the paper electronically via Blackboard Learn
