Edith Wharton (1862-1937) and Ida B. Wells (1862-1931) lived…
Edith Wharton (1862-1937) and Ida B. Wells (1862-1931) lived and wrote in the same era, but they experienced life in vastly different ways. Suppose a producer from Apple TV approached you with the idea of a limited series that explored these two writers, and she wants to invent a story about what would have happened if the two had met and developed a friendship. Write a proposal for this limited series. What facts would you keep the same, and what would you invent? In your proposal, be sure to identify clearly the facts and the fiction, and then offer a compelling result that could arise from your invented story. Why would it matter? What would it reveal? What could people learn from it?
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Choose one of the following prompts and answer accordingly. Prompt #1 Choose one of the prompts that you did not answer from Questions One, Two, or Three and answer it here. Prompt #2 Write at least one specific, well-developed paragraph explaining something you learned in this class but that you were not tested on. Your answer must relate specifically to something from the course materials. You can focus on anything from the entire semester, not just the second half.
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