Please compose a response of about 200 words in length. Successful responses will reference the text(s)/ materials in question via direct quotes and paraphrases. Please submit this response in PDF format.

All papers will be reviewed by Turnitin Plagiarism Framework. Proper citation in essential. Students must cite both direct quotes and paraphrased ideas. Even casual browsing of the Internet without proper referencing can result in plagiarism. Weekly Graded Responses are due on Mondays before 11:59pm ET; however, there will be a grace period-to manage potential technology issues-until 3pm the next day (Tuesdays) for work to be (still) considered on time. Responses that are submitted prior to the deadline will be eligible to earn up to full credit, will receive feedback from Prof. Scala (via scored rubric categories and individual end-notes), and are eligible for revision. Responses that are submitted after the deadline will be eligible to earn partial credit, will not receive feedback, and are ineligible for revision. Warren opens his article by "mak[ing] a claim that runs counter to much of literary scholarship. Historically speaking, the collective enterprise we call African-American or [B]lack literature is of recent vintage-in fact, it's just a little more than a century old. Further, it has already come to an end. And the latter is a fact we should neither regret nor lament." In your response, please reflect on Warren's claim and then answer this question: "Does African-American literature exist?" If YES, what are its characteristics? Is it about content (i.e. "what it's about") or origin (i.e. "where it comes from")? If NO, please explain why. Further: Why might some choose to use the term "African American" as opposed to "Black" (and vice versa)?