No Blog homework, BUT you must bring in a portion of your rough draft for me to look at on Wednesday. If you come to class with it, you get an A. If you don't come to class with part of your rough draft, you get an F. Very simple.
Also, Make sure you have a completed rough draft for the peer edit on Friday 4/30!!! Again, if you show up with it you get an A for a quiz grade, if you don't have it or dont show up to class, you will receive an F for a quiz grade and also lose 5 points off of your final paper grade.
**Be prepared to discuss the stories on Monday and be prepared for a quiz on Wednesday**
Saturday, April 24, 2010
Sunday, April 18, 2010
Wright's " A Man Who was almost a Man"
NO Homework for this week. With that said, please be prepared to discuss the story on Wednesday and Friday. Your participation this week will be counted towards a HW assignment. Come to class prepared with connection to your life and/or other stories that we have read.
Please work on your rewrites. THEY ARE DUE WEDNESDAY.
Please work on your rewrites. THEY ARE DUE WEDNESDAY.
Friday, April 9, 2010
Shirley Jackson's "The Lottery"
Think about the exercise we did in class on Friday about paying attention to reoccuring images/symbols. I also asked that you think about the idea of "mob mentality" and what that means (think about "Blood-Burning Moon," the video "without Sanctuary" and "lynching in Tennessee")to individuals and society as a whole.
Choose 1 question to answer. Please make sure your response is at least a page and uses examples and your anaylsis to prove your thoughts.
1.) Discuss the degree to which the tradition of the lottery has been kept. why does no one want to make a new box? Why is the whole institution not abandoned?
2.)Does the rhyme "Lottery in June, corn be heavy soon" adequately explain the institution of the lottery? What other reasons might people have for such behavior? What is the social function of a scapegoat?
3.) On your first reading, when did you begin to suspect what happens at the end of the story? How soon might it become evident? What are the most important hints?
Choose 1 question to answer. Please make sure your response is at least a page and uses examples and your anaylsis to prove your thoughts.
1.) Discuss the degree to which the tradition of the lottery has been kept. why does no one want to make a new box? Why is the whole institution not abandoned?
2.)Does the rhyme "Lottery in June, corn be heavy soon" adequately explain the institution of the lottery? What other reasons might people have for such behavior? What is the social function of a scapegoat?
3.) On your first reading, when did you begin to suspect what happens at the end of the story? How soon might it become evident? What are the most important hints?
Friday, April 2, 2010
Diaz's "How to Date a Browngirl, Blackgirl, Whitegirl and Halfie" & Toomer's "Blood-burning Moon"
**Remember that the final draft of Paper 2 MUST be handed in, IN PERSON, NO LATER than 9 AM, Monday April 5th. Please include all of your rough drafts, free-writes and peer review sheets!****
Diaz's "How to Date a Browngirl, Blackgirl, Whitegirl and Halfie" & Toomer's "Blood-burning Moon"
Think about the ideas of race and identity in the two stories. Please answer the following questions. (the answers should be long enough to fully develop your ideas!)
1.) Skin color is always a crucial element in any story of racial conflict. How does Toomer describe Louisa's skin color? How would we interpret that description?
2.) What are the cultural differences in the expectations of a “Browngirl, Blackgirl, Whitegirl, or Halfie?" How do their different expectations cause the narrator to treat them differently on the date?
Have a good weekend!
Diaz's "How to Date a Browngirl, Blackgirl, Whitegirl and Halfie" & Toomer's "Blood-burning Moon"
Think about the ideas of race and identity in the two stories. Please answer the following questions. (the answers should be long enough to fully develop your ideas!)
1.) Skin color is always a crucial element in any story of racial conflict. How does Toomer describe Louisa's skin color? How would we interpret that description?
2.) What are the cultural differences in the expectations of a “Browngirl, Blackgirl, Whitegirl, or Halfie?" How do their different expectations cause the narrator to treat them differently on the date?
Have a good weekend!
Thursday, March 18, 2010
Paper # 2 topics
Paper Assignment #2
Characterization & Theme
Due Date: Rough Draft due- Wednesday March 31st- mandatory workshop
Please select one topic from the ones listed below. Turn in all your rough work, and put your final draft on top; make sure your final draft is stapled on the top left side.
Your paper must include citations (at least 2) from the LiterActive document library and the short stories you use, and you must provide a Works Cited List using the MLA documentation style provided on your LiterActive Disk.
You may also use any of the YouTube videos I’ve shown during class or any of the articles on the syllabus instead of one of the LiterActive documents as a source.
Failure to cite your sources correctly, and place commas and periods where they belong, will cost you points on your paper grade (since it just takes patience and time; not taking that time shows that you do not care about your work).
Please remember to explain the word choice in the quotations you use and demonstrate the connections you see between the passages you choose and the idea you are proving.
Write simply and straightforwardly.
1. Using one of the following stories to prove that the character who appears most normal and follows mainstream cultural constructs is the one in greatest need of human compassion and transformation. Make sure you provide sufficient evidence for your viewpoint and that you explain your evidence clearly. This essay topic asks you to construct a convincing and persuasive argument that proves something. You may choose to write this on either “Sonny’s Blues” or “Everyday Use.”
2. What do you believe Jean Toomer is trying to teach you through his story “Blood-Burning Moon”? What do you make of Tom Burwell and his choice of action? What do you make of Louisa? Is she really oblivious to what is happening at the end of the story?
3. Discuss the use of music in Baldwin and Toomer. How are jazz and vocal music used in these stories. Please note the different time periods in which these stories were written. The contexts are different, so make sure you differentiate the historical background’s impact upon the use of music in the story.
4. Discuss the similarities between Mrs. Dutta and Sonny’s brother. Why are these similarities significant thematically?
5. What is Walker’s commentary on the value of education in the story “Everyday Use”? What is your evidence. Why would she want to convey that message?
6. Discuss the first sentence of “Mrs. Dutta Writes a Letter” and the amount of information it carries. Show how this one sentence foreshadows so much. Think carefully about the simile. Discuss the importance of the title, particularly the verb. What is so amazing about the result of the writing that it appears in the title? What does this teach you about writing-to-learn as opposed to having your thesis statement before you begin to write?
Characterization & Theme
Due Date: Rough Draft due- Wednesday March 31st- mandatory workshop
Please select one topic from the ones listed below. Turn in all your rough work, and put your final draft on top; make sure your final draft is stapled on the top left side.
Your paper must include citations (at least 2) from the LiterActive document library and the short stories you use, and you must provide a Works Cited List using the MLA documentation style provided on your LiterActive Disk.
You may also use any of the YouTube videos I’ve shown during class or any of the articles on the syllabus instead of one of the LiterActive documents as a source.
Failure to cite your sources correctly, and place commas and periods where they belong, will cost you points on your paper grade (since it just takes patience and time; not taking that time shows that you do not care about your work).
Please remember to explain the word choice in the quotations you use and demonstrate the connections you see between the passages you choose and the idea you are proving.
Write simply and straightforwardly.
1. Using one of the following stories to prove that the character who appears most normal and follows mainstream cultural constructs is the one in greatest need of human compassion and transformation. Make sure you provide sufficient evidence for your viewpoint and that you explain your evidence clearly. This essay topic asks you to construct a convincing and persuasive argument that proves something. You may choose to write this on either “Sonny’s Blues” or “Everyday Use.”
2. What do you believe Jean Toomer is trying to teach you through his story “Blood-Burning Moon”? What do you make of Tom Burwell and his choice of action? What do you make of Louisa? Is she really oblivious to what is happening at the end of the story?
3. Discuss the use of music in Baldwin and Toomer. How are jazz and vocal music used in these stories. Please note the different time periods in which these stories were written. The contexts are different, so make sure you differentiate the historical background’s impact upon the use of music in the story.
4. Discuss the similarities between Mrs. Dutta and Sonny’s brother. Why are these similarities significant thematically?
5. What is Walker’s commentary on the value of education in the story “Everyday Use”? What is your evidence. Why would she want to convey that message?
6. Discuss the first sentence of “Mrs. Dutta Writes a Letter” and the amount of information it carries. Show how this one sentence foreshadows so much. Think carefully about the simile. Discuss the importance of the title, particularly the verb. What is so amazing about the result of the writing that it appears in the title? What does this teach you about writing-to-learn as opposed to having your thesis statement before you begin to write?
Wednesday, March 17, 2010
Paper 2 & Homework for the next two weeks!
Your second paper is due April 5th, 2010
Homework for 3/19:
Pick a paper topic and free write everything you know about the topic, what it is that you want to prove in your paper. Bring this to class on Friday 3/19. We will be having a MANDATORY workshop on Friday. **If you do not have a free write with you, you will receive an "F" for the Homework assignment. If you do not show up to the workshop you will automatically have 5 points deducted from your final paper grade.
Homework for 3/31:
You need to read Toomer's "Blood-burning Man" and also you must bring a complete rough draft of your essay to Wednesday's class as we will be having a MANDATORY peer workshop. Again, If you do not have a rough draft with you, you will receive an "F" for the Homework assignment. If you do not show up to the workshop you will automatically have 5 points deducted from your final paper grade.
If you have any questions about the policy, please feel free to email me or visit me during my office hours.
HAve a good week and spring break!
Homework for 3/19:
Pick a paper topic and free write everything you know about the topic, what it is that you want to prove in your paper. Bring this to class on Friday 3/19. We will be having a MANDATORY workshop on Friday. **If you do not have a free write with you, you will receive an "F" for the Homework assignment. If you do not show up to the workshop you will automatically have 5 points deducted from your final paper grade.
Homework for 3/31:
You need to read Toomer's "Blood-burning Man" and also you must bring a complete rough draft of your essay to Wednesday's class as we will be having a MANDATORY peer workshop. Again, If you do not have a rough draft with you, you will receive an "F" for the Homework assignment. If you do not show up to the workshop you will automatically have 5 points deducted from your final paper grade.
If you have any questions about the policy, please feel free to email me or visit me during my office hours.
HAve a good week and spring break!
Wednesday, March 10, 2010
HW for 3/12
**Mid term Grades are due on Friday- EMAIL me if you have any questions. The grades are based on your in-class writings, quizzes, Homework assignments, Attendance and your participation in class.**
Homework for Friday:
We will be talking about the effect of Music in "Sonny's Blues"
1.) Find specific passages in the text that relate to music and to why music plays such an important role in the story.
2.) Google the history of Jazz music. Try to get a feel for what the movement was/is about? What do you think about when you think of Jazz? Think about this in relation to the title of the story.
Homework for Friday:
We will be talking about the effect of Music in "Sonny's Blues"
1.) Find specific passages in the text that relate to music and to why music plays such an important role in the story.
2.) Google the history of Jazz music. Try to get a feel for what the movement was/is about? What do you think about when you think of Jazz? Think about this in relation to the title of the story.
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