Tuesday, August 26th

Reminder: 

By now, you should be thinking about topics for your literacy narrative. Remember that your topic should be connected in some way to Civil Rights or Water Disasters. If you're thinking of doing something not connected to either of these things, run it by me first! 

What we covered on Tuesday, August 26th: 

* Discussed Write What You Like essays in small groups and in class
* Learned how to access the Allyn & Bacon Guide and read "Letter to the Editor" and "A Festival of Rain" 
* Discussed the differences between open- and closed-form prose 
* Talked about the Chris Rose piece, "Hell and Back." Discussed how Rose uses the metaphors of an empty tank of gas and  zombies to get his audience to empathize with what it feels like to be depressed 
* Went over the Literacy Narrative Prompt and Rubric
* Brainstormed potential literacy narrative topics 

Homework for Thursday: 

READ: 

* "Reading the River" by Mark Twain (Mercury Reader, pgs. 66 - 67) 
* Concepts 1 and 2 in the Allyn and Bacon Guide (pgs. 6 - 15) 
* The following two poems: "Nor Hell a Fury" by Catherine Pierce and "Where You Go When She Sleeps" by T.R. Hummer

WRITE: 

* Read both poems multiple times and answer the following questions (in complete sentences) for each poem: 

1) What was your emotional reaction to this piece, and how did the imagery affect you? 
2) What is/are the metaphor(s) being used in this piece?
3) How did the metaphors affect your understanding of the piece? 
4) Did you like the poem? Why or why not? 

(You should have two sets of answers to these questions, one for "Nor Hell a Fury" and one for "Where You Go When She Sleeps")