1. Find a sentence you love (or hate)—in Naylor’s text or elsewhere (anywhere: TV script, rap lyrics, etc.)—and come in with it written down and ready to talk about why you love (or hate) it as well as how it works (or fails) as a grammatical sentence.
2. Bring in five written down definitions of words you like it or were not familiar with in Naylor’s text.  Also write a sentence  for each word that shows its meaning.
3. Read Etel Adnan’s  Oh “To Write in a Foreign Language” in the Language packet, especially pages 2, 5-6.
4. Finish reading the syllabus and come in with any questions you have about it.
 Find a sentence you love (or hate)—in Naylor’s text or elsewhere (anywhere: TV script, rap lyrics, etc.)—and come in with it written down and ready to talk about why you love (or hate) it as well as how it works (or fails) as a grammatical sentence.
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The sentence/ phrase that I choose is from the movie “The Dark Knight” directed by Chritopher Nolan and written by himself and David S. Goyer. The phrase says “you either die a hero or you live long enough to become the villain”. I love this phrase because it’s used so well to demonstrate the frustration of the character while giving him a lot of personality and just making him feel more like an actual person whose ideals have been corrupted than just one character with no importance.
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Bring in five written down definitions of words you like it or were not familiar with in Naylor’s text.  Also write a sentence for each word that shows its meaning.Â
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Spite: To spite is to intentionally annoy, hurt, or upset without self-benefit.Â
EX) He moved forward in spite of what others have done to him.
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Fleeting: Something that last a short period of time.
EX) There was a fleeting moment to react.
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Reprieve: A cancellation or postponement of a punishment.
Ex) His judgement was reprieved until new notice.
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Innocuous: Not harmful or offensiveÂ
EX) There are many words that are innocuous in any context.
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Close-knit: Â Bound together by intimate social or cultural ties or by close economic or political ties.
EX) A group of people from the same places have developed a close-knit with each other.
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I was later to go home and ask the inevitable question that every black parent must face-” Mommy what does nigger mean?” I love this sentence because it leads to parents not only of color but other backgrounds giving a sort of history lesson on the struggles faced by people of color. Not only does it teach some children it is in a sense the birthplace of racism and how the younger generation views people that are different, remember beliefs are taught and passed down from generation to generation not something people are born with.