1. Finish typing and posting to the blog any essay feedback you have not yet posted. Ā Late posts will not be accepted after this week. Ā Remember: your participation in providing other writers in the class with feedback is 30% of your grade for this course.
2. Pick one of the āscenesā from Serpellās text that we discussed in class and write a detailedĀ scene for your own Essay 1 in a similar style. Ā Come to class on Thursday prepared to share this work.
You can post your scene here or bring it with you to class–either way, just be prepared to share it on Thursday. Ā Thanks.
In “Namwali Serpell’s text” the sentence “Girls shaking all over, moving to the music, tossing their braids, talking all coy over their shoulders” for me just tie into the fact that there is still a rawness, an element of naĆÆve that is about to be awoken!