Monthly Archives: September 2014
Pledge Allegiance to the Struggle
For Monday
1. Write Narration/Description in journals
2. Read and summarize Strauss essay in journals: Strauss Essay
3. Bring pictures!
Lethem’s “Ruckus Flatbush”
I realize that this piece is pretty difficult. Do your best with the summary!
Homework for Monday
Read and summarize “Ruckus Flatbush”: Ruckus Flatbush
Also, don’t forget to bring in FOUR photographs. Two of yourself (preferably from when you were young) and two pictures of Brooklyn.
The Sounds of the City
http://eolit.hrw.com/hlla/writersmodel/pdf/W_P0906.pdf
Simile and Metaphor
Revised Homework Assignment for Monday
In your journals, summarize the Cofer essay (this will be your second summary).
Using only one sense, type a one-paragraph description of the location you chose in class today. Have fun with it!
Beauty: When the Other Dancer is the Self
Here’s the essay you have to read and summarize for next week!
http://enloehs.wcpss.net/resources/kingsberry/propaganda.pdf
The Myth of the Latin Woman: I Just Met a Girl Named Maria
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VpdB6CN7jww
Here’s the essay in case you need it:
http://www.quia.com/files/quia/users/amccann10/Myth_of_a_Latin_Woman