What I enjoyed about this piece, is the attitude towards his words throughout chapter 1. This piece is definitely the first-person point of view. The author tends to mention themselves a lot throughout the chapter. This chapter talks about the history of Ta-Nehisi Coates, perhaps a slave on a Virginia plantation. I liked the way the author turns this book into a non-fiction story. One question I would love to ask the author of “The Water Dancer,” is What was your first thought about this series? and what did you developed first, was it the tile or the body paragraphs?
About
Professor: Jessica Penner
Email: creative.writing.citytech2@gmail.com
Office Hours: Tuesdays and Thursdays, 11:30 AM – 12:30 PM. I’ll be available through Zoom and will send an invitation via email that you should keep all semester. Try to join my meeting at the start of the hour, not at the end—since I may be talking to other students or have another appointment after the hour is up. If those times don’t work with your schedule, we can schedule a different time. This means you’ll have to schedule an appointment in advance. I suggest you have multiple times in mind, since your schedule may not mesh with mine!
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