Readings: Sandra Cisneros, “Woman Hollering Creek,” 1991 (1399-1408); Jenny Boully, “A Short Essay on Being,” 2010; Zohra Saed, “What the Scar Revealed” (and the others on that page if you’re interested!)I hope you’re enjoying the final three texts we’re reading this semester. For your final response to them, write a post in which you respond to some aspect of one of these texts. For example:
What function do the telenovelas play in “Woman Hollering Creek”?
Why would Boully’s persona say “thank you” rather than correcting some of her incorrect commenters in her essay, “A Short Essay on Being”? ( a quick note: thanks to one of your classmates, the link to this story is now correct!).
What do the indications of setting (time/place) do for your experience of reading Saed’s poem, “What the Scar Revealed”?
Write a post with the category Homework Responses and the author’s name. Comment on one classmate’s post. If you have more than one idea, write about one and leave the other question or writing prompt at the end of your post for the next person to comment on.
If you have questions about your video presentation, due on Friday, feel free to reply to this post to ask in an open forum, or email to ask privately. Remember, you can choose any text we read this semester, from Week One all the way through this week.
Zenia called my attention to someone’s blog post about “A Short Essay on Being,” which appears to have been written after a class discussion. The responders also appear to have discussed the essay in a class, although it might have been in a creative writing workshop. Read what they had to say. If you’re interested, you might engage in the argument raised when you write your blog post.
Can.I.post a video directly from my.phone? Im.having difficulty. On.doing so
In the instructions, there is information about how to upload a video from your phone to YouTube. Then follow the instructions to paste the video URL into the post. Find the instructions here: http://openlab.citytech.cuny.edu/roseneng2150hd52s14/files/2011/06/Video-Presentation-instructions.pdf
Let me know if you need any more help!
Professor Rosen, are we having a final exam on Thursday? I sent you an email asking about it, but you might not have gotten it. Thank you!
Yes, we are! Read more about the instructions for the final exam here. Then be sure to leave a comment with quotations you think belong on the exam, and your votes for the questions posed about the format of the exam.
Thank you so much!