Due on 9/8- Names & Identity Part I

I will take the time to review the Essays over the weekend.
Please prepare for a lecture and class fishbowl on Tuesday!

Lecture: Why Write?
Identity Cluster/Pre-Writing
The Looking Glass Self

Class Discussion and Analysis


DUE ON 9/8

This Assignment is in parts. Please read the directions carefully. 

PART I- Print - " My Name" by Sandra Cisneros
Print- " The Meanings Of A Word" by Gloria Naylor

BOTH ARTICLES ARE LINKS ON THIS BLOG! LOOK TO THE RIGHT!

PART II- ACTIVE READING- To be an active reader one must read with intent. That means, in order to understand the material you should be highlighting, questioning, connecting and jotting down ideas AS YOU READ. In this case, you will be better able to comprehend the reading and your assignments. Jotting ideas down as you read means that you are formulating your own ideas as they relate to the assignment , our lectures, lessons and fishbowls. You can draw connections as you go. You can write in the book/ on the article (highlight) or use post-it notes. It is up to you.  Active Reading truly aided me in the writing process when I was both an undergraduate and graduate student! I still actively read today!

PART III- WRITING

 " My Name" by Cisneros. 
Answer the following in YOUR NOTE BOOK- You can write in paragraph form and/or use words and phrases.
What immediately comes to mind when you think about your name?
How do people in your community (other communities) respond to your name?
 Ralph Ellison said " Through our name we place ourselves in the world." What do you think he means by that? Write a one paragraph insightful interpretation!

The Meanings of a Word by Gloria Naylor

Answer the following questions in YOUR NOTE BOOK

( Total 2 Paragraphs- IN YOUR NOTEBOOK) Discuss  the author's purpose for writing this essay? What ideas (if any) is the author trying to communicate? Provide two significant arguments Naylor makes in her essay and choose one to either agree or disagree with. 

Does the author use Imagery ( vivid words that create a portrait in the reader's mind) in to communicate a particular theme to the audience? Provide one theme with one concrete example and quote to support the theme.