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Do you see the roots of Jackie questioning her spirituality (and maybe her sexuality) in Brown Girl Dreaming? Why or why not? Provide an example from the text.
Choose either How it Feels to Colored Me or Sweat. Which is your favorite and why. Give specific reasons and specific details. What spoke to you about writing?
What message is the author attempting to convey to the reader regarding this theme and Why? Evidence from the story.
How does Zora Neale Hurston's Their Eyes Were Watching God offer an alternative perspective on women's oppression in romantic love/relationships?
Describe the rhetorical situation, emphasizing author's purpose and help with a unique thesis statement.
What style of writing is Black Boys Play the Classics by Toi Derricotte? What is the theme? How does this writing connect to our current culture?
Provide a brief explanation, 2-3 sentences, with each quote explaining why it supports the thematic idea.
Why people walk away? Where are they going? Meaning. What is the connection/relation of the story to American society nowadays?
How do you feel discussion of plot in relation to plays is different from short stories? How is it similar? What is the conflict in Trifles?
What does this line suggest about the child's home life? How might it affect the speaker's view of the father?
What has worked for you to influence student engagement in your classroom? How you have modified your approach to classroom management based on how the student.
How is the unconscious shown in the quote? Consider that we do not know everything that happens in our brains.
How does the play portray evil as a corruption of human nature? How Macbeth and Lady Macbeth go against their own human natures in order to become murderers.
Choose any Fitt (or section) from the four Fitts of Sir Gawain and Green Knight to turn into a series of text messages, tweets, or other social media updates.
What is your attitude towards Nora and Torvald in the early parts of the play? How do they reveal traditional gender roles?
Does Holden Caulfield in The Catcher in the Rye represent adolescence? Is he abnormal, or are all adolescents abnormal?
Consider how an alternative perspective or voice would alter the author's treatment of status quo?
Explain Personal (Expert, Referent, Political) and Positional (Reward, Coercive, Legitimate). Give as many examples as you can and justify each example.
Act II. Scene II. A Herald announces celebration that our noble general Othello has defeated. What is perdition? How long will the celebration last?
How would you describe your ability as a reader? Are you confident in your reading ability? Do you struggle with understanding certain words or texts? Explain.
What is the Bechdel test and what is the goal of the test? Apply the Bechdel Test to a recent movie you've seen and explain whether or not the movie passes test
What does this serious passage say about the 3 shepherds? How is this passage making the events into the now? (relatable, understanding)
In Maus II, chapter 3-On pgs. 86 - 88 Find and analyze at least 3 instances of dehumanization. Try to make connections with the text and prior knowledge.
In what sense do Vladek's troubles begin only after he has been sent to Auschwitz? Why might Spiegelman use this quotation as the title for this chapter?
For each reading, make a list of all the rhetorical devices you see. Then, for each device, explain how it strengthens the writer's argument.