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Women's Literature: A Reading Journal: Push
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Women's Literature: A Reading Journal. This blog is a resource for English 217, Spring 2011. Monday, April 4, 2011. Discussion Questions or Push. How does the voice of Precious change the way we see her? Can it change the way others in her community see her or refuse to see her? What roles do language and emotion play in the book? At what points do we see change in Precious? At what point do we see Precious owning her identity and her destiny rather than accepting what others have forced on her? What do ...
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Women's Literature: A Reading Journal: Reading Buterflies
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Women's Literature: A Reading Journal. This blog is a resource for English 217, Spring 2011. Wednesday, March 9, 2011. Photo © 2009 Hafiz Issadeen. Remember to keep your character charts/event timelines. Here are some reading and writing questions that you can blog about: (warning: #7 contains a spolier). 1) Why does Alvarez feel compelled to tell this story, to bring this story to American. What does she want us to gain from knowing this history, from knowing. Is this an American story? Who is she and.
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Women's Literature: A Reading Journal: Bookstore Alert!!
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Women's Literature: A Reading Journal. This blog is a resource for English 217, Spring 2011. Tuesday, March 8, 2011. Photo © 2006 Ian Wilson. Posted by jennifer guarino. SCSU Contemporary Women Writers Blog. Lisa's spiffy English 217 blog. Heather.Walton Eng 217: Nana with love. This is a blog for Jennifer Guarino. English 217 - Fabrizi. A fairy tails dream. ENG 217 - Blog for Professor Guarino. My hands are like sparrows." she said. Bianca-Kristina Rodriguez: Wife's Will. Devin Dobran's English 217 Blog.
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Women's Literature: A Reading Journal: Writing about Fun Home
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Women's Literature: A Reading Journal. This blog is a resource for English 217, Spring 2011. Monday, March 28, 2011. Writing about Fun Home. One of the things that makes this work very different is the pictures. Bechdel is an artist, and she is doing a lot of interesting things with the images she presents, in writing as well as pictures. Notice some of her fine details, how she plays with light and shadow, what is in focus and what is sidelined in various pages, what is repeated, changed, etc. Own What ...
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Women's Literature: A Reading Journal: Reading and Writing about The Shawl
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Women's Literature: A Reading Journal. This blog is a resource for English 217, Spring 2011. Wednesday, April 20, 2011. Reading and Writing about The Shawl. How would you describe the tone and feeling of the first story "The Shawl"? How is it different from the later story "Rosa"? Why did Ozick create this difference? Why do you think that Ozick chose to include such a small segment of story representing the Holocaust experience compared to a much longer, drawn out version of Rosa's life in Florida?
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Women's Literature: A Reading Journal: Final Blog Post Assignment
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Women's Literature: A Reading Journal. This blog is a resource for English 217, Spring 2011. Friday, May 6, 2011. Final Blog Post Assignment. Your last regular blog on the readings is due this Sunday, May 8. After that, your final blog post, as noted on the syllabus, is due Sunday, May 21st by midnight. Your assignment for that last blog post (10% of your final grade) is a little more extensive than the regular blog assignment. What experiences define women’s lives? What have you gained? My hands are lik...
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Women's Literature: A Reading Journal: April 2011
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Women's Literature: A Reading Journal. This blog is a resource for English 217, Spring 2011. Wednesday, April 20, 2011. Reading and Writing about The Shawl. How would you describe the tone and feeling of the first story "The Shawl"? How is it different from the later story "Rosa"? Why did Ozick create this difference? Why do you think that Ozick chose to include such a small segment of story representing the Holocaust experience compared to a much longer, drawn out version of Rosa's life in Florida?
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Women's Literature: A Reading Journal: January 2011
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Women's Literature: A Reading Journal. This blog is a resource for English 217, Spring 2011. Monday, January 31, 2011. 19 Varieties of Gazelle. As we work through this book, this week, here are parts I would like to focus on:. My Father and the Figtree. The Words Under the Words. My Grandmother in the Stars. 19 Varieties of Gazelle. Prayer in my Boot. How Long Peace Takes. My Uncle's Favorite Coffee Shop. Different Ways to Pray. Biography of an Armenian Schoolgirl. For the 500th Dead Palestinian. Schools...
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Women's Literature: A Reading Journal: Divine Emperors
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Women's Literature: A Reading Journal. This blog is a resource for English 217, Spring 2011. Friday, April 15, 2011. Here are some possible writing topics for When the Emperor was Divine. 1 Some people have labeled Otsuka's style as minimalist because of what one Eng 217 student on Wednesday described as the "monotone" feel of the narration. Certainly, the emotional impact of the writing seems muted or concealed under a surface layer, especially after reading Push. 5 Comment on the silences or the things...
