Wednesday

In Class
Today we read the syllabus and reviewed class requirements. We learned how to do a quote response, and wrote our first one. We also briefly discussed the summer reading.
Quote Response (this is your first entry in your working portfolio)

Homework
Writing Response (this will be your second entry in your working portfolio)

"Have something to say, and say it as clearly as you can. That is the only secret." Matthew Arnold.

Authors write for many reasons but, simply put, they write because they have something to say. Native Son and The Namesake are two very different novels, but both give a strong voice to their authors. Put yourself in the place of the authors. What do you think they each wanted Americans to know? What were their contributions to the national discussion? Essentially, if you sat down with these authors, and asked them each why they wrote the book, what would they say? Why do you think that? Your response should be about a page long typed and should focus on each book individually.

Assignment (This is what will on your heading): What are the authors of the Namesake and Native Son saying with their respective works?