Write a paragraph of at least 150 words of your own “reader’s response” – What did you think about what you read? How did the reading connect to your own experiences? How can you connect your article to the readings from this week?
This week we read both Alice Walker’s “Everyday Use” as well as Toni Cade Bambara’s “The Lesson”. During Monday’s class, we talked about African American Vernacular English (AAVE) and its significance within these stories and the US in general. Choose one of the readings listed out of Bad Ideas About Writing: “There is One Correct […]