For this week, you all are in charge of the discussion topics. Keeping in tune with what we have been reading and studying in class, post any question or discussion starter of your choice. Along with posting a question or discussion starter, you must also read and respond to at least 2 of your classmates, but feel free to respond to more.
Discuss your initial reaction to A Thousand Splendid Suns. What has stood out to you? What do you think of the writing so far? What do you think of the story so far? Make a prediction about an important aspect from Part One. Your response must be at least 100 words, and you need to read and respond (in a manner that promotes discussion) to at least 2 of your classmates.
What is your first impressions of poetry? How does it compare with your ideas on poetry before we started this. How do you feel about it going forward? Your response must be at least 100 words, and you only need to respond to me.
Read the following poem "Mother to Son" by Langston Hughes. Answer each of the following questions with a brief explanation for your answer. 1. Who is the Speaker? (Remember to look beyond the poet for possible answers.) 2. What is the Occasion? (The text should dictate this response) 3. Who is the Audience? (Think specifically, then broadly, then globally.) 4. What is the Purpose? (These answers should be parallel to the audience identified) 5. What is the Subject of the poem? 6. What is the Tone? (Should include contrasting, yet complimentary tones) 1. Speaker 2. Occasion 3. Audience 4. Purpose 5. Subject 6. Tone
Mother to Son Well, son, I'll tell you: Life for me ain't been no crystal stair. It's had tacks in it, And splinters, And boards torn up, And places with no carpet on the floor- Bare. But all the time I'se been a-climbing on, And reachin' landin's, And turnin' corners, And sometimes goin' in the dark Where there ain't been no light. So, boy, don't you turn back. Don't you set down on the steps. 'Cause you finds it's kinder hard. Don't you fall now- For I'se still goin', honey, I'se still climbin', And life for me ain't been no crystal stair. |
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