On Black Board, as a class, we were required to engage in an online discussion concerning different prompts given to us by our Professor. We had three major discussion posts to make and they are:
- Literacy Narrative Analysis: Now that you’ve completed the outside readings (Alexie & Baca) and assigned sections in Norton on Rhetorical Situations/Literacy Narratives, select two (2) of the narratives to analyze. In 4-6 paragraphs, respond via a new thread to your narratives of choice, analyzing the rhetorical situations using the terminology in the textbook and covered in class. Conclude with an explanation of why these essays resonated with you and include a memorable quote from one, explaining its significance to the work and to you.
- Poetic Analysis: Now that you’ve read “Poetry and Politics” from the Poetry Society of America Conference (2000) and the selected excerpts from Erica Hunt’s A Local History, please respond with 2-3 paragraphs analyzing the poetics of a selected Hunt poem that resonates with you, and responds to some of the points discussed at the conference. Be sure to use literary terminology from both topic and composition courses, and explain the significance of your connection to this work. Analysis should speak to both form and content, as well identify some of the theories Hunt critiques in her work. Use quotations from the text to support your analysis.
- Literary Analysis of Wide Sargasso & Jane Eyre excerpts: Now that you’ve read the excerpts from Jane Eyre by Charlotte Brontë (JE) and Wide Sargasso Sea by Jean Rhys (WSS), please respond with 3-4 paragraphs to one of the following questions. Include quotations from the text to support your analysis.
