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Consider how one of these versions challenges the version of Beauty and the Beast you already know.
Consider how one of these versions challenges the version of Little Red Riding Hood you already know.
How does this theme help to elucidate characterization, or even to reflect upon the function of literature in societies?
What questions remain to be answered that no credible sources (yet) address? What is the significance of these questions?
In other words, describe the identity of the colonizer and the identity of the colonized in a colonial context. Who creates these identities and why?
Compare and contrast the man and the woman in the poem Home Burial by Robert Frost in the ways they deal with their grief.
Why does Young want us to use the term code meshing rather than code switching? Young describes several features of code meshing. What are three?
Identify each the following quote by stating the title of the literary work it is from. Then, explain the significance of the quotation.
What is the purpose of Basho's journey? Why does Matsuo Basho embark on a 1500 mile journey throughout Japan? What reasons does he state for going?
What the story is about and what connection you have to it. This can be anything from a memory as a child or even a deeper meaning found as an adult.
Explain how the evidence supports your line of reasoning. Use appropriate grammar and punctuation in communicating your argument.
Explain how the information based approach and paraphrastic approach fall short in complying with the requirements of curriculum in terms of teaching literature
Write a poem set in the dark. Because the visual element will diminished or missing altogether, focus on one or more of the other four senses: sound and smell.
Develop an argumentative thesis statement that pinpoints what Walcott is critiquing regarding colonialism and its impact on those who are colonized.
How one of these versions challenges the version of Bluebeard you already know or where you may have seen a version of Bluebeard popping up in media.
Consider how Woodson describes the mannerisms in her life now. How can you see this playing out in the novel? Paraphrase and provide a page number.
In what ways would you have this scenario directed? What guidelines would you offer your actors? What stage or costume instructions would you offer?
What to write a Freire and co. argue that traditional methods of education are generally oppressive. Do you agree with them? Why or why not?
Do you see the roots of Jackie questioning her spirituality (and maybe her sexuality) in Brown Girl Dreaming? Why or why not? Provide an example from the text.
Choose either How it Feels to Colored Me or Sweat. Which is your favorite and why. Give specific reasons and specific details. What spoke to you about writing?
What message is the author attempting to convey to the reader regarding this theme and Why? Evidence from the story.
How does Zora Neale Hurston's Their Eyes Were Watching God offer an alternative perspective on women's oppression in romantic love/relationships?
Describe the rhetorical situation, emphasizing author's purpose and help with a unique thesis statement.
What style of writing is Black Boys Play the Classics by Toi Derricotte? What is the theme? How does this writing connect to our current culture?
Provide a brief explanation, 2-3 sentences, with each quote explaining why it supports the thematic idea.