EOY Day 1: Reviewing and Writing

What is persuasive writing? Look at rhetorical strategies handout (review). Think about what moves you.

Writing assignments

Let's look at the LibGuide

Mock Trial Handbook

Day 36: A Small Place Part 3

Inquiry: What’s the psychological impact of globalization?

In three groups

• SAS (revisit for each section → notice how the subject changes … how does that change the SAS relationship? How does her purpose change?)
• Tone
• What is the tone of each section? Specific examples from each of the three parts thus far.

Solo Work

• POCO (also look at Nicole’s handout)
• Define each term
• Working alone, your job is to complete POCO!!

Day 35: A Small Place Part 2

Inquiry:  From what lenses do you operate as a reader while reading A Small Place? What's the dominant lens through which you experience the text and why? Share out when finished.

Large Group

How does the narrative structure of the first half compare with the narrative structure of the second half?

What effect does using the second person narration have? Reference the text to support your claims.

Small group

1. What does Kincaid’s language regarding “The Occident” indicate? (p. 31)
1. Explain Occident vs. Orient briefly
2. How does Kincaid’s description of Antigua illustrate the themes of the text? (p. 23-top of 27)
3. Looking at the beginning of the first full paragraph on p. 27, what is the purpose and impact of the parenthetical phrase (black people) and (black person)?
4. What is Kincaid’s discussion of monkeys on page 37 symbolic of?
5. What are the different systems Kincaid calls out and what impact did they have on Antigua and Kincaid? Reference the text.

Recap: Revisit SAS with a focus on tone. How does Kincaid’s tone influence the narrative of the text, and your perception of Antigua and the world as the audience? What other formal choices are key? Other observations?

Day 34: A Small Place Part 1

Inquiry: Tell me about a time when you were a tourist. What might your story be missing?

Quick history of Antigua. And who is this Jamaica Kincaid?

Discussion
Re-Introduce SAS triangle: Speaker, Audience, Subject. It’s about relationships

-why do we look at form and content?

-observations and interrupted reading

-SAS as a device

1. What is the importance of the point of view? Purpose of second person/use of second person?
2. What is the narrator's point in discussing the hospital and the library?
3. p. 13: what is the narrator saying about tourists?


BIG QUESTION: How are identity and belonging influenced by hierarchy and systems? Oh NO!! I just used all the biggie ideas. Mind blown. 

POCO!!