Just Mine Now

Nothing is due for "The Myth of the Latin Woman" Tuesday.  We'll start again with it then. The only thing due is the paragraph analyzing rhetorical strategies of the letter you received Friday.

A video worth watching:  Democracy Now , Rosa Parks describing what happened when she refused to give up her seat on the bus on Dec. 1, 1955, plus an interview with the author of a new book, who discusses Parks' life.  This one I'll be adding to my list to read once I finish what I am reading now ( Half the Sky by Nicholas Kristof and Sheryl WuDunn): The Rebellious Life of Mrs. Rosa Parks by Jeanne Theoharis.  How do I choose the books I read?  From recommendations of others or finding out about them like I have this one about Rosa Parks.

For next week, I've decided to institute some changes in your reading schedule for A Room of One's Own .  Chapter 4 needs to be read by Friday of next week, Jan. 25 instead of by Tuesday.  Some questions will accompany it to help direct your reading.  Here are a few of them below, some borrowed from a British Lit course: What is the general focus of chapter 4? What criticisms does Woolf make of Lady Winchelsea's poetry?  What is her purpose here? How does Woolf trace the history of women's writing from the eighteenth century onwards? Why was the novel the main genre for female writers in that period? What contrast between Jane Austen / Emily Bronte and Charlotte Bronte does Woolf make? What limitations did Austin and Emily Bronte reject that Charlotte Bronte was unable to reject? Woolf discusses the "newness" of the novel, its suitability for women writers. To what extent does Woolf...

My College QuickStart - described in this manner: "Personalized feedback, practice and college planning based on your PSAT/NMSQT results." It's never too early to be gin planning.

An article appeared recently discussing Virginia Woolf, calling her "The Quiet Revolutionary."  Perhaps you might want to read the article to learn more about her .

Here's the link as promised in class: http://crf-usa.org/youth-internship-program/apply.html . If you have any questions, email: Nancy Sanchez - nancy@crf-usa.org.

Here's the link to the comics at the Washington Post to make things a bit easier, and Go Comics .  Also, should you tend toward political cartoons, which might be your best bet, try either Cagles .   I may post some other resources here over the weekend.