Assignment for Monday

I have posted the reading for Monday's homework on Blackboard. (Our class is finally up!) The essay is "Tell Them I Said Something" by Simon Ley, and though it is very different than Tan's narrative, in that there is no overt assertion of an autobiographical "I," his essay does explore a very personal idea about what words are, and what they can do. See if you can locate this thesis and see how he structures the essay by building on his thesis. 

For homework, please write a one-page analysis. Choose your own topic. Just a reminder--emailing homework is fine so long as it is a word or google.doc attachment so that I can make comments. Additionally, it is important that you email the assignment to me before the beginning of class so that I can begin to read Monday afternoon. Earlier is fine, but no later please. This does not apply to drafts of our essays because we will be working on revisions during our class-time, so please bring in hard copies.  

Lastly, I have posted another, more autobiographical, literacy narrative by Eudora Welty. This is not required reading, but if you would like another example of the genre, take a look. It is short, and similar to Tan's essay in that Welty explores her relationship to reading and writing through experiences that center around her mother. 

Please let me know if you have any questions.