Reading Assignments for Week Eight

For the final week of the term, complete the following assignments:

Novel:

Finish American Born Chinese.

Verse:

Introduction (1117-1131)

Nonsense (1154-1162)

In the Lullaby section: "Baby, Baby, Naughty Baby " (1134) and "The Little Orphan" (1136)

Edweard Lear: "The Owl and the Pussy-cat" (1155) and "The Jumblies" (1156)

Lewis Carroll: "How doeth the little crocodile" (1158) and "Jabberwocky" (1158)

Robert Lewis Stevenson (1180-1181)

"Bed in Summer" (1182)

"Pirate Story" (1182-83)

"My Shadow" (1185-86)

"My Bed is a Boat" (1189)

"Autumn Fires" (1198)

Lucille Clifton (1267)

"Some of The Days of Everett Anderson" (1267-69)

Grace Nichols (1283)

"I Like to Stay Up" (1284)

"Poor Grandma" (1285)

"Wha Me Mudder Do" (1286)

"I'm a Parrot" (1290)

"Crab Dance" (1291)

You will not have class notes this short week; however, make sure to watch the two videos about poetry on the class blog. You will find in addition, an introductory video and another video over American Born Chinese--this video contains a lot of information that you will find useful for writing an essay about this important Graphic Novel.

In addition, you will find a link on the blog page for a Final Examination Review.

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