English III--Homework for Upcoming Week (Starting September 28, 2021). Please read the post carefully. There could be a quiz on the readings on the due date or any day thereafter.

The PSAT is on October 13. You should be taking practice tests and studying. Use the Search box in the upper left corner of my website--type in "SAT." You will find many links for the PSAT/SAT to help you prepare. Also review the Study Guide and Practice Test booklets you were given. You should be studying, practicing, and reviewing every night until the PSAT.

In addition, read "Last Child in the Woods" (300) and "from Walden" (304) in your electronic textbook. Annotate as usual; look up definitions of any words you do not know and memorize them, especially those words on page 299. Also, answer the "Analyze the Texts" questions on page 315. You do not have to write the question. Answer in complete sentences, providing textual support as needed. This assignment is due Tuesday, October 5, 2021.

Analysis of "How It Feels to Be Colored Me" by Zora Neale Hurston

Zora Neale Hurston, an important voice of the Harlem Renaissance, was an American folklorist, anthropologist, and novelist best known for her work, Their Eyes Were Watching God. Sadly, she died in 1960 after suffering financial and medical difficulties. In 1973, Alice Walker, another famous American writer, "rediscovered" Hurston and promoted her body of work. In the classic essay, "How It Feels to Be Colored Me," Hurston explores the idea that all of us have multiple selves, depending upon the context and environments in which we find ourselves. Hurston's writing has an ebullience, self-assertiveness, and pride that is particularly evident in this text. She was a flamboyant and dramatic personality, at times clashing with fellow writers from the Harlem Renaissance, who believed that black Americans should use their art to speak out against racial oppression and the white majority. Hurston chose not to align herself with the political ideologies of ot...

All Classes--Analysis Activity for Texts. (Only do when assigned)

You will complete the following tasks.

Class Rules and Expectations

Until we are back on campus in the 2020-21 school year, adhere to the virtual behavior guidelines posted on Canvas. Follow uniform, ID badge, and safety rules. Do not be late for class. When you enter the classroom, copy the Agenda, the Word of the Day, and the Writing/Grammar Point of the Day. Place any homework on the table.

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