ENC1101--"Self-Reliance" and "Nature." Read the two selections in the PDF link. Due: October 26, 2022. Posted on October 17, 2022.

https://waldrep.weebly.com/uploads/1/6/8/8/16887134/11_emerson_self-reliance_and_nature.pdf

Read the texts. Then do the following:

Read and annotate the texts, as well as complete the usual assignments of Word documents for important reading questions (Canvas) and answers (with a vocabulary section). You should also, as usual, have Word documents for the annotations. (Electronic documents on your computer and printed-out documents in your binder, as usual). These could be collected anytime during the semester. If you do not have an assignment when I ask for it, you earn a grade of zero. Remember: You have two readings. You should have separate documents for each assignment. Please note that from now on you must staple a checklist to the front of all Important Reading Questions assignments. If you do not, you will automatically lose five points. See Canvas for directions on how to create this checklist (below the assignment).

It is always helpful to research some biographical facts about the author. (Use Google.)

How to Annotate a Text

http://schoolhabits.com/annotate-text-reading/
https://scholarmulhern.blogspot.com/2014/01/english-i-how-to-take-notes-on-fiction.html#more
https://prezi.com/ctwiszjrqb7h/why-how-to-annotate-a-text/
http://www.hunter.cuny.edu/rwc/handouts/the-writing-process-1/invention/Annotating-a-Text

Additional Ways to Take Notes

https://scholarmulhern.blogspot.com/2019/11/analyzing-text-paragraph-by-paragraph.html

Taking Notes if the Reading Assignment is Fiction

https://scholarmulhern.blogspot.com/2020/01/analyzing-short-storiesfiction.html

For Ideas on How to Summarize (Useful for Fiction and Nonfiction)

https://scholarmulhern.blogspot.com/2020/01/httplearnonpoint.html

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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