Monday: Discuss themes of "Shooting an Elephant" and "A Hanging" (NOT "How to Shoot an Elephant, Lauren!)
Tuesday: Impact of syntactical choices: "On Being a Cripple"
Wednesday: Score "I am a Cripple" sample essays.
Thursday: Individual analysis of memoir excerpts: Firebird by Mark Doty, When I Was a Puerto Rican by Esmeralda Santiago, and All Over but the Shoutin' by Rick Bragg.
Friday: In-class essay: independent memoir. Bring book to class!
Due Monday, 11/23: Final draft of personal memoir. Bring in rough draft and picture to hand in with your final paper.
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