Preparing for our final exam

I've posted the questions for the final exam (the handout from class) on our Angel site, in case anyone needs it. I've also included the list of people who said they may want to get a study group together. If anyone wants to add themselves to the list, I'll set it up so that you can.

Remember to bring your list of blog posts/comments to the final exam session if you didn't hand it in yesterday!

Valerie

Thursday, October 30, 2008

Session 10: Biography and Nonfiction

For session 10 we'll be talking about two genres of books: non-fiction and biography! To prepare for class, please:
  • Read Chapter 9 (Biography) and Chapter 10 (Nonfiction) in C & G. What are the similarities and differences between the genres?
  • Read "The Truth about Helen Keller". What is the author's critique of the way in which Keller is depicted in children's biographies? How does she use the example of Helen Keller to make a larger argument about the genre?
  • You'll see that the syllabus says to bring a biography to class. This is optional! I'll be bringing a range of books to look at.
Remember that the second part of facilitator and artistic responses to Esperanza Rising are due before class.
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