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from Houston, Brooklyn, Peoria, Rye, NY, LA, DC, Everyanywhere USA to my mailbox, My Space Face Book A livejournal of bffs whispering Onehundredthousand whispers to Melinda and Me. You: I was raped, too sexually assaulted in seventh grade, tenth grade, the summer after graduation, at a party i was 16 i was 14 i was 5 and he did it for three years i loved him i didn’t even know him. He was my best friend’s brother, my grandfather, father, mommy’s boyfriend, my date my cousin my coach i met him for the first time that night and — four guys took turns, and — i’m a boy and this happened to me, and -- … I got pregnant I gave up my daughter for adoption … did it happen to you, too? U 2? You: i wasn’t raped, but my dad drinks, but i hate talking, but my brother was shot, but i am outcast, but my parents split up, but i am clanless, but |
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Personal NarrativeSAs a way of allowing a variety of student voices to be heard, I blinded and compiled excerpts from the personal narratives (right) and distributed them in class. Every student who submitted a narrative on time was represented in the compilation.
Echoing our work with media literacy and the critical process, students were asked to describe the excerpts, identify patterns, and make meaning from the patterns before evaluating their classmates' work. In addition, students discussed the following:
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Literary Analysis Essay
Throughout their reading of the novel, students used a graphic organizer to track one of four symbols (tree, mouth, mirror, or closet) in preparation for an analytical essay assignment (below) on how the author used that symbol to reveal a theme.