Click this link to read “The Lesson” by Toni Cade Bambara.
(Optional): Click here for an audio reading of “The Lesson.”
Activity 2
This link brings you to an interesting discussion of “The Lesson” by literary critic Rena Korb from the BMCC database Literature Resource Center (secondary source). Click here for PDF of the article.
Activity 3 (optional)
For an article on Bambara’s use of African American Vernacular English (AAVE) in her writing, click this link to the BMCC library database Literature Resource Center. Or click here for PDF file of the article.
Activity 5
Click this link for two Youtube reviews of common literary terms.
Click this link for another video, which includes addtional literary terms and devices.
There will be a quiz on the identification of these terms in Week 4.
Activity 6
Essay 2
Due Sunday, October 12th
Click here for Essay 2 directions
Before writing your essay, review the following materials:
Hypothesis assignment on Brightspace.
How to Insert Quotes into a Literary Essay.
Click to see how your paper should look in MLA format.
MLA citation guide
Click here for essay grading rubric.
Click here for a citation machine that will do your secondary source citations.
When you are ready to submit, navigate to your Brightspace course. On the homepage, click the “Essays” module and select “Essay 2.”
