{"id":5076,"date":"2021-08-11T16:26:18","date_gmt":"2021-08-11T20:26:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/openlab.bmcc.cuny.edu\/english-201-introduction-to-literature-fall-2021\/?page_id=5076"},"modified":"2025-10-18T16:52:26","modified_gmt":"2025-10-18T20:52:26","slug":"week-4","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/openlab.bmcc.cuny.edu\/eng-201-introduction-to-literature-fall-2025-conway\/week-4\/","title":{"rendered":"Week 04"},"content":{"rendered":"

Click this link to read “The Lesson”<\/a> by Toni Cade Bambara.<\/p>\n

(Optional):\u00a0 Click here<\/a> for an audio reading of “The Lesson.”<\/p>\n

Activity 2<\/strong><\/p>\n

This link<\/a> 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<\/a> of the article.<\/p>\n

Activity 3 (optional)<\/strong><\/p>\n

For an article on Bambara’s use of African American Vernacular English (AAVE) in her writing, click this link<\/a> to the BMCC library database Literature Resource Center.\u00a0 Or click here for PDF<\/a> file of the article.<\/p>\n

Activity 5<\/strong><\/p>\n

Click this link for two Youtube reviews of common literary terms.<\/a>
\nClick this link f<\/a>or another video, which includes addtional literary terms and devices.
\nThere will be a quiz on the identification of these terms in Week 4.<\/p>\n

Activity 6<\/strong><\/p>\n

Essay 2
\nDue Sunday, October 12th<\/p>\n

Click here for Essay 2 directions<\/a><\/p>\n

Before writing your essay, review the following materials:<\/p>\n

Hypothesis assignment on Brightspace.<\/p>\n

How to Insert Quotes into a Literary Essay.<\/a><\/p>\n

Click to\u00a0 see how your paper should look <\/a>in MLA format.<\/p>\n

Format Matters Video<\/a><\/p>\n

\u00a0Format Illustration<\/a><\/p>\n

MLA citation<\/a> guide<\/p>\n

Click<\/a> here for essay grading rubric.\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n

Click here for a citation machine<\/a> that will do your secondary source citations.<\/p>\n

When you are ready to submit,<\/strong> navigate to your Brightspace course. On the homepage, click the “Essays” module and select “Essay 2.”<\/p>\n

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