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Activity 1
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. It is important for you to familiarize yourself with the library’s literature databases because you will be accessing these databases later on when you write your final research essay.
Activity 3 (optional)
You may be interested in Bambara’s use of African American Vernacular English (AAVE) rather than Standard American English in her writing, If so, click this link to access an interesting article, also from The BMCC library database Literature Resource Center.
Activity 4
Click this link for two Youtube reviews of common literary terms.
There will be a quiz on the identification of these terms in Week 5.
Activity 6 (Quiz)
The quiz covers formatting requirements for essays in ENG 201, as stipulated in the Format Matters video. For study materials, see Activity 5 on the Week 3 page. The test is timed, and students have one hour to complete it. The quiz will be available from 9:00 a.m. Monday, September 13 to 5:00 p.m., Sunday, September 19. It will not be reopened after the closing date. To access this test, navigate to your Blackboard course. Click on “Links to Quizzes” on the black navigation panel. Choose “Quiz 3”
Activity 6
Click this link to access the Week 4 Discussion Board.
As I’m sure you can understand that with so many participants in our OpenLab group, it is not possible for me to respond individually to every single post. However, I assure you that I do read every post. I will, of course, be jumping into the forum from time to time, usually in the first few days of the week. This discussion board really belongs to you and your colleagues.
