Monday, November 9, 2009

As a child growing up in the depression era you would have your mother sewing all of your clothes for you for the summer and winter. Also during the depression era blacks were not effected really becasue they were already in poverty. to really understand how blacks had to deal with the depression i suggest reading this interview at http://library.thinkquest.org/12111/mculley.html This interview gives you the real deal on what it was like for blacks in the depression.Also during the depression alot blacks were deppending on eachother for alot of things the reason they depended on eachother was because they knew the white man wasn't going to give you nothhing. to understand thorughlly i suggest http://www.biography.com/video.do?name=womenshistory&bcpid=1859729963&bclid=1631259987&bctid=1620576794. This shows how it was for blacks.

Thursday, November 5, 2009

Big Idea

http://www.apa.org/releases/sexabuse/effects.html
what is it? it is talking about the after effects of sexual abuse to children (things that might happen in some cases).
where is it from? who wrote/created it? it is from the American Psychological Assiociation

in a paragraph or two, why would this be useful to readers before they started reading? what ideas would you want them to think about? how would this piece help get at those ideas? do you agree or disagree with the ideas in the piece?
I believe that this piece would be helpful to read before reading I Know Why The Caged Bird Sings, because the story is supposed to based on Maya Angelou getting sexually abused as a child. Of course she had after effects of after the drama of being raped by her former stepfather figure. This piece might explain why she got really sick and why her underwear were bloody.

The Big Idea (Rape)

http://kidshealth.org/teen/safety/safebasics/rape_what_to_do.html
What is it? This link explains what rape is and how to go about dealing with it.helps you know/understand whats going to happen when you seek medical care.also tells you how you can deal with your feelings after the rape.
Where is it from? who wrote/created it? The Nemours Foundation, which is one of the largest non-profit organization devoted to the health of children.it was established in 1936 by philanthropist Alfred I.
In a paragraph or two, why would this be useful to readers before they started reading? what ideas would you want them to think about? how would this piece help get at those ideas? do you agree or disagree with the ideas in the piece? I believe that knowing about rape before you beging reading I Know Why The Caged Bird Sings is helpful, because the main part of the book is when Maya gets sexually abused as a young child by her stepfather figure.it's helpfull knowing what all she might be going through even though it might not mention everything.it's advised to just take care of yourself wether its reporting the rape,like when Maya was in court for it after telling Bailey, or ever just taking care of your own health.

big idea (rape

Thursday, October 29, 2009

Who would the book appeal to? I think this book would appeal to older people that have alot of time on thier hands and have nothing else to do.
What about it is appealing? The only thing i can find appealing about this book so far is when she pees on herself at church other than that this book has not been that much interesting.
What obstacles should student readers of this book be ready for? some obstacales i think student readers are going to run into is the context of the book. It's wording is one from back in the slavery times so there might be an issue with that but a issue their definettly are going to run into is its way of exxagerating on scences.
What would students need to know about in order to understand the book? Students will need to know how to stay awake in order to follow this book and also how to have the capability to withstand a boring intro.
What issues does the book deal with that students might be interested in discussing? I think one situation that will be a topic of disscusion throught the book will be maya peeing on herself at church.
Is there any “mature” content in the book? If so, what kind of content? How would you deal with such content in class? Yes there is mature content in this text. The mature content in this book is Rape. The way to deal with that is to hit head on and dont sugar coat anything. My Modo leave it all on the table, that way you have nothing left unanswerd
Who would the book appeal to? I think teenagers to young adults or anybody who's a fan of her work........
What about it is appealing? I think the most appealing thing so far is just her whole life story i think it could and would touch alot of people
What obstacles should student readers of this book be ready for?
The book starts out rocky but if you keep reading it, the more you get into it.
What do students need to know in order to understand this book? Well, this book isn't really hard to understand its just like some things she says isnt proper all the time so yeah watch out for that.
Is there any “mature” content in the book?I think this book is very mature so far
If so, what kind of content?
How would you deal with such content in class?

Reading blog assignment

Who would the book appeal to? I think it would appeal to high school or college students that are intersted in African-American culture in the mid 1900's.
What about it is appealing? i like how she thinks that white people arent people for simply the fact that her neighborhood calls them "white people" and not simply just people like her neighbors.
What obstacles should student readers of this book be ready for? that it is hard to get into, the beginning kind of starts off not that interesting but it starts to get good after a bit.
What would students need to know about in order to understand the book? Some of the talking is in a bit of a slang and if you can understand that then you should be pretty much good.
What issues does the book deal with that students might be interested in discussing? the views on white people from a black persons point of view in the mid 1900's.
Is there any “mature” content in the book? If so, what kind of content? How would you deal with such content in class? yes, they get on the subject of sex a couple times and where babies come from, and in the beginning the main character urinates herself.