Cobia/Tillman
August 31, 2009
Quickwrite: Respond to the following Ralph Waldo Emerson quotes. To believe your own thought, to believe that what is true for you in your private heart is true for all men, -- that is genius. • •
Trust thyself: every heart vibrates to that iron string. Explain and analyze what the quote is saying? Give an example from your life in which you either followed or did not follow Emerson's advice. What were the results?
Read four Words Have No Borders articles. • • •
Write the number of your articles on your graphic organizer. Connect each article with your life. How can you relate to the speaker’s experience? Connect each article with one of the works we previously read. How is the speaker’s experience similar to one of the speakers in “My Name,” “Cross,” “Remember,” “ I Remember,” “What I Expected,” “Thirty-Eighth Year,” or “Man in the Mirror.”
Write a letter to one of the speakers in Words Have No Borders. • Write about an issue that is important to the character that you have chosen or a situation that the character wants to change. • Your letter should address issues or situations from the article. • Can you relate to the voice of the speaker? In your response to their personal situation be sure to use examples from your life or the previous texts to connect to their stories about their language and culture.
Words Without Borders ______Article
Words Without Borders ______Article
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Words Without Borders ______Article
Words Without Borders ______Article
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