Wednesday, March 30, 2011

Barbara Kingsolver

Read Kingsolver's essay "Stone Soup"--


Discussion about families and Animal Dreams readings to page 51:
Characters Themes Setting Style


Check out links for Kingsolver:
On winning the Orange Prize---What is the Orange Prize? What other awards has she received?
http://www.guardian.co.uk/books/2010/jun/10/barbara-kingsolver-orange-prize

Read in previous post: "How Poems Happen" 
Another essay:
"And Our Flag was Still There"--She has 3 essays on that page about 9/11
www.commondreams.org/911topten.htm

ANOTHER REALLY GOOD ESSAY FROM KINGSOLVER: "Stone Soup" www.tucsonweekly.com/tw/09-28-95/cover.htm



WRITING PRACTICE:
  Work on poem model: "For ________________ After All"
  


READ ANIMAL DREAMS for Friday to pg. 101 "A River on the Moon"

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