11.14.13+and+11.15.13

Annotate "Ritchie Valens":

One color: Identity conflicts or formation moment

Second color: Literary Devices--metaphor, symbol, simile, allusion, etc.

Third color: Examples of stereotypes, prejudice, and "single stories"

Discuss: poem and homework questions

Break into groups of two or three for group comparative essay on "To live in the Borderlands means you" and "Ritchie Valens"

Rubric:

HW: Each person in the group should come with a thesis statement that identifies a theme that is present in both poems, and the literary devices that the authors use to create it. The devices don't need to be the same, but the theme does. The theme lists from last class are linked below.