Claudia Rankine’s “Citizen: An American Lyric
Each entry must be at least 250 words (your heading and formatting do NOT count toward this word count).
You need to quote, properly in text cite, summarize, and analyze from at least one of the readings from the class. Then you need to discuss why you chose that quote.
***Some questions to consider addressing in your entries (you do NOT have to answer all of these questions. These questions are here to help you generate ideas of what to write about in your entries):
—Is this reading relevant today? Can you connect it to current events?
—How does this reading help you achieve your educational goals?
—How this reading can help you in developing writing skills
—How does this reading connect to other readings for the class?
—What literary elements do you see? (ex alliteration, imagery, symbolism, etc)
—How does the structure impact the text itself?
—What is the theme of the text? In what ways do you see the theme presented in the text?
—How has this reading helped you meet one or more of the learning goals for the course?
—How this reading may be helpful for your intended job/career
—What do you think the purpose is of the text? Who is its intended audience? What is the tone? What is the message?