Review of Assignments for Native Guard

On March 3, we will discuss Trethewey's reading from this Monday evening, March 2, 2009, 6:30 in Russell Hall Theater (Reception @ 6:00).

All three assignments and Trethewey's reading have possibilities for idea-generation and/or essay draft work for Essay #2. For this next essay you will be writing on at least one poem from Natasha Trethewey's collection, Native Guard.

Assignment #1, First Group Presentations (20 points)

For Tuesday's class:
We will finish group presentations on poems from Sections I & II. Remember to present on the 7 Areas of Poetry and show the class how each poem connects to the section in which it appears and the themes of the book as a whole.

Group Assigned Poems:
Group 1

• "What is Evidence"
• "Native Guard"
  

Group 2

• "At Dusk"
• "Scenes from a Documentary History of Mississippi--"1.King Cotton, 1907" & "2. Glyph, Aberdeen, 1913"

Group 3

• "After Your Death"
• "Again the Fields"
  

Group 4

• "What the Body Can Say"
• "Scenes from a Documentary History of Mississippi"--3.Flood" & "4. You Are Late"
  

Group 5

• "Photograph: Ice Storm, 1971"
• "Pilgrimage"
  

Assignment #2, Group Questions for the Reading (5 points)

Make sure you email me your group's three questions before Monday evening. These questions from your group are worth a five-point quiz grade for every group member. For credit, these should be well-thought-out questions you wish to ask Trethewey at the reading Monday night.

Finally, you should be familiar with the poems from Section III assigned your group. You may disucss these poems with classmates, via email or meeting but you need to be able to write a short response based on how one of the Seven Areas of poetry support one of the poem's theme.

Assignment #3, Individual Writing Poetry Responses (10 points)
See the list below to see what poem you have been assigned for individual writing poetry responses based on your assigned poetry group:
Group 1

• "Miscegenation"
• "My Mother Dreams [. . . ]
  

Group 2

• "Southern History"
• "Blond"
  

Group 3

• "Southern Gothic"
• "Incident"
  

Group 4

• "Providence"
• "Monument"
  

Group 5

• "Elegy for the Native Guard"
• "South"