Atienza 1 Agosin, Marjorie. "Always Living in Spanish: Recovering the Familiar, through Language.

" The Norton Field Guide to Writing with Readings. 3rd ed. New York: Richard Bullock, 2013. 33-35. Print. This story is about a woman, Marjorie, and her struggle of adapting to English. Marjorie moved to the U.S. at a young age and she was very unfamiliar with the language. She was an outsider and couldnt convey emotions with the English language. In Spanish, it is easier for her to show her emotions in writing. She accepted English when she found out one of her poems was translated from Spanish to English. Baldwin, James. "If Black English Isn't a Language, Then Tell Me, What Is?." The Price of the Ticket. N.p.: St. Martin's, 1979. 33-36. Print. This is about Black English. Baldwin talks about how Black English is an important language and talks about the importance of language. Language is power and it shows peoples identity. Baldwin also talks about how language was important in a situation he was in. Baldwin, James. "Stranger in the Village." Notes of a Native Son. N.p.: James Baldwin, 1955. 56-66. Print. Baldwin went to a village where no one had ever seen a man with colored skin. Many called him names and thought of him as a living wonder. He knew that there arent many people in their village who were the same skin color as he was, so he let their comments go through. Barrientos, Tanya Maria. "Se Habla Espaol." The Norton Field Guide to Writing with Readings. 3rd ed. New York: Richard Bullock, 2013. 629-632. Print.

Atienza 2 Tanya moved to the U.S. when she was 3. Her parents taught her English and English only. They didnt even bother to teach their children any Spanish. Tanya learned Spanish to avoid all the stereotypes she would see. Everything changed when people were encouraged to embrace their own heritage and not to worry about being all American. Berlin, Elliot, and Joe Fab, dir. Paper Clips. 2004. DVD-ROM. This film is about a group of students in Tennessee who wants to learn more about the Holocaust. The students collect paper clips to picture how many people have died during the Holocaust. Each paper clip resembles a person, and that person is someone who has died in the Holocaust. The students want to prove to society that not everyone in Tennessee is stupid and uneducated. Bizzell, Patricia. "The Intellectual Work of "Mixed" Forms of Academic Discources." Alternative Discourses and the Academy. Porthsmouth: Christopher Schroeder, 2002. 1-9. Print. This article talks about learning. It talks about how people of different race and social classes have different ways in learning. These new ways of learning are making more people want to learn more and are becoming more and more popular. These new ways of learning help us to see the whole picture of something we dont understand. Bullock, Richard. "How I Learned about the Power of Writing." N.p.: n.p. Print. This essay is about how Bullock learned English. Bullock was taught by his grandmother. His grandmother would always work in the past and didnt have the opportunity to go to school. His grandmother taught Bullock how to read and write because she knows how important education is.

Atienza 3 Cofer, Judith Ortiz. "The Myth of the Latin Woman." The Norton Field Guide to Writing with Readings. 3rd ed. New York: Richard Bullock, 2013. 806-812. Print. This article is about how Cofer deals with the many different situations she was in that was about her culture. She was shocked and embarrassed about her culture because of the many bizarre things that they do. Overall she talks about the stereotypes that are aimed at her race. She tries to stop the stereotyping by writing poetry. Carol, Dweck. "The Perils and Promises of Praise." Early Invention at Every Age. N.p.: Carol Dweck, 2007. 1-7. Print. This article is about how people, parents, treat their children when it comes to their work. We should value the effort or work a student does rather than value their intelligence. When we value their effort, it motivates them to continue to do more and achieve a lot more. When we value their intelligence, they are only happy for a short period of time, then they get stressed over new things in class. Elbow, Peter. "Freewriting." Writing Without Teachers. New York: n.p., 1973. 1-7. Print. This activity talks about a writing strategy. The writing strategy is freewriting. Freewriting is something you can use to brainstorm or just to get thoughts on paper. It takes speaking and writing together, because you write whatever is in your mind. Felsenfeld, Daniel. "Rebel Music." The Norton Field Guide to Writing with Readings. 3rd ed. New York: Richard Bullock, 2013. 624-627. Print. This story is about how a teen who comes from a family with no musical talent getting into music and joining a band. He was a good boy and went to piano lessons his mom had scheduled. It all changed when he stopped going to the piano lessons. He was into punk and rock music, and he wasnt so interested in school either.

Atienza 4 Freeman, Sandra Gildersleeve. Dont You Know Everybody Got Issues?. This is about someone who is fed up with everything. It is uncertain who that someone is, but it is shown that the person has a spouse because the person talks about having to raise a 2-year old kid. So this someone is tired of everything, all the house chores, work, etc. This person needs to be loved by their spouse because the person doesnt feel their support. Goldberg, Natalie. "First Thoughts." Writing Down the Bones: Freeing the Writer Within. Boston: Natalie Goldberg, 1986. 8-10. Print. This article is about another writing process. This process is a lot similar to freewriting, except whatever comes up first in your mind is what you write. Like freewriting, you dont correct when you write and its a nonstop activity. This talks about how your first thoughts are powerful and that they have an emotion. Gomez, Sofia. "Mother Goose in Monterey." The Norton Field Guide to Writing with Readings. 3rd ed. New York: Richard Bullock, 2013. 37-42. Print. This article is about how Gomez learned English. Gomez came to the United States at a young age. In the U.S., her parents would constantly teach her English. She would watch Disney movies and read many books to help her to learn the language faster. Gruwell, Erin. Freedom Writers Diaries. New York: Broadway Books, 1999. Print. This book is about a teacher trying to improve students educations. She was placed in a school where there was no hope of anyone doing good in the future. She challenged the norm to try and help the students and have them want to be educated. The students write journals or diary entries of what they experience. Hooks, Bell. Critical Thinking. Teaching 1.

Atienza 5 This article is about how important thinking is. Children are known for thinking critically all the time. Many children would go and think for their own conformity and obedience. When the children are in class, thinking is a very key activity. Hopper, Dennis, dir. Easy Rider. 1969. DVD. This movie is about a group of bikers who go to travel the world. They meet up with someone and go to a town. The sheriff sees them and sees them as suspicious because no one has ever seen anyone so free. Sadly at night, they get attacked and one of them dies and it turns out not being such an easy ride. Malcolm X. "Literacy Behind Bars." The Norton Field Guide to Writing with Readings. 3rd ed. New York: Richard Bullock, 2013. 640-643. Print. This is about how Malcolm X learned how to read. He was given something to read and it looked very confusing to him. He stopped his reading routines until he was motivated with a dictionary. Malcolm X would read the dictionary over and over again as well as try to spell out the words in the dictionary. Nichols, Shannon. "Proficiency." The Norton Field Guide to Writing with Readings. 3rd ed. New York: Richard Bullock, 2013. 36-37. Print. This is about how Nichols was struggling with a subject she loved. She needed to pass a test that everyone had to take in high school and it was English. She felt discouraged to try and take the test again when she first failed her test. She was down and couldnt believe it. She took it again without a care in the world and she finally passed the test. Pakula, Alan, dir. Sophie's Choice. 1982. DVD. This film was taken around the time of World War II. Sophie was treated wrong and told an officer that she isnt a Jew and that shes Christian. The officer with a kind heart

Atienza 6 understood what she meant and gave her a question. She had to choose between which child she wanted to live and which one to stay. She had a daughter and a son. That choice haunts her for the rest of her life. Pipher, Mary. "What You Alone Can Say." Writing to Change the World. N.p.: Mary Pipher, n.d. Print. This article is about how important you are as an individual. It talks about how our own opinions make each and every one of us our own person. When our personality and the real world collide with each other, we create many new opinions for the good. Our voice defines who we are as a person and an individual. Our voice is important. Revoyr, Nina. Southland. New York: Akashic Books, 2003. Print. This book is about a girl named Jackie Ishida who tries to find out more about her family. Although she does consider herself far from her family, she becomes closer when trying to find someone named Curtis. Her grandfather passed away and she found money that her grandfather has given to Curtis. This all changes when she finds out that Curtis is dead. Jackie goes and tries to unveil the truth about Curtis. Tan, Amy. "Mother Tongue." The Norton Field Guide to Writing with Readings. 3rd ed. New York: Richard Bullock, 2013. 633-639. Print. Tan has always loved language. She is fascinated with the many languages people use every day. She notices that she and her family uses different English when talking amongst each other. Her family doesnt mind it, but it really bothers her. Truth, Sojourner. "Ain't I a Woman." Arkon. 1851. Address. This speech is about how Sojourner Truth is fighting for the rights for African Americans. She also fights for the rights of women as well. She talks about how everyone

Atienza 7 isnt very gentlemen to African American women or just women in general. She says that women should have their rights. Vallowe, Emily. "Write or Wrong Identity." The Norton Field Guide to Writing with Readings. 3rd ed. New York: Richard Bullock, 2013. 27-33. Print. Vallowe always considered herself a writer. When she was in Kindergarten she has written around 30 books. In school, many teachers labeled her as the writer because they saw something in her writings that had the writer mentality. She was obsessed to becoming the writer in school and she even questioned herself whether she was a writer or not. Wiltse, Amber. "How Do You Go from This . . . to This?." The Norton Field Guide to Writing with Readings. 3rd ed. New York: Richard Bullock, 2013. 645-648. Print. This is a literacy narrative. Wiltse mentions how important literacy is in her own life. Her favorite series is Harry Potter, but she always didnt get the chance to read it all because she needed to share the book with her family. Her passion for Harry Potter is what bonded her and her brother. Yancey, Kathleen. "Digitized Student Portfolios ." Reflection in the Writing Classroom. Logan: Utah State University Press, 1998. Print. This article is about ePortfolios. It talks about the different Portfolios there are and their uses. What we are doing right now is an ePortfolio. The Portfolios can be used for job interviews, to showcase what you did in a class, and much more. When you create a Portfolio, there are many uses for it.