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Write your own flash draft about a time someone judged you inaccurately because of a single story - OR - a time you misjudged someone because of a single story.
Thursday, October 18
How do Cisneros and Wright use their writing style to their advantage?
Read "Hairs" aloud - how would you describe Esperanza? How do we know? Review of characterization. Flat vs. round. Static vs. dynamic. Direct vs. indirect.
What are the advantages of a first person narrator? Disadvantages?