Literary Borders

Please share!

What is the most important word in the novel, and why?

What is the most important passage in the novel, and why?

It was a quick half-week, but if there are any takeaways, please share…

Write a 1-page story emulating Torres’ style (diction, prosody, sentence structure, tone, themes, voice, point-of-view, etc.); let the experience of Torres’ story prompt a story from your life, but since you are reading fiction (not nonfiction), take freedoms with fictionalizing the personal. I am especially looking to see how your critical investment in the novella is conveyed through your creative piece. 

Creative Reading Exercise: Write a poem that borrows from, imitates, or emulates one of the poems this week, thematically and/or stylistically. For example, your own version of a prose poem letter to white america (Smith) or a list poem of alternate names for ____fill in the blank_____ (Smith), or an instruction poem (Parker), etc.

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