Assignments

Week of 4/16 For Day 1 Read to p. 29 in //In the Time of the Butterflies// Spend some time finding out about Rafael Trujillo, the dictator who ruled in Dominican Republic at the time the novel is set. Come to class with 3 specific pieces of information about him. Can you come up with something that no one else finds? For Day 2 Paper Revision due Read to p. 50 (bottom) For Day 3 Read to p. 70 For Day 4 In preparation for tomorrow's class, do the following for Part I (up to p. 59):
 * For each sister, locate one moment/passage that you think characterizes her identity both as a member of the family and as a political activist.
 * Describe the form, structure and voice of each sister's section.
 * Find one passage about Trujillo and think about how Alvarez talks back to him by writing this novel.

Read to p. 89

Week of 4/23 For Day 1 Read to p. 117

For Day 2 Read to p. 148

For Day 3 Read to p. 168 (end part II) Quiz and Book Club

//Wiki Bonus: Tomorrow (Thursday 4/26) is Poem in Your Pocket Day. See below.// //http://www.poets.org/page.php/prmID/409//

//If you come to class tomorrow with a poem in your pocket, you will get some bonus credit. You MUST have the poem on paper in your pocket then you must take it out and read it to us.//

For Day 4 Read to p.199

Week of 4/30 For Day 1 Read to p. 226 ROUGH DRAFT DUE

DURING PRESENTATIONS, WE WILL NOT BE DISCUSSING THE BOOK IN CLASS, BUT YOU ARE RESPONSIBLE FOR FINISHING IT WITHIN THE NEXT COUPLE OF WEEKS.

Week of 5/14 For Day 1 Book finished

FOR DAY 4 PAPER DUE