Elizabeth Hart

Hypocrite

She spoke to me of Heaven And an Angelic Host She spoke of God And the Holy Ghost She spoke of Christ's teaching Of man's brotherhood Yet when she had to sit beside a Negro once She stood. This poem speaks of an attitude that we see all too often in our society today. What sorts of feelings does this poem inspire in you? Do you feel like it is okay to be like this? Have there been instances in your life where you've seen something like this happen? (Maybe it was even in your own family.) Do you think these "hypocrites" think they're doing anything wrong?

Go Carolina by David Sedaris

After reading David Sedaris' short story from the novel Me Talk Pretty One Day, I would like you to discuss how Sedaris' "speech problem" relates to the assumed gender roles that his family and friends expected of him.

Racism in Poe's The Black Cat

Read Edgar Allan Poe's The Black Cat.  While reading, note any allusions or symbols of racial prejudice you find throughout.  Then write a paragraph to explain your findings of underlying racism in the poem.  Use specific passages in your explanation.  You can find the link to the poem below...

http://poestories.com/read/blackcat