Resources

Segundo Barrio of El Paso History:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Pnbp2BFYVW8 
 
Performance Poems viewed in class:
http://devlinpix.com/blog 
"Money"-Beau Sia
"Asian Men are Hung like Horses"-Beau Sia
"Tube"-Austin Slam Poetry Competition Team (group poem)
"What Teachers Make"-Taylor Mali
"Untimely Meditations"- Saul Williams

"For These are a Few of My Favorite Che's"- Daniel Garcia Ordaz (Poet Mariachi)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=enVhQweFKCE
 "To the Pretty Girl in the Other Checkout Lane Whose Name I Don't Know"- Daniel Garcia Ordaz
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tgjXuWtVyJQ&list=PL7B50FB33F73239C2 

Additional Pat Mora Poems for 10/17:
https://docs.google.com/file/d/0By46uWluiwz8ekV5bzFadnlSNFk/edit?usp=sharing 

Coeur d'Alene Tribal Information:
http://www.cdatribe-nsn.gov/cultural/reservation.aspx 

Sherman Alexie Bio:
http://contemporarylit.about.com/cs/authors/p/alexie.htm 

Billie Holiday performing "Strange Fruit"
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h4ZyuULy9zs 

Tone Words PDF:
https://docs.google.com/file/d/0By46uWluiwz8SE9MQXc0U295STA/edit?usp=sharing 

Imagery Reading:
http://www.poetryarchive.org/poetryarchive/glossaryItem.do?id=8098 

Gwendolyn Brooks "We Real Cool" Performance:
http://www.poets.org/viewmedia.php/prmMID/15433 

Course Syllabus and Schedule:
https://docs.google.com/file/d/0By46uWluiwz8WUhRZzQxTjI4LWM/edit?usp=sharing

Poetry Handout:
https://docs.google.com/file/d/0By46uWluiwz8d21iT1dJVDhTa3c/edit?usp=sharing

Be sure to download and print the poetry handout by the second class day. Bring this handout with you to class.


Interview with Maria Herrera-Sobek:
 http://cinema.usc.edu/assets/097/15706.pdf


University Writing Center:
 uwc.ttu.edu
At the University Writing Center, you can get one on one help with your assignments.  Make an appointment with them to go over drafts, questions about common grammar errors, and ways to improve your writing.  This is a great resource.  Take advantage of it.  


UNC Chapel Hill Writing Center:
http://writingcenter.unc.edu/resources/handouts-demos
Visit their pages on arguments and audience for help with your assignments. 

Purdue Owl
http://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/
This online resource can help you with writing arguments and the writing process.  


If you don't know the meaning of a word:
dictionary.com
Don't guess the meaning, look it up!  So many students make the mistake of not learning the vocabulary in the readings or assignments.  It's easy to do and makes a big difference.