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.