Blogger Response #2 (25 pts)

Due: post to your blog before class on Thursday, March 5th.

Your Response Prompt:

As we continue to discuss A Long Way Gone and the themes of hunger, escape, or family, it is important to write on each theme more in-depth. In this response, you are asked to go back within the first 7 chapters of the memoir and reflect upon how Beah has transformed so far, and also discuss what factors play a role in his transformation.

In the blog response, do the following:

1) Enter in the title of the post: The Transformation of Beah’s ____ (of course, in this part enter your theme: hunger, escape or family …or, do you have another theme?)

2) Within the actual post, respond to the topic by going back into the first 7-plus chapters and picking out AT LEAST THREE (3) passages that speak to your theme.

Compare and contrast Beah’s transformation by discussing each passage, focusing on:

a) What is happening at that time/ where is he at in his journey, and
b) What Beah’s mental state of mind is in each moment, and explain how he changes – mentally and/or physically.

Goals:

Our writing goal is to use the theme and prompt to work on writing development and focus.
The idea is to get beyond just stating that Beah changes, but to discuss how and why he does change.

In order for you to do so, you must go back and engage in the text. Those who practice Active Reading strategies, notating the themes as they read, will be at an advantage in doing this response.

Length Requirement:

This response is worth 25 points, and with that value comes the expectation of a detailed response. Consider what is being asked of you, to compare and contrast three separate passages from our text.

In doing so, you will also have to provide some clarification/context for each passage. The most successful blog responses will engage with the text, quote lines and explain them.

One strategy is to write out your response first within a Word document or in a notebook. Your response should be approximately three-quarters of a single-spaced, typed document.

The challenge is yours, to provide an in-depth exploration of Beah’s change!