I need an explanation for this English question to help me study.
Assignment 1 is a peer response … you have to respond to two classmates …
our initial response to the discussion prompt, which should be several well-developed paragraphs long,
Naturally, in the replies to each other, support the original interpretation with more evidence or suggest alternative interpretations. The reply to someone else, which should be at least one well-developed paragraph long,
Classmate 1
Gillian DeBruyne
Professor Amolsch
ENGL 1220 V0851
23 September 2020
I chose to explicate the poem “Hanging Fire” by Audre Lorde. I believe that the speaker is the fourteen year old unnamed girl. The girl is in school and is worried about things that normal fourteen years olds are, including; her braces, boys, pimples, skin, dances, and school. One bigger thing that she is also worried about is death. I believe that this poem is not addressing a specific person, but a group of people. It is addressing teenagers and what they go through. This helps people to understand their thoughts and actions better. The setting of the story could be inside the girls room. She talks about how her room is too small and repeats that her “momma’s in the bedroom with the door closed” (Lorde 179). Since the setting is not stated specifically, it can be whatever you imagine.
There are a few indirect themes in the poem including; family and coming of age. It also has a direct theme of death. The theme of coming of age is most prevalent in the story because the story is about the fourteen year old and everything you go through as a teenager. She is worried about everything like stated above and is just struggling becoming a teenager. The theme of family is about how her mom seems to always be in the bedroom. When you are a teenager, you start to rebel against your parents and get into arguments, but it is not like that for this girl. This girl is being isolated from her mom, if her mom would go talk to her she would be able to help her through some of these problems. The theme death is shown a few times by the young girl stating “what if I die”(Lorde 179), “suppose I die before graduation”(Lorde 179), and “will I live long enough”(Lorde 179).
The speaker describes the events in the poem from a present perspective. As a teenager, she is describing everything that is going on in her life right now that she is worried about. She is just sitting in her room, drowning in her thoughts at the moment, and everything she has to do or is concerned for. My response to this poem was remembering how it felt to be a teenager. I think this poem does a good job at showing some of the things that teenagers are worried about. My response did change after studying the poem. I realized that it seems very crazy that this fourteen year old is very worried about death. This caused me to think maybe she has some mental health issues like depression or anxiety. These mental health issues could be a result of her mother isolating her.
classmate two
Audre Lorde “Hanging Fire”
Who is the speaker?
The speaker is a 14-year-old girl who seems like she lives with her mother. She seems to be curious in life with her thinking deeply about her actions. In this particular poem the author does develop a specific role and that role is of a concerned and confused teenager.
Is the speaker addressing a particular person?
Reading this poem, it doesn’t come across to me that she is speaking to anyone in particular. What it does seem like is that she is talking to herself and dealing with her problems in her own head.
Does the poem have a setting?
The physical setting of this poem comes off to me as a teenage girl in her bedroom living with her mother. The particular event that is surrounding her is the confusion and overthinking happening while she is alone. She seems to have so much on her plate and her overthinking just adds more. You can tell this by this passage
“I have to learn how to dance
in time for the next party
my room is too small for me
suppose I die before graduation
they will sing sad melodies” (Lorde)
Is the theme of the poem stated directly or indirectly?
The theme of this poem comes off to me indirectly. I believe the theme is a coming of age poem. All the struggles the narrator goes through seem to be most of what movies and tv shows paint as problems of teenagers coming of age. The narrator will have a certain problem and while dealing with that they overthink another problem and wonder why they aren’t good enough.
From what perspective is the speaker describing specific events?
The speaker is talking during the present while referencing future possibilities. The speaker is speaking about she must learn how to dance in time for a party. Then for future possibility the speaker paints on what would happen if she dies before graduating. This style of writing helps even more push the theme of coming of age.
What was your response to the poem on first reading?
During the first read on this poem I was confused on what the message or theme was. After re reading the poem a couple of times it helped me realize that they are trying to show what teenagers and kids coming of age go through. It also gave me a vibe that the mother doesn’t acknowledge the speaker enough. I came to this conclusion by all the overthinking in the poem and the multiple references of “mommas in the bedroom with the door closed.”
The rubric is below
| Discussion Rubric | ||
|---|---|---|
| Criteria | Ratings | Pts |
| Development of Response |
5 pts Response is at least two well-developed paragraphs, with specific examples. 4 pts Response is at least two paragraphs, though it might need additional development to support some points. 3 pts Response is one well-developed paragraph or response fails to bring in sufficient evidence to support its points. 2 pts Response is brief, with little explanation or evidence. 1 pts There is no response or it was posted after Sunday. |
/ 5 pts |
|
Development of Reply |
5 pts Reply is at least one very well developed paragraph, with a central point and specific evidence. 4 pts Reply is at least one well-developed paragraph, with some evidence presented for a central point but not enough to fully explain or prove the claims. 3 pts Reply is one paragraph or less. There is a central point, but the evidence for it is lacking or is in generalities. 2 pts Reply is less than one paragraph or is composed of claims with no specific evidence. 1 pts There is no reply or it was posted after Sunday. |
/ 5 pts |
|
Accuracy of Response |
5 pts All statements made are accurate for the literary work and the class concepts. Literary terminology is used correctly. The response directly addresses the discussion question. 4 pts The response is acccurate for the literary work with perhaps one small misunderstanding. It uses a class concept in a slighty incorrect way. It does not use literary terminology completely correctly. Everything in the response is relevant to the discussion question. 3 pts Some statements made are incorrect for the literary work or misapply the literary concepts, showing a misunderstanding of these. Literary terminology is used incorrectly or is not used when appropriate. Parts of the response don’t address the discussion question or parts of the discussion question were left out. 2 pts Response is off the topic or makes inaccurate statements about the literary work. 1 pts There is no response or it was posted after Sunday. |
/ 5 pts |
|
Originality of Reply |
5 pts The reply brings in perceptive comments that advance the class discussion in new ways, such as by noting alternative interpretations or new evidence. 4 pts Reply brings in new ideas that advance the class discussion but are not strikingly original. 3 pts Reply brings in new views but does not connect this well with the ideas in the original response it replies to. Reply might focus primarily on praising the original post or agreeing by simply substituting new words for the original concepts. 2 pts Reply praises the original or agrees with it without bringing in new perceptions that advance the class understanding. 1 pts There is no reply or it was posted after Sunday. |
/ 5 pts |
|
Writing Correctness |
5 pts There are no distracting errors. 4 pts There are a few noticeable errors, but these don’t impede the clarity or distract from the content. 3 pts The postings are understandable, but there are significant errors or many minor errors, thus taking attention away from the content. 2 pts The errors in the paper make it hard to read. 1 pts The errors in the postings make it impossible to figure out some of the claims. |
/ 5 pts |
| Total Points: 0 | ||
Assignment 2
is also a peer review response on there essay, there will be two different classmate essays that you will for each respond to them with the questions in the attachment
I will attach the file.. which is there will be questions and you will respond according to there essay..
