“Aria” from Hunger of Memory, Richard Rodriguez

“Aria” from Hunger of Memory, Richard Rodriguez

HW— Find these readings in the content section. Print them out.

Read each one closely and annotate.

“Aria” from Hunger of Memory, Richard Rodriguez

“If Black English Isn’t a Language Then ,Tell me, What Is? James

Baldwin

Mother Tongue, by Amy Tan

Journal Assignment 3

Read “Aria” and find a passage that strikes you, speaks to you, makes you curious or that you have questions about. Copy the passage. Write a paragraph discussing your thoughts about the passage and what the author is saying.

Do the same thing for “If Black English Isn’t a Language… and “Mother Tongue.”

Write a forth paragraph connecting the ideas you explored in the previous three—yours and the authors’.

300-500 words (not including the passage you are quoting)

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mother tougue: chrome-extension://kjnclckkljgkjkephofiphecmokenanp/https://bbprod.stjohns.edu/bbcswebdav/pid-1699449-dt-content-rid-10745951_1/courses/FYW-1000C-599-72753-201870/Mother-Tongue-by-Amy-Tan.pdf