EDRG 3321: M&W- Chapter 6

Traditional Literature is the foundation of all literature. These stories are a part of our everyday life even if we didn't think so. I can honestly say I didn't know the background information of traditional literature. Its been such a long time that I've been out of school that this is all a review for me. I can remember learning in middle and high school all about figuring out the plot, setting, theme, characterization, etc. , but I never truly understood why. This chapter made me realize that unlike my English teachers in the past I will teach this differently so my students can comprehend the literature. Explaining to them why they need to learn this, and getting them involved in the literature is important. Once you figure out all the literary elements of traditional literature then comprehending the literature will be easily fourth coming for the students. Everyday I go to the bookstore or see books for sale I become excited. Now that I know building a classroom library is important, because maybe books i find interesting might interest my students as well. I also believe that its important to mention good traditional literature in your classroom, and take a trip to the library and have them check out books to their liking. I'd promote a quiet reading time maybe the last 10-15minutes in class, and then the next day have then write in a journal what they read about. Traditional literature will broaden their views of other human beings and of other cultures. If they end up comprehending the literature then you know you did a good job teaching the literary elements.




Maya Angelou Clip

Now we had a choice to blog about the chapter or the Maya Angelou clip we were shown in class. I just had a brief opinion to say about that clip. Maya Angelou is a great author, poet, and a wonderful human being. Her gracefulness makes you think twice about the person you are. When I saw that clip it made me want to be a better person. If it were possible I'd like to read one of her books in my classroom. I can remember reading "I know why the caged bird sings", and i wasn't able to put that book down. It moved me, and made me think twice about how my life wasn't so bad. But then again my teacher came up with ways to get us involved in understanding the literature.







For my author profile I choose 2 books by 2 different authors, and both are autobiography's. I read these 2 books in my multi-cultural lit class in junior college. I fell in love with these two books, and I would consider them as traditional literature. I would recommend anyone to read them if you haven't already. I would definitely love use these 2 books in my classroom, and I already have them in my library.





James McBride, journalist, musician and son, explores his mother's past, as well as his own upbringing and heritage, in a poignant and powerful debut, The Color Of Water: A Black Man's Tribute to His White Mother.































A girls young life in the segregated South. Abandoned by their parents at an early age, she and her older brother Bailey move in with their grandmother and crippled uncle in Stamps, Arkansas. Maya Angelou's autobiography explores how her blossoming character helped her cope with rape, sexism, society's prejudices, and the isolation and loneliness she faced growing up.