Materials

Literary

Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close- Foer

  • use of images to convey experience/related concepts
  • views given from multiple characters (giving different perspectives of the story)

Ceremony- Silko

  • use of stories/poems to relate situations to thoughts and emotions of main character (gives insight into characters’ considerations)
  • main character’s examination of relationship with others to better understand themselves

Jazz- Morrison

  • Use of family member’s judgement of character’s actions

Crying of Lot 49- Pynchon

  • lack of closure; ends with some uncertianty
  • part of my narrative included a searching for something, resulting in discovering more of yourself

Scholarly

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ruby_Bridges

http://brownvboard.org/summary/

Culture

“Ruby Bridges” movie (1998)

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0138068/

Shel Silverstein Poem- 

http://oldpoetry.com/opoem/59849-Sheldon-Allan-Silverstein-Listen-To-The-Mustn-ts-

Ipods- black and white (http://img1.123freevectors.com/wp-content/uploads/objects_big/029_objects_ipod-black-white-free-vector.jpg) and color (http://www.macalicious.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/09/4thgen_ipodnano.jpg)

Use of stamp (http://www-personal.arts.usyd.edu.au/sterobrt/hsty3080/3rdYr3080/ClementHSTY3080/desegregation.jpg)

Multimedia

Multiple images (cited in comments)

“Black or White” video by Michael Jackson

“Greatest Love of All” video by Whitney Houston

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