'How Dare The Sun Rise'
Content Question: What is the name of Sandra Uwiringiyamana's youngest sister?
Deborah
Content Question: Where did Trevor Noah grow up?
Johannesburg, South Africa
What is the first step of the writing process?
PREWRITING!
During prewriting, you are thinking about your topic, brainstorming, focusing, and developing a working thesis/theme.
Persuade, Inform, and Entertain
What are the elements of nonfiction?
1. Real People
2. Real Places
3. Real Events
4. Facts
Content Question: Where is Sandra Uwiringiyimana from?
The Dominican Republic of Congo
Content Question: How did Trevor's mother keep him safe from the police during his early childhood?
Patricia Noah kept Trevor indoors as much as she could. When they did go out in public, she invited her friend Queen to pose as Trevor's mother because she had a lighter complexion.
Note: Apartheid ended with Trevor Noah was 6 years old.
What is the best way to organize your thoughts during the pre-writing stage?
The best way to organize the content of your piece is to create an outline based on prompt expectations.
An example of an outline would be the chart we created on Friday during the writing workshop.
What is Ethos?
Ethos is the Greek Term for "ethics" and represents the credibility.
What elements of fiction are included in narrative nonfiction?
Characters, Setting, and Plot
Content Question: What happened when Sandra Uwiringiyimana was 10 years old?
The refugee camp that she was staying in with her family/neighbors was attacked, and 166 people (including her little sister) died.
Content Question: How did Patricia Noah get by in Johannesburg, South Africa?
Patricia Noah posed as a maid and rented an apartment through the help of a person willingly to put their name on the lease (as she could not lease an apartment because she was black).
She was often arrested, though, and would have to pay a fine worth an entire month's salary.
When you first receive a prompt, what should you do?
Brainstorm!!!
What is Logos?
Logos is a greek term meaning "logic" used to categorize the type of sources, evidence, facts, and research.
Give me one example of narrative nonfiction we've gone over in class.
Anna Akana Excerpts
Trevor Noah Excerpts
Sandra Excerpts
Personal Essay Project
Perspective Question: What is a major difference between your culture, and Sandra Uwiringiymana's culture?
- Her mother was considered overeducated because she had 5 years of schooling.
- Parents had an arranged marriage when her mother was 14, and her father was 18.
- When her mother could not get pregnant, her neighbors accused her of witchcraft.
- Items were traditionally handmade
- Neighbors were close and trusting within the community.
Where does Trevor Noah work in 2022?
The Daily Show (Host)
Where can you find information about the Personal Essay Project?
In the Personal Essay Project Prompt.
What is Pathos?
Pathos is the Greek term for "emotion" but modernly represents how an audience feels for the message a writer is trying to get across.
Name one "character" from Trevor Noah's Born A Crime
Patricia, Andrew, Grandparents, Robert, etc.
Where did Sandra's family relocate to in 2008?
Rochester, New York
Content Question: What is the significance of Soweto?
Soweto is a community designed to oppress black citizens of South Africa. It has a heavy police force, and was created with the notion that if there happened to be a rebellion, that it could be easily contained due to limited entrances/exits.
Soweto is the community that Patricia Noah ran away from, as well as the community that Trevor often spent time in as a child because that's where his grandparents lived.
Why is it important to write with a purpose?
Writing with a purpose leads to more comprehensive message.
Name the parts of the rhetorical situation.
The rhetorical situation includes: author, writer, topic/subject, and audience.
What are the categories of nonfiction?
Persuasive, Narrative, Descriptive, Expository