New African Introductory Writing & Pitt-Rivers Literary Terms

Student Handout for Monday, November 21, 2005

Period 2: Literature & Composition IV

“New African” Introductory Writing Exercise

Choose one of the following prompts and write 2-3 solid paragraphs on a piece of loose-leaf paper in response. Please be sure your name, today’s date, and “New African Introductory Essay” appear in your heading. Please hand it in by the end of the class period.

1. Why are teenagers often embarrassed about their families?
2. What motivates some people to become non-conformists or countercultural?
3. What are some creative, non-destructive ways that people may rebel against their family or culture?
4. Are you a person who likes to declare your personal beliefs in public, or do you prefer to keep such a thing to yourself (obviously to answer this question in 2-3 paragraphs is going to require a detailed explanation of your answer).
5. Why is it hard for parents to allow their children to think for themselves?
6. How would you feel if someone in your family went to jail for defending a cause?

At the Pitt-Rivers Literary Terms

Literary Term	Definition
Point-of-View
First Person Point-of-View
Second Person Point-of-View
Third Person Point-of-View
Third Person Omniscient Point-of-View
Third Person Limited Point-of-View
Allusion