Expressions in Art

Tom Feelings was an artist who created art about the Middle Passage and slavery. His artwork was very emotional. Find a piece of art online that portrays a similar subject or event to those described by the Delany sisters and that expresses the same emotional intensity that Sadie and Bessie had about subjects and events in their lives. Write a short reflection connecting the artwork to a subject or event in the book.

The artwork came from http://www.juneteenth.com/middlep.htm

Having Your Say

This week you have the opportunity to have your say on anything you feel strongly about. Sadie and Bessie told how they honestly felt about the world they lived in. Pick something you care about and write. Be honest and forthright. Have your say!

Does Whitman connect to you?

Read this poem. Write a reflection about anything in this poem that connects to you in some way or reflect on Whitman's ideas about childhood.

Emily Dickinson's Garden of Poetry

http://www.pbs.org/newshour/bb/entertainment/jan-june10/dickinson_06-09.html



Watch the video; find a Dickinson poem about flowers, gardens, or insects and post it on your blog; write the message you think she is trying to convey in the poem.

(For some reason I can't get the link to activate so you will have to copy and paste in the browser address window.)