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 ===Unit 2 Essential Questions: What human experiences transcend time and place? What concepts/ideas depend upon time, place, and cultural experience? How are an author’s cultural experiences reflected in his or her point of view? How do my cultural experiences affect my reading of a text? What can I learn about myself by studying the stories of others? How can I argue for my beliefs? What are the qualities of a sound and supported argument? === 

//Reading Literature 6://


 * From Me Talk Pretty One Day by David Sedaris

//Through the lens of his own family's experience, the author explores why West Indians and American blacks are perceived differently. //
 * Black Like Them, by Malcolm Gladwell




 * A list of memoirs, compiled by Emily Bollinger at Roosevelt.



Online Narrative Resources:

[|Narrative Magazine]