02 Feb Unit 3 DB: How do you respond to literature?
Unit 3 DB: How do you respond to literature?
Unit 3 DB: How do you respond to literature?
In this unit, you have read three famous stories/poems that were written by Hemingway, Frost, and Angelou. These writers use tone to express emotion and, thus, a message. Please read the following article on tone to help strengthen your responses in this discussion board:
• Tone. Literary Devices
Initial Response: Select one of the stories/poems from this unit. In two strong paragraphs, explain how you think the tone of the story or poem influences the author’s message. Please make sure that you discuss what you consider to be the tone of your chosen story or poem as you discuss the way tone and the message of the story/poem are connected. Use some text examples to support your response. At the end of your initial post, please pose a question regarding the tone and message of the story to your classmates.
** This Must Be One Page**
Your active participation in the discussion topics is essential to your overall success in online courses. Discussion
questions are designed to help you make meaningful connections between the course content and the larger concepts
and goals of the course. These discussions offer you the opportunity to express your own thoughts, ask questions for
clarification, and gain insight from your peers’ responses and instructor’s guidance.
Discussion Criteria and Rubric Expectations:
• Your initial response to the discussion question should fully address the question(s) and be relevant.
• Your peer responses should fully address the question(s), be relevant, and encourage readers to continue the
written conversation.
• Critical thinking is required in all responses and can be demonstrated through personal experiences and
connections to the course materials.
• Professional communication is expected in all posts. This includes proper spelling and grammar, and sentence
structure.
• All discussion board posts must be respectful, academic, and content-based.
