"Hazel Tells Laverne," by Katharyn Hows Machan (1976)

HOMEWORK ASSIGNMENT

Due Monday, March 29, 2010

@ 12:00 Noon EDT

Respond to the “post a comment” activity: You Gotta Kiss A Lotta Frogs:

http://english102wcc01.blogspot.com/2010/03/you-gotta-kiss-lotta-frogs.html

Read Hazel Tells Laverne (page 175)

or access the text online at:

http://www.indopedia.org/Hazel_tells_LaVerne.html

You may enjoy one student’s rendition of the poem on Utube:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XSNDZKPJn_A&feature=related

Write a First Response to Hazel Tells Laverne.

You may free-write a response, or use some or all of the following prompts:

*How did you relate to Hazel?

*Do you agree or disagree with Hazel's evaluation of herself as a princess?

*What aspect of the work affected you most? Why?

Be sure to provide specific textual details and quotes from the story to justify and/or explain your response. Remember, a first response is not a summary -- use 3-5 quotes from the story and discuss how it affected you.

Guidelines for preparation and submission of first response papers are available here:

http://english102wcc01.blogspot.com/2010/03/first-response-paper-guidelines_6704.html

If you have any questions, send me an e-mail at english102wcc@gmail.com, and allow up to 24 hours for a response (although I will most likely get back to you much sooner than that).