In this unit, you read a presidential speech, two poems, a memoir excerpt, short stories, and an editorial. In terms of what it shows about America, being American, and America’s core values, with which work did you identify the most?

Use “Those Winter Sunday’s” by Robert Hayden

In this unit, you read a presidential speech, two poems, a memoir excerpt, short stories, and an editorial. In terms of what it shows about America, being American, and America’s core values, with which work did you identify the most? That is, which work contained characters, events, or themes that you recognized and understood because of your own experiences as an American? Why do you think this work spoke to you as it did? With which work did you identify with the least? Why? Cite specific examples from the texts and your personal feelings or experiences to illustrate the points in your response.

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