Brand New Slices of Life!

Check out and enjoy the new Slices of Life on the right of the website ("Slices of Life 2008-2009 (First Term)").
We'll talk about them on Feb 2 (last day of class).

"Girl", by Jamaica kincaid

This is a nice very short story. You can compare it to The Bluest Eye
http://bcs.bedfordstmartins.com/virtualit/fiction/Girl/story.asp

CHANGE WE NEED (Obama for president!)

- Toni Morrison supporting Obama: http://es.youtube.com/watch?v=7IT8XUDU9R4
- Obama's offcial website: http://www.barackobama.com/index.php

Some videos about Barack Obama:
- The American Dream: http://es.youtube.com/watch?v=-DZIwklOWEE
- Yes, we can: http://es.youtube.com/watch?v=_-AVac89qYw
- Obama's internship with Zapatero: http://es.youtube.com/watch?v=hmwksYozQSk

And, Electing a US President in Plain English: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ok_VQ8I7g6I

The Bluest Eye

There are some problems to get the book at Estudio (they have a couple of copies, but the rest might take longer). You have a couple of e-book versions at the Self-Access Room (Computers 10 & 12). I bought them from Ebooks.com. I will also lend you my book for you to copy.

A Link for American Geography

►http://www.sheppardsoftware.com/USA_Geography/USA_GL_1024_768.html1024_768.html

How much do Americans know about the world?
- http://es.youtube.com/watch?v=fJuNgBkloFE

The Bluest Eye

Deadline for The Bluest Eye: November 10th.
- Read the book and fill in the questionnaire. - If you have any questions/problems, ask in class, send me an e-mail and/or come to class on October 29th (this day is just for you to read at home or come and ask me questions if you have problems).
- If you want to find out more about the book, this is a nice web site: http://www.luminarium.org/contemporary/tonimorrison/bluest.htm
- This is Toni Morrison speaking about The Bluest Eye: http://es.youtube.com/watch?v=YbMigde1lVM
- Dick and Jane Primers: http://www.loganberrybooks.com/coll-dick-jane.html

2008-2009

Classes start on Oct 8