Grace Paley: Collected Shorts (a film)

Today we watched a film about Grace Paley www.gracepaleythefilm.com

At the library orientation students were told about various literary databases. Use at least one of them to get more information about Paley.

Homework is also to visit the film website. Read about the film and the director. Respond to the following questions in 500 words (2 typed pages). Bring a copy of the essay to class. Also bring in a Paley short story or a poem or two, maybe three to share Tuesday.

Essay assignment due at next meeting:

Who is/was Grace Paley? How did she integrate writing and activism: the writer as social change agent? Use examples from the film and from one scholarly article about the writer. Use the COA library database. Sot there are three sources: Grace Paley: Collected Shorts, directed by Lilly Rivlin, one scholarly article, and your Paley poem or story.

If you missed the film you can still complete the assignment. You'll just have to do a bit more reading about the writer and her work.

Homework is to visit the film website. Read about the film and the director. Respond to the following question in 500 words (2 typed pages). Along with your paper, bring in a Paley short story or a poem or two, maybe three. We will share out loud, so if you get nervous, practice in advance.