"A Worn Path," by Eudora Welty

HOMEWORK ASSIGNMENT

DUE TUESDAY, MARCH 9, 2010,

@ 12:00 MIDNIGHT EST

Respond to "Post a Comment" activity:

http://english101wcc02.blogspot.com/2010/03/journey-of-thousand-miles.html

Print out and read the story, "A Worn Path" (bring with you to class on March 10th):

http://www.moonstar.com/~acpjr/Blackboard/Common/Stories/WornPath.html

You may also listen along as Eudora Welty reads "A Worn Path" (read in 1953):

A Worn Path 

(this link opens on my PC, but not on my MAC . . . :( )

Write a first response to "A Worn Path."  

Use the following writing prompts: What was your first impression of Phoenix Jackson? What was your impression of her at the beginning of the story? At the end of the story? Did your impression of her change as you read the story? Which aspect of the work affected you most? Why?

Or free-write your own response.

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

Guidelines for first response papers are available here:

http://english101wcc02.blogspot.com/2010/03/first-response-paper-guidelines.html

Enjoy a movie adaptation of "A Worn Path" online (in two parts):

Part I: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XVOYj9CQX1o&feature=related

Part II: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8CpaF9Wa1R4&feature=related

You may also enjoy:

An interview with Eudora Welty:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W2fh37fzsOg&feature=related

The photography of Eudora Welty:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K722JBLE3TI&feature=related