Unit 1

Curtain Call - College Essay - click to see more!

The world stops spinning as I pick up the microphone, the curtains remain closed, everlastingly.

My voice sounds from the stage, my opinions and ideas for all to hear.

Timidly, I sat in the back of the class, hand never reaching above my shoulders to answer the questions

I knew by heart, to give my passionate view on political and social matters.

I was silenced by fears of judgement, of failure, and fear of myself. I trapped my thoughts inside of my racing mind, isolating who I am.

I was staring at my desk in my seventh grade English class when I was first given my microphone...

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Rejecting Single Stories and A Changing Idea of Literacy - Freewrites about June Jordan

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Unit One Project:

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