Idea of the "American" family

The Color of Water presents two very different versions of a “family.” Consider McBride’s family, McBride’s mother’s family, the family you discuss in the Narrative Definition, and the family presented in the advertisement you chose to analyze. How do the representations of families differ? How do they fit within the idea of an “American” family? Which one best represents what we mean by “family values”? Why?

McBride's family was the family that stayed very close together. Their mother wanted all of her kids to suceed in life and they did just that. She encourged them to always protect each other and never let any one harm their other sibiling. His mother had to raise her kids on her own, true enough the stepfather came home on the weekends but most of the responsibilty was left up to the mother. In my narrative draft, my family wouldn't be described as the "American Family". My mother and father are not together, but they work togehter to raise their two beautiful children. My parents always encourage us to do our best and aim to be successful in life. Eventhough, my family are not considered to be the "American" family, they are a loving family. The family in my advertising anaylsis are a family that comes together in a time of need. When the girl was believed to be using drugs the family came together to support the young girl. They are a family that have a few problems, but out of the three families they would be considered the "American" family.

Paper #1
“Foreign Athletic Limits”
Grade:C-
Explanation: The thesis is not well developed.While reading the paper, I was getting a little confused. In the body paragraphs, the writer did not stay on subject throughout each paragraph. There are some grammar, capitalization and puctuation errors.

Paper #2
“Online College vs. Online High School”
Grade:D-
Explanation: The thesis was not clear to me. The paper overall was not well thought out. There was no type of unity in the paper. The writer did not met the word count goal of 2,000 words. I believe the writer should have took more time on the paper.


Paper #3
“Predisposed to Divorce”
Grade:A-
Explanation: The overall paper was good. The thesis was clear and well thought out. The paper had clarity and got straight to the point. Other than a few puctuations and spelling errors, the paper deserved a healthy A.

Paper #4
“NAACP Case Against Gun Manufacturers”
Grade:C+
Explanation: The paper had a clear thesis, but the introductory should have a little more detail to support the thesis sentence. The writer had very good citations in the paper, but didn't quite meet the word count goal. There were also some grammar, punctuation, and captalizaion errors in the paper.

My advertisement I chose was the flyer for the Tyler Perry play, "What's Done in the Dark...". The flyer mostly tells you about the play, the main character ,and how to go about getting a ticket. It is mostly an informative advertisement, meaning there is more information than visual art. The flyer was small with Tyler Perry's name and the name of the play in bold letters. In small italic letters were the character's name and a description of what the play was about. At the bottom of the flyer in a white box was the information for where to purchase your tickets and the box office number. In the right corner of the flyer was David Mann standing in front of a moon and Tamela Mann sitting in a chair looking up as if she was saying, "Why Me?". The background of the flyer was a dark brown mixed with boack to represent the darkness of the play.

Blog Prompt #1

Hello Bloggers,

My name is Brittany Harris and I'm writing my first blog for Mr. Fornes's English 101 class. I think of my self as an average writer. I'm not the best , but I love improving my mistakes. My AP British Literature teacher always told me that everyone needs help, so don't be afraid to ask and I certainly don't have that problem. I write most of my papers late at night when everyone is asleep. During the day, I am easily distracted and none of my work usually gets done. I feel that at night my mind is settling down from all the day's adventures and I am able to concentrate on my work more. I usually like to sit at my desk and my do homework. When I try to do my work laying in my bed I usually fall asleep. Once I get past my introductory paragraph my paper usually just comes together and it takes me no time to finish. Mr. Fornes told us that the best thing to do was to write the body of your paper first and then come back to it. I plan o use that technique on my paper this weekend, hopefully it will help. I am looking forward to learning alot of new things this semester in English 101 and it won't hurt to make a A+ in this class.