Self-study
P1
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Intro topic ·
Three notable autobiographical collections by U.S. Latina authors
Expect the main point to relate to why these three collections are significant
P2
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Significance of collections ·
They cross boundaries between languages, identities, and rhetorical styles
P3
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Significance of first collection ·
Borderlands/La Frontera
Blends personal and cultural history using narrative and poetry
Significance of second collection ·
Loving in the War Years
Blends genres, non-chronological sequence of events
Critic's perspective ·
Non-chronological writing sets women's autobiographies apart from men's
It's unclear if this critic thinks men's autobiographies never use non-chronological writing, but at the very least, it's not the traditional approach
Significance of third collection ·
Getting Home Alive
Combines mother's and daughter's perspectives
Author's perspective ·
These complex narrative styles convey complex identities
P4
Main point ·
These three collections by U.S. Latina authors use innovative methods to express complex, marginalized identities
Passage Style
Single position
Spotlight
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The author never indicates that the Latina writers who experimented with autobiography formerly wrote mostly poetry and fiction.
b
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This best captures the point, which is that
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The author’s point isn’t about the diversity of styles and narrative strategies. The point is that certain Latina writers were innovative in the way they wrote their autobiographies.
d
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The author’s point isn’t about the possibility of combining nonfictional narrative with other genres. The point is that certain Latina writers were innovative in the way they wrote their autobiographies.
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The author’s point isn’t about the way critics have changed their view about something. The point is that certain Latina writers were innovative in the way they wrote their autobiographies.