Angles of Approach

Check out this amazing piece by Jasmine Kay Uy

Let's watch some videos and brainstorm about potential "angles of approach." Sometimes the hardest thing about writing a compelling essay about literature is finding a central idea that is plausible but not obvious.

For your essay you might want to focus on a single Beat writer, or you might want to look at a particular theme or idea that spans more than one writer. We will talk about this in detail during class on Wednesday, November 13.

Jazz Howl
The First Beat of a Generation
Beat Overview 
Memories of Ginsberg
Beat Vinyl 
Anaphora