Discussion board

After viewing Angela Lee Duckworth’s video, write an Initial Post that responds to one or two of the following four statements/questions. Initial Posts should consist of at least 200 words. Each Reply should consist of at least 100 words.

  1. Based upon Angela Lee Duckworth’s lecture, explain how Heather Penny exhibits grit in “F-16 Pilot . . .” (224-228).
  2. Based upon Angela Lee Duckworth’s lecture, explain how Jimmy Santiago Baca exhibits grit in “Jimmy Santiago Baca: Poetry as Lifesaver” (893-897).
  3. Consider “Jimmy Santiago Baca: Poetry as Lifesaver” from the angle of Baca’s prison experiences. What other information might the writer include to support that angle?
  4. Consider Jeff Wilson’s experiences “Living . . . in a Dumpster.” Using a “changing and learning” angle, which experiences might we foreground?

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