1. Get together with your group…
Group #1 Group #2 Group #5 Group 8 & 9
Edward Christopher Demarco Johnson Tyler Gibbs Anikque Satchell
Amnah Alqadhib Kim Chet Kevin Wllrodt Vicky Back
Elizabeth McDaniel Zakery Hutson Caleb Cathey Stacy Bartron
Angela Carr David Hinson Ryan Burrell Branden McCary
Demitre Wells Stetron English
Ashley Pitcock
Group #3 Group #4 Group #7 Justin Kirkham
Christopher Jones
Jontree Hearne Dilli Luitel Brenden Cooke
Sala Liem Nicole Lee Querston Bradford
David Stutsman Julie Pederson Damien Delaney
Alex Jameson Skyler Williams Jamarcus Robins
Wanesha Henry Xavier Brown
2. Group Work Activities
1. Select a chat time for Live and write it (along
with your group’s numbers and email) on
the note card.
2. Questions & Quotes to Consider…
What meanings does the word “fly” and its
many variations take on in this essay?
When Pinard says that “flying on a trapeze
is…harder than it looks,” what kind of
comparison is she trying to reinforce (29)?
Why does Pinard hide her desire to fly as
both a child and adult?
3. “Flying”
Flying is used in this essay…
as a metaphor for art
as a metaphor for writing
as a mixed metaphor for freedom and
repression
as an expression of life and death
4. “Hep”
How does our author’s biography play
into the reading of this essay?
How is scholarship used in this essay?
Check page 25, 28, and 36 for strong
examples
How is this essay like a story?