WE ARE WRAPPING UP A UNIT ON RACE & IDENTITY, and should begin writing a paper drawing connections between Toni Morrison's Beloved and: a poem, a spiritual song, a short-story, a documentary, and other literary source(s). This will be a multi-genre, argumentative essay that will model your junior theme research paper.

MONDAY

Pop-quiz on the documentary assigned over the weekend. Then working on a crossword on Beloved, due Wednesday.
HW: Spend one-half hour on the crossword, finishing only that much of the crossword. Also, please pay attention to and take notes if possible on Colson Whitehead's presentation on his novel, The Underground Railroad, for possible use in your Beloved pape

TUESDAY

No classes meet for seminar day.
HW: I will collect crosswords tomorrow.

WEDNESDAY

Class discussion of (or, if needed, re-reading) "The Kind of Light That Shines in Texas," by R. Knight. We will keep notes ala great-books format.
HW: Essay on Beloved is due Wednesday. Using the novel and at least three of the following, write an argumentative paper that explains what Toni Morrison want’s her readers to understand about the Black experience in America. Length approx. 4-5 pages. Typed. 1” margins. Double spaced. Due Wednesday March 8.
a poem (from the packet we’ve studied)
a documentary (Many Rivers to Cross or Birth of a Movement)
an essay (either from W.E.B. Du Bois or Frederick Douglas)
a song (from the packet of spirituals)
a short story (“The Kind of Light That Shines in Texas”)
a lecture (Colson Whitehead’s lecture at NTHS, 2/28/17)

THURSDAY

Finishing the conversation on the short story. Subsequently, we will brainstorm claims and supporting reasons for the paper on Beloved.
HW: Have an outline for your paper in class tomorrow: it should include a claim, your reasons in seperate sentences, and your evidence from the other sources identified.

FRIDAY

Writing day. Come to class prepared to write.
HW: Rough draft due Monday. Have a hard copy in class to read to your classmates.