OUR NEXT UNIT OF STUDY WILL BE THE AWAKENING by Kate Chopin. As with Beloved, you will want a hard copy of this novella. During this unit, we will examine other literary text that explore women and gender identity in America.

MONDAY

Meeting in research groups to discuss Beloved and to share claims. In group, scholars should troubleshoot these claims. Are terms defined? Does the writer get to the MOST significant idea? Is the claim debatable and provable? Which additional sources fit most thoughtfully within this argument, as evidence?
HW: Writing your first draft.

TUESDAY

Meeting in computer lab 377 for work on the Beloved essay. I've emailed out two messages: one on how to punctuate poetry, using direct citation, and one that links to the Douglass and Du Bois texts that we've studied.
HW: Essays are due tomorrow. Single sided. Stapled.

WEDNESDAY

Collecting the essay on Beloved. We will have a final discussion on the novel: Why is Sethe able to survive the horrific life-experience of slavery? What price is paid for her freedom, such as it is?
HW: Revisit your junior theme novel. Re-read your annotations.

THURSDAY

4th and 9th period meets in the library.
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

No class for 4th period (will meet in library on Monday). 9th period meets in the library (no class on Monday).
HW: Revised annotated bibliography of novel-sources due Tuesday.