2020 American Literature

 TEST. NOTE ALL LATE WORK IS DUE BY NEXT FRIDAY AT 4 PM.

 Plot: Make sure you can discuss this book as a 3-part structure and give significant summary for each section. Symbols: Horizon (particular the sun rising and sun setting) Nature (beauty and destructive powers) God Mule Fishing at Night Stories  Janie's hair Overalls Pear Tree Checkers Mule Mad Dog Hurricane The difference in how Janie dresses for the two funerals Also think about names: Tea Cake, Mrs. Turner, Joe Starks, Logan Killicks, Janie Crawford Themes: Women Impowerment The Quest for Self Racism Freedom Dreams Know the following characters: Nunkie Matt Bonner Johnny Taylor Captain Eaton Who Flung Dr. Simmons Sam Watson Leafy Crawford Phoeby Watson Nanny Joe Starks Mr.s Turner Logan Killicks Motor Boat Coodemay Bootny  Sop-De-Botoom Also make sure you know important scenes - like the hurricane, the destruction of Mrs. Turner's restaurant, the funerals (all three), the scenes with Tea Cake, Janie standing up to Joe Starks, etc. Settings - know the three major setti...

 Today we are going to read, "Looking for Zora" by Alice Walker.  When you are finished I'd like you to answer the following: 1) What is your general response to this? How does one writer impact a person so much that they go looking for that person? 2) Does this change your view of Zora? Why or why not? 3) "Walker's optimism" writes critic Donna H. Winchell, "is ultimately born of her belief that something divine exists in every human and nonhuman participant in the universe. The inhabitants of her fictional world search...for that divine spark that makes them uniquely who they are." How might this quote apply to this essay? Cite evidence from the text to support your insight.  https://jobs.disneycareers.com/disney-college-program

Today we are going to try and finish the novel. Good luck!  4/26 Finish Novel 4/27 Alice Walker 4/28 Review 4/29 Review and or catch up 4/30 TEST ON BOOK 5/3 - 5/5 Work on Essay or Project 5/6 Joy Harjo and Billy Collins 5/7 Toni Morrison  5/10 A Raisin in the Sun 5/17 or 5/18 Final The above schedule can be amended at any time.

 Today you have a quiz. If you finish before the period is up, please use the time to post your notes from chapter 11 through page 180. Good Luck!

 I've rearranged the schedule slightly, so there is no test today. We will be looking at Amiri Baraka. Someone Blew Up America https://poets.org/poet/amiri-baraka https://www.poetryfoundation.org/poems/58013/preface-to-a-twenty-volume-suicide-note 4/22 Amiri Baraka   4/23 QUIZ 4/26 Alice Walker 4/27 Finish Novel 4/28 Review 4/29 Review and or catch up 4/30 TEST ON BOOK 5/3 - 5/5 Work on Essay or Project 5/6 Joy Harjo and Billy Collins 5/7 Toni Morrison  5/10 A Raisin in the Sun 5/17 or 5/18 Final The above schedule can be amended at any time.

Schedule:  4/21 page 180 4/22 Quiz on book.  4/23 Joy Harjo and Billy Collins 4/26 Alice Walker 4/27 Finish Novel 4/28 Review 4/29 Review and or catch up 4/30 TEST ON BOOK 5/3 - 5/5 Work on Essay or Project 5/6 Amiri Baraka 5/7 Toni Morrison  5/10 A Raisin in the Sun 5/17 or 5/18 Final The above schedule can be amended at any time.