The Myth of the Happy Slave: November 28, 2018

Focus: Why is Beloved an important narrative for us to read?

1. Warming up with the myth of the happy slave

(You can make a copy of the Google slides and type in the note section under each slide, or you can jot down ideas in your composition notebook.)

• What stands out to you in each image?

• What specific myth of slavery does each image propagate, and for what purpose?

• For each slide, find one line from Beloved that challenges / undoes the myth.

• So far, what do you see as Morrison's intent in writing this story?

2. Read through the end of Part 1 for Friday (warning: violence)

HW:
1. For Friday: 

• Finish Part 1 and complete a reading ticket. 
• Finish your poem metacognitive if you have not yet done so.

2. For next TUESDAY: Paper writers: E-mail me your thesis and any brainstorming you might have. Project creators: Fill out your proposal (it's in the packet I gave you, which is also linked to the website).

Heads-up! December 12-13: Poetry papers and project are due. Please not that you will NOT be able to revise these because you won't get them back until your final.