1. Warming up with three good things
2. Delineating Morrison's spaces
The shed
The stairs
The Ohio River
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The keeping room
The kitchen
First, quickly draw your space. Based on Morrison's descriptions, what shape does this space take in your mind?
Next, label your space. Using Morrison's language, identify key aspects of your space (objects, colors, movements, people, body parts, sounds, smells, etc).
Lastly, analyze your space. Who's empowered in this space? Who's disempowered? What has shifted in this space, and what has stayed the same? So far, what is the significance of your space to the novel as a whole?
If you have time, analyze the syntax of this line: Near the end of Chapter 12, when Denver worries that Beloved has left her, Beloved reappears and says, "This the place I am."
3. Reading the second half of Part I
HW:
For TOMORROW:
- Socratic seminar on Part II, Chapter I.
- 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). IF you are completely stuck, don't panic. We will have a work day on Wednesday; you can touch base with me then.
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.
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