Learning Target:  I can read carefully and maturely, considering why an author includes selects specific content/details in order to create specific effects and tell a particular story.

Quickwrite:
Imagine you get home from school today - perhaps before your parents get home from work or errands, maybe before all of your siblings get home - and you are met at the door by a person of authority (e.g., a boss, the police, etc.).  They tell you that you have been sold and you have five minutes to pack.  Your family will not be told where you are going, for fear that they will runaway and try to reunite with you and  then all of you would attempt to runaway to a place of freedom.  What goes through your mind and heart during those five minutes? What do you think, act, do?

Also, several hours after you have been taken,  your parents learn about what happened from the mouth of a sobbing sibling.  What goes through their mind, heart, soul for the days, months, and years ahead?

Reflection on last night's reading...Answer the following question in a thoughtful, legible 1-page response. Embed textual evidence into your responses:  Morrison includes some strong content concerning the sexual urges of the Sweet Home men as well as their restraint with regards to Sethe. What might Morrison be suggesting about the extremes - and extreme impacts - of slavery on a young man or woman? Also, what does the behavior of the Sweet Home men towards Sethe imply about their characters? 

Activity 1) Discuss the two writing activities above , first in pairs and then larger group 

Activity 2: Discuss your chapter 1 quotes, paraphrases and questions in your small group (four). 

HW: Finish reading chapter 2 and submit a paraphrase and discussion question (based on question stems) to turnitin.com

Answer the following question in a thoughtful, legible 1-page response. Embed textual evidence into your responses:  Morrison includes some strong content concerning the sexual urges of the Sweet Home men as well as their restraint with regards to Sethe. What might Morrison be suggesting about the extremes - and extreme impacts - of slavery on a young man or woman? Also, what does the behavior of the Sweet Home men towards Sethe imply about their characters?