Beloved
Day of Silence
In honor of the Day of Silence for LGBTA, we will have silent reading today.
Some thoughts…Many people in this world are not allowed - for one reason or another - to have a voice. Sometimes their voices have been ignored - think about the people represented in the book we are reading - and other times they feel the need to self-censor, to hide certain parts of their being because society still does not fully accept or approve of who they are. Let us remember all of those who have been shunned or silenced for simply being who they are. I personally believe that we are all children of God, and our tremendous variety is part of this universe's beauty. No matter what you believe, I think that most of us will agree that we should strive treat others with respect and dignity. Kindness, my friends, is the greatest wisdom. Let's try to remember that today and every day.
Silent Conversation
Hand in your questions from the last two days (please make sure your name is on them and put them in the plastic bin in front), and your chapter 9 literary/rhetorical analysis paragraph (assigned yesterday). If you were absent yesterday, don’t worry about writing a question or paragraph – today we will work with what we have.
I will redistribute questions and paragraphs.
Response to questions…Most of you will receive questions on both yellow and pink notecards. Fold and then neatly tear a sheet of paper in half…Using at least one analytical verb or compare/contrast keyword (please underline) and one direct quote, respond with a full paragraph to one question from a yellow notecard and another from a pink notecard. When done, put your name on the paper and staple it to the question you responded to (do that for both questions). When you are done writing your question responses, make sure your name is on them, staple them to the notecards and return them to the respective writers of each question.
Response to literary/rhetorical analysis paragraphs…Read the paragraph they wrote. Annotate in the margins, noting strengths, points you agree with or perhpas have a somewhat different take on. Under their paragraph, write a two or three sentence which share some angle, thought, point of view, connection that conveys what you felt, thought or noticed about the passage when you first read it. Rather than just repeating what they said, try to share a unique point of view, pivoting or building upon something they said, but striving to say something which is uniquely your own response to the passage. This should be a short, three or four sentence paragraph and it should include one analytical or compare/contrast word and one short quote embedded into the flow of one of your sentences. When done, sign it, return it to the original author. Everyone should read the responses they received.
When you have received all of your original materials and responses back, staple them all together, with your literary analysis paragraph on top and the questions and response (in no particular order) behind it. Hand in for visual check and credit (5-10 points).
In-class and homework: Read and annotate
chapter 10, (125-133).
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