No School Monday (Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Holiday)
Day 1 (B3: Tuesday or B1: Wednesday)
- HW Due Today: Final draft of Voyageur of the Mind due to turnitin.com (750 words).
- In Class: How might we read the Inauguration Ceremony as a text? What are its elements of structure and form? What techniques did the speakers employ?
- HW Due Today: Reader's Log for Allusions -- briefly research and write up what you discover about the allusion you select in class (1 page). Be prepared to present when Song of Solomon makes reference to your figure.
- In Class: Plato's "Allegory of the Cave" -- How does Plato characterize the relationship between human beings, perception and reality?
- HW Due Today: Journal Entry -- How does Plato's "Allegory of the Cave" work as a metaphor in your own life or in the world at large? What chains do we too often fail to see? What light are we too often blind to? Who plays the role of puppeteer in our lives? Who are our "Instructors?" What are our caves? Which prisoners have been set free?
- In Class: Begin Song of Solomon -- What innovations in style are evident in Morrison's writing from page 1? Oral reading & seminar discussion.
- HW Due Today: Annotate Chapter 1 (pp. 3-29) of Song of Solomon
- In Class: Narrative Time -- Who is the narrator and what is he/she doing with time? Small group & seminar discussion.
