Take out M&M 6-10 and study words/prefixes for class review session, today and next class.
Students randomly drawn to answer M&M questions for words in all classes. Students asked if they need a copy of the morphological magic words from all classes. Handouts distributed to students who want one.
Take out Exit 1-Our Mother's Garden-7pts-80%- see last blog for slip 1-worth 3 points, 2-2 points, 3-2 points. Students are to listen for the answers to the exit slip questions throughout the lesson today and next class. Question 1 was answered the last class. Remember not to copy someone's exit slip or let them copy from you.
Open Holt book up to pg 1294. Setup R2-OMG (Our Mother's Garden) by folding a piece of paper in half or drawing a line down the middle of the page. Label the left hand column Allusions. On the left you will write the page number, the allusion, a brief description of the allusion, and why you think the author included the allusion. Label the right column as notes, and take notes on anything that relates to her focus: Walker became a writer because her mother's creativity inspired her.
Class reads pg 1294 to first few paragraphs of 1295 together. Students should chart as class discusses. Ms. Batten helps them with the first part:
On the right for example the class wrote:
-her mother pregnant at 17, ran away, married
-At 20, she has 2 children and pregnant with 3rd
-Author born as 5th child
-Mother struggles with racism
Finish the story through 1298 and keep adding details that relate to Walker becoming a writer or her mother's or others' creativity.
On the left for example the class wrote:
1295 Crucifixion-Jesus crucified on the cross/biblical-allusion used to describe what the unknown woman had on her quilt
1296 Virginia Woolf-English novelist-allusion used perhaps because Walker and Woolf shared similar beliefs. Woolf pointed out that genius exists in lower class and repressed people. Walker says "look high and low" for creativity, not just high.
1296 Emily Bronte-Author-allusion used perhaps because Bronte may have been a woman who struggled to become a writer during her time period. But she made it as a writer despite this.
1296-Robert Burns-Author-allusion used perhaps because Burns may have struggled to be a poet in Scotland, but he made it as a writer anyway. His creativity wasn't stifled, or perhaps he was inspired by someone like Walker was by her mother.
1296-Sainthood-Black woman in south called Saints driven to madness. Allusion used perhaps to show what happens when you stifle a woman's creativity. Maybe Walker is telling us that everyone, especially women need an outlet for their creativity.
Finish the story through 1298- There are at least 12 allusions. Find at least 10 of them. Doing the rest during a quiet work period the next class.
Next Class: Papers returned, review of R1 and R2, Finish Exit 1 and submit, Group duties signed up for, Class Procedures Tests Finalized, Late Portfolios to be shown to Ms. Batten for credit
