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Readers, Writers, and Texts

1. How does the structure or style of a literary text affect meaning? Consider how Morrison's stream-of-consciousness, shifting points of view, and use of analepsis and prolepsis impact the meaning of the novel.

Structure and style accurately depicts emotions of the characters involved. As Sethes stream of consciousness continues during times of contemplating her actions, it shows her trauma and acknowledgment of herself unfold in true time. By changing perspective and jumping between time lines, it slowly builds to the characters as we read and allows us to make conclusions of them through separate histories

Time and Space

1. How important is cultural or historical context to the production and reception of a literary text? Consider the story of Margaret Garner, the Fugitive Slave Act, and other historical and cultural phenomena and how that has impacted the creation and reception of Beloved.

Cultural and historical event and figures from the past set the scene for the inhumane and unforgiveable ways of our past.  By understanding the laws created by White people and the effects and trauma it brought upon Black people, we can fully embrace all perspectives of the novel Beloved.

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Directions and Resources:

Ideas:

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Readers, Writers, Texts
1. Why and how do we study literature? Why do we study TTTC?

We study literature in order to better understand the authors theme and perspective of the topic and environment within the text.  TTTC is studied to analyze the perspective of the Vietnam War and its soldiers hardships and traumas through motif and literary devices.
2. How are we affected by literary texts in various ways? How are we impacted by TTTC?
Literary texts have themes and connections to global issues as well as internal struggles within the reader, showing that the world is connected through shared ideas and emotion.  TTTC impacts the reader by identifying with global issues such as societal gender role struggles, mental health, the pressures put upon us by societies expectations versus out internal moral obligations.

3. In what ways is meaning constructed, negotiated, expressed and interpreted in TTTC?
Meaning is constructed, negotiated, expressed, and interpreted through literary devices and symbolism to enforce more broad universal ideas.

4. How does the structure of style of TTTC affect its meaning?
TTTC's style shows the perspective of many individuals and the horrors and tribulations faced within the war by the perspective of a man who has yet to heal and most likely never will from what he faced.

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https://docs.google.com/document/d/1Q6F9DOVv2J322SU_9SSol-oVVi8ZMvdl1oXuq0niQ78/edit?usp=sharing
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1VcwpleHlS4KsDKTUc9UNqgFeYQCn0jxi7cbiIs25Bws/edit?usp=sharing

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1. Readers, Writers, Texts

1. Why and how do we study literature?

2. How are we affected by literary texts in various ways?

3. In what ways is meaning constructed, negotiated, expressed and interpreted?

4. How does language use vary among literary forms?

5. How does the structure or style of a literary text affect meaning?

6. How do literary texts offer insights and challenges?

2. Time and Space

1. How important is cultural or historical context to the production and reception of a literary text?

2. How do we approach literary texts from different times and cultures to our own?

3. To what extent do literary texts offer insight into another culture?

4. How does the meaning and impact of a literary text change over time?

5. How do literary texts reflect, represent or form a part of cultural practices?

6. How does language represent social distinctions and identities?

3. Intertextuality

1. How do literary texts adhere to and deviate from conventions associated with literary forms?

2. How do conventions and systems of reference evolve over time?

3. In what ways can diverse literary texts share points of similarity?

4. How valid is the notion of a “classic” literary text?

5. How can literary texts offer multiple perspectives of a single issue, topic or theme?

6. In what ways can comparison and interpretation be transformative?

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Attach some 40 line extracts you have analyzed and may want to use for your IO.

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Copy of Madeline Sweeney - TTTC Extracts

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Societal Norms in relation to Male and Female Status
Battle of Sexuality
How Religion can Influence a Society
Value of one's morals versus Value of one's ego

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1. Culture, Identity, and Community

1. family, class, race, ethnicity, nationality, religion, gender and sexuality, and the way these impact on individuals and societies. migration, colonialism and nationalism.

2. Beliefs, Values and Education

1.  beliefs and values nurtured in particular societies and the ways they shape individuals, communities and educational systems. They might also explore the tensions that arise when there are conflicts of beliefs and values, and ethics.

3. Politics, Power, and Justice

1.  explore aspects of rights and responsibilities, the workings and structures of governments and institutions. They might also investigate hierarchies of power, the distribution of wealth and resources, the limits of justice and the law, equality and inequality, human rights, and peace and conflict

4. Art, Creativity, and the Imagination

1.  explore aspects of aesthetic inspiration, creation, craft, and beauty. They might also focus on the shaping and challenging of perceptions through art, and the function, value and effects of art in society.

5. Science, technology and the environment

1.  explore the relationship between humans and the environment and the implications of technology and media for society. They might also consider the idea of scientific development and progress.

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Brainstorm some global issues developed from TTTC.
Societal Gender Role Pressure
Mental Health in the Midst of Different Environments
Struggle Between Moral Obligation versus Societal Views

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Reflection
How did you do during the Harkness discussions?
Overall I believe I have improved in connecting larger global issues to themes within text, but I can improve on analyzing literary devices on a deeper level.

Notes
Ideas discussed I want to remember:
Difference between the characterization of mary anne and o'brien
rainy river symbolism-natures symbolism of pressures

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Summer Assignment (Link Here)
Reflection

Global Issue Harkness Prep Form https://docs.google.com/document/d/1RB8DZvGHBNyBlXnaO778lggUlqQO1afLgcwA73mCDWc/edit?usp=sharing

"On the Rainy River" Discussion Board Post
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1b2rtLI5FlvgQYtNqy3URPqPhUl0Z7_Emy81T2kFqSzk/edit?usp=sharing

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Four Corner Discussion

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How does TTTC connect to other works we've read?
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How does TTTC connect to our world today?
TTTC relates to a struggle with belonging and identifying with the nation, which in this day is a very common issue umong the people.

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https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1UqAmw8P5no1GQmO0I29hoiTaE-NKeJaCFNx7k8utRd4/edit?usp=sharing

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1k8BxemHqOp9B4envQYh9y2Zg27Yu8jnm1QM0YkyXvyQ/edit?usp=sharing

https://drive.google.com/open?id=1OP6VoH3eiNGGtSVwU4rNBgb2sI0Uivbk&authuser=0

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Why do humans read and write stories? Why do you read and write stories?  Write about a paragraph.

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Time and Space
Choose 3 out of these 6 questions to answer and reflect on how it relates to our reading and understanding of Hughes' work.

1. How important is cultural or historical context to the production and reception of a literary text?           In texts such as Hughes poems, it is important to have an understanding of the violence and racism/discrimination faced by African Americans and Black citizens throughout the world to fully experience the messages of Hughes poems.

2. How do we approach literary texts from different times and cultures to our own?     We must approach with an understanding and sense of respect for those who have faced different adversity than ourselves, to fully embrace the meaning of the text.

3. To what extent do literary texts offer insight into another culture?

4. How does the meaning and impact of a literary text change over time?

5. How do literary texts reflect, represent or form a part of cultural practices?

6. How does language represent social distinctions and identities?            Certain dictions and language can give insight to the society lived by the subject of poems, and can give an idea of the hardships and tribulations faced by those affected. It can also give insight on education.

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Attach your 40 line extract you used for you Mock IO as well as any other 40 line extracts you might want to use for your real IO in the future.
The Negro Mother

I nourished the dream that nothing could smother

Deep in my breast--the Negro Mother.

I had only hope then, but now through you,

Dark ones of today, my dreams must come true:

All you dark children in the world out there 5

Remember my sweat, my pain, my despair.

Remember my years, heavy with sorrow--

And make of those years a torch for tomorrow.

Make of my past a road to the light.

Out of the darkness, the ignorance, the night. 10

Lift high the banner out of the dust.

Stand like free men supporting my trust.

Believe in the right, let none push you back.

Remember the whip and the slavers track.

Remember how strong in struggle and strife 15

Still bar you the way, and deny you life--

But march ever forward, breaking down bars.

Look ever upward at the sun and the stars.

Oh, my dark children, may my dreams and my prayers

Impel you forever up the great stairs--

(Hughes 10-11)

Practicing Analyzing Excerpts Link:

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What were some global issues you explored in Hughes' poetry?
Global Issues Included:
Racial Discrimination
Poverty
Class Division/Societal Norms

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Reflection
How did you do during the Harkness discussions? What feedback did you receive?
I received high scores, and made an effort to only contribute important contextual ideas as well as important motifs or other devices throughout the texts.
Notes
Ideas discussed in Harkness I want to remember:

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What connections can you make between some of Hughes' poems?
Many have to do with the experience and lives of Black citizens whom have dealt with discrimination and racism, as well as the consequences of living in a society whom to this day sets back Black people economically, socially, and financially.
How does Hughes' poems connect to other works we've read?
TTTC had ideas of struggle with identity and lack of belonging in a world against them.

How does Hughes' poetry connect to our world today?
To this day there is immense hints of racism and violence, and could easily be tied with the BLM movement and police brutality.

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Hughes Writing Portfolio Week 1 (Link Here)
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1nZ3DahIGsilkM7rmSs_0AnbrIJqiuNiBaQ8gzEcWXJE/edit?usp=sharing

Hughes Writing Portfolio Week 2 (Link Here)
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1Xk_vap-RDDOpWNp45CaWE7SYMPWeuxLO8SNDDaFw8B0/edit?usp=sharing

Hughes Pastiche (Link Here)
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1ggWLKFus4cB-d-dMWdTw2hEipQ6FjEFklejqKiLO3k0/edit?usp=sharing

IO Outline Form (Link Here)
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1-Lg_TdenHSw_p_75YNlePHsORtuRuJm3Iu9NQw4SXJo/edit?usp=sharing
Hughes' Written Assignment (Link Here)
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1CXPQJ023UnSmtiiPPlhVj9POiv5kkpp8bF1hLX5sa_M/edit?usp=sharing

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What insights did the poetry of Langston Hughes offer about the African-American community in Harlem?
Hughes offers insight in the struggle and strength of their community as they continuously fight stigmas and stereotypes of Black people in America.
How does art reflect the community from which it comes?

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Attach your two 40 lined extracts you used for your Mock IO as well as any other 40 line extracts you might want to use for your real IO in the future.

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What were some global issues you explored in Beloved? Consider memory, trauma, importance of community, etc. The more detailed you are, the more useful this will be for your IO.

The effects of manipulation on ones mental health and self image, the effects of trauma on ones actions/behavior, discrimination of ones past...

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Attach your Google Slide and notes for your Hexagonal Harkness here.

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How does Beloved connect to other works we've read? Be detailed in how it connects with global issues and thematic and stylistic ideas to other works.
Beloved and Hughes both discuss effects of slavery/discrimination/trauma felt by Black citizens of America as a result of past history.  It also shows them "picking up the pieces" afterwards and demonstrating strength and courage against adversity.

How does Beloved connect to our world today?
Beloved demonstrates the idea of dealing with the world/society's view of your actions and your own perspective of what you have done with your past.

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Denver or Paul D One-Pager (Link Here)

IO Outline Form (Link Here)

Optional Mastery Opportunity Essay (Link Here) N/A

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Linda Krumholz claims (in "The Ghosts of Slavery: Historical Recovery in Toni Morrison’s Beloved") that finding a voice for the thoughts and experiences of women is central to the "healing," historical recovery theme and structure of the book. According to Krumholz, Morrison’s novel "adapts techniques from modernist novels, such as the fragmentation of the plot and shifting narrative voice, to compel the reader to actively construct an interpretive framework" (109). How does the novel specifically address issues of gender, writing and power? How does the structure and style of the novel give voice to "the thoughts of the women of 124, unspeakable thoughts, unspoken" (Beloved 199)?

By switching narrative voice and plot fragmentation, it shows the fear of a female to voice her opinion and perspective without judgement of the male gaze. As voices switch it identifies a struggle of power between narrators and creates an "unreliable" narrator which allows the audience to interpret what they read as how they read it.

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Readers, Writers, Texts
How are we affected by Delbo's memoir and her imperative for us to "Try to look. Try to see"? How were you affected by Auschwitz and After?

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Attach the extracts you annotated (Some are on Kami) during our Harkness discussions.

Attach the two extracts you used for your Final IO here.

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1-y02dl6WeDqpcQKGwL_KAK2ob7gcoTFytm9uDR4KseE/edit?usp=sharing

Attach any other extracts you might want to use for your real IO.

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1b-6YQkI_6pH6lzqaSpIqn8zhJncTpsTCf4Gsm-nclA4/edit?usp=sharing
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1uPGPJbJA9iC9790Vhn9N2O3fgoqBopaOr4iG4DJiwCI/edit?usp=sharing

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What were some global issues you explored in Auschwitz and After? Consider the Hexagonal Harkness we had and some of the global issues you came up with during that discussion.
-power struggle between tyranny and leadership
-the abuse of power when given it
-the effects trauma have on ones person

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Attach any of your Harkness notes here.

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How does Auschwitz connect to other works we've read? Be detailed in how it connects with global issues and thematic and stylistic ideas to other works.
It can be connected to the effects of trauma to TTTC to compare the struggles within the prison versus the struggles of PTSD and trauma from Vietnam.  Beloved has a similar idea, where the effects of being disconnected and dehumanized from a past self can be compared to the prisoners within Auschwitz.
How does Auschwitz connect to our world today?
There is injustice around the world and tyranny over groups, the trauma and violence could be compared to those under an oppressive leader in modern society.

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Upload your favorite Quick Record (Arrivals and Departures, Olere/Delbo, or Using Language)
https://flipgrid.com/ff809ee6
Upload your Final Delbo IO
https://flipgrid.com/f9209cf0

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Attach your dialectical journal here
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1dCOB6ewmS5gYJCNlUEXVN44NuD7YjPS3WTFdFWjGQ40/edit?usp=sharing

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Intertextuality
How valid is the notion of a "classic" literary text? What makes Persepolis "literary" even though it is a graphic novel?
The notion of a "classic" literary text is valid in terms of Persepolis, as she used her own style and devices throughout not only in illustrations, but through her captions and words throughout the novel.

Time and Space
What insight did Persepolis give you into Iranian life during and after the revolution?
It showed the perspective of those who felt they were voiceless during their youth in Iranian Life. It demonstrated the desire for change yet the silence of the narrators voice and views during her youth.

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Attach the panel you found most fascinating and that  you discussed during our final Harkness here

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1ExznAcRmsbvqU0YmL1pZ2bKpQhUARu7dZbWbp8Qnp9Q/edit?usp=sharing

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What were some global issues you explored in Persepolis? Consider the Harkness discussion and other ideas that came up during class discussion.
Global Issues Included:
-struggle with a tyranic power
-struggle of finding voice in a oppresive state
-loss of identity
-struggle between modern identity versus cultural identity

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How does Persepolis connect to other works we've read? Be detailed in how it connects with global issues and thematic and stylistic ideas to other works.

Persepolis connects to TTTC by struggling with ones identity in a modern world while struggling with the past.  It also connects with Auschwtiz and After in the idea of being suppressed under an oppressive power.  Also with Beloeved in the sense of a struggle with the past/even a struggle with being educated.

How does Persepolis connect to our world today?
Persepolis identifies the struggle between the modern world versus your cultural/family ties, dealing with religion or ideology. Many in the world struggle between their modern values versus what they grew up to know as right, and finding a balance in between.

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Link to the reflections here.

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