Thursday, January 28

Do-Now: Turn this in for a grade!
For each of the quotes on the board, answer the following questions.

1. What does the quote literally tell us about the characters and what they are experiencing?

2. What is important about the quote? Does it have a deeper meaning than the one it holds in this context? Does it contain any literary devices that make it interesting or meaningful?

pg 191: "So you protected yourself and loved small... He knew exactly what she meant: to get to a place where you could love anything you choose - well, now that was freedom."

pg 194: "'You got two feet, Sethe, not four,' he said, and right then a forest sprung up between them; trackless and quiet."

Assignments:
We reviewed the quotes on the board and the reading from 180-195, focusing on Sethe's motivation, the reaction of the community and Paul D., and Paul D's decision to leave. We also talked about what Paul D could have really meant about the "four feet" and the multiple comparisons of Sethe and a hawk.

Notes from 180-195 were collected.

Homework:
Read up to page 222 by Monday.
30 Word Maps due tomorrow for Vocabulary Quiz.
Beloved Part I Reflection due Thursday, February 4

Wednesday, January 27

Do Now:
Choose five of the vocabulary words and describe how they apply to your life, your personality or your interests.

Assignments:
Pop Quiz on pages 145-180
Review pages 170-180 as a class
Begin reading 180-195 as a class


Homework:
Read Beloved pages 180-195 and take notes.
30 word maps are due on Friday in order to take the vocabulary quiz. Word maps must include the definition, synonyms, part of speech and a sample sentences. Sample sentences may not be taken off of the vocabulary sheets.

Tuesday, January 26

Today, we reviewed PSSA sample questions on punctuation and grammar to help you with the Predictive tests this week. This test will count as a grade! We also reviewed the vocabulary worksheet from yesterday.

I collected the Beloved notes from pages 165-175. Please turn these in if you were not in school. 

Homework:
Read Beloved pages 175-180 and take notes.
30 word maps are due on Friday in order to take the vocabulary quiz. Word maps must include the definition, synonyms, part of speech and a sample sentences. Sample sentences may not be taken off of the vocabulary sheets.

Monday, January 25

Today's Assignments:

1. Quiz on Beloved. If you missed class today, see me to make this up. Notes from the weekend reading were also collected and graded.
   
2. Review pages 145-165 from the weekend.
3. Vocabulary practice (finish for homework).

Homework:

1. Read pages 166-173 of Beloved. 
2. Finish vocabulary practice
   

Friday, January 22

Class Assignments:
Finish theme/motif tracing and present to class. Read pages 139-145.

Homework:
Read Beloved pages 145-165 and take dialectical notes. They will be collected on Monday.
Work on word maps for chapters 11-13. They must be finished to take the vocabulary quiz at the end of next week.

Friday, January 15

Today, we reviewed the assignment from yesterday, covered pages 87-100 and watched the movie. Today's Do Now was a one-page summary of pages 87-100 using at least five vocabulary words. It was collected and will count towards second marking report. If you were not here today, get this done for Tuesday!

For Tuesday, you must have 30 word maps completed on the second set of vocabulary words. Each word map should have the word, definition, 1-2 synonyms, and a sample sentence. You cannot take the quiz until your word maps are completed.

Thursday, January 14

Today, your journals were due! You need to turn in 16 journals, one of which you must choose for me to grade closely. All make up work is due tomorrow.

Here is today's assignment. Tonight, you should read pages 86-100.

Tuesday, January 12

Important Dates:
Thursday, January 14: 16 Journals due! Choose one for me to grade thoroughly.
Friday, January 15: Last day to make up work.
Tuesday, January 19: Vocabulary Quiz on 50 words, grammar and Beloved. You must have your word maps completed for the last 30 words in order to take the quiz! Otherwise, you will get a 0 on the quiz. Word maps should include the word, its definition, synonyms and a sentence.

Homework Tonight
Read up to page 75 in Beloved

Monday, January 11

Today: We got 30 new vocabulary words. There will be a quiz on this week's and last week's words on Friday. We also went over the comma packet, which will also be on the quiz.

For Homework: Complete the vocabulary packet. Read up to page 67 in Beloved. We will be reviewing it tomorrow and watching the movie.

Friday, January 8

Homework for Monday: Read chapters 2-3 of Beloved. You should have at least 5-6 pages of dialectical notes completed.

Classwork from Friday:

1. Describe the relationships among Sethe, Baby Suggs, Paul D, Denver and Beloved.
2. How long ago did Baby Suggs die? How did she spend the last few years of her life?
3. What do you think Baby Suggs means when she says, “What’d be the point [of moving?]... Not a house in this country ain’t packed to the rafters with some dead Negro’s grief. We lucky this ghost is a baby.” (6)
4. Explain some of the different ways the baby ghost, Beloved, is described. How do different characters describe her differently? How does she affect each character differently?
5. How does Denver react to Paul D’s arrival? What does this demonstrate about her personality?
6. Who are the Sweet Home boys?
7. Mr. Garner brags that his Sweet Home slaves are “men,” but then also refers to them as “niggers.” Explain why this is contradictory.
8. Sethe describes a traumatic event that happens to her before she leaves Sweet Home. What happens to her? What part of this event seems to make her the most upset? What physically remains of this event on her body?
9. What are Paul D and Sethe remembering about Sweet Home? Why do you think Morrison gives us the information little bit by little bit?
10. What happens after Paul D yells at the ghost? How does Denver feel about this?

Tuesday, January 6

Class Assignments: Journal, Vocabulary practice, Beloved

Homework: Read Toni Morrison's Nobel Prize in Literature Lecture. Pay special attention to the symbolism of the bird. We will be discussing it and writing about it in class tomorrow.