10.3.16+and+10.4.16

**1) Symbolism/Symbol:**
=== A symbol is an object or a word that represent an abstract idea. In literature, a symbol is when one thing stands for, or represents, something else in order to make us understand something about the text. ===

Read: First Encounter of " Recitatif"
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1jsSBhebr-AXWUgUeK7VfUYIqugNBTvzXYmNjl0wBoK0/edit?usp=sharing

Collect/track: symbolism and examples of direct and indirect characterization (page one of the following document) https://docs.google.com/document/d/1eSIeDE9GF_m5wCZ-i9Zq2Lwx6J8mcz714N7d_v1BDw0/edit?usp=sharing

HW: Read "Second Encounter" and answer 3 of the following 5 questions in your reading journal. For each of your three questions, write at least 2-3 sentence.

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 * What do you know about both of these characters and their experiences since the last time they met?
 * What questions did the second part of the story raise for you? What are you curious about?
 * What patterns are you beginning to notice (repeated ideas, references, words etc)
 * What are some examples of stereotypes? Of institutionalized oppression? Of internalized oppression? Prejudice? Discrimination?
 * Where are you seeing examples of sensory imagery and figurative language?