11.2.15

Discuss: 2nd Encounter

Journal: Memory


 * Think back to the first day of school this year. List all the things you remember--this class, other classes, friends, school climate, weather, food, where you went during the day, getting to and from school, conflicts, etc.


 * What can’t you remember?


 * How do time, experience, age, and point of view affect a shared memory?

Read: 3rd Encounter as a class. As we read, we discussed:
 * character changes
 * clothing/physical appearance
 * Maggie--how has the story about her changed?
 * age/memory
 * gentrification/changing neighborhoods
 * socio-economic status
 * race
 * family/marriage

HW: Read 4th Encounter and annotate the text to respond to the same questions I asked you for the 2nd Encounter:

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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?