10.12.17+and+10.16.17

WU: Title Analysis

The word “recitatif” is the French form of “recitative”. According to The American Heritage College Dictionary and the Encarta World English Dictionary, “recitation” and “recitative” are given the following definitions. > > > > > *episodes within a musical piece *often for one voice
 * The public reading aloud of something or reciting of something from memory, esp. poetry.
 * The listing or reporting of something.
 * Of, or relating to, or having the character of a recital or recitation.
 * Mus. – a vocal style in which a text is declaimed in the rhythm of natural speech with slight melodic variation.
 * A style of singing that is close to the rhythm of natural speech, used in opera for dialogue and narration.

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 * 1)  How might these help to explain, or continue the explanation of, Morrison’s title?
 * 1)  How is the structure of Morrison’s story like a recitative/recitatif?
 * 1)  Why do you think she gave this title to her story?
 * 1)  Does the story feel like a finished or unfinished song?

Devices/theme gathering: Use this handout to gather evidence that you might want to use in your upcoming paragraph comparing "Recitatif" and "Black Men in Public Space". You'll be writing around a theme that is present in both the story and the essay, so keep that in mind as you search for devices/themes.

https://docs.google.com/a/apps4pps.net/document/d/1PC0nsJn9Wwua9eJAhWyG9Bgo_CoBm3ef-e2KWq-Z_44/edit?usp=sharing

Here are both texts: "Recitatif" https://docs.google.com/document/d/1jsSBhebr-AXWUgUeK7VfUYIqugNBTvzXYmNjl0wBoK0/edit?usp=sharing

"Black Men in Public Space" https://docs.google.com/document/d/1hSBCKRMrIlplvSl8ONeC7Tpbr71GS5ZbqH9yUNjQXMs/edit?usp=sharing

Toward the end of class, I handed out the lists of devices/themes that we created as a class for "Black Men in Public Space". Scan through the themes and see how one would also work for "Recitatif," or how one theme could be adapted from that list to also work for "Recitatif". Here are the lists: Some elements are bit rough, but you can polish them up. https://docs.google.com/a/apps4pps.net/document/d/1vboyXnCCAO017ObNO28rudzz6uLvDrMSRiDjDbCZnKY/edit?usp=sharing

HW: Finish filling out the device/theme worksheet for "Recitatif" and start thinking about the common theme you might want to write about for your paragraph.