Today's Agenda
1. Ceremony Wrap-Up: What is one thing you’re personally taking away from Ceremony or one question the book raised for you? 2. Final Project Work Time
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Today's AgendaThe seminar prewrite guidelines can be found on the student reading guide. I’ve also linked it directly on this agenda below. I’ve included a copy of the entire student reading guide for you in the sub folder if you want a hardcopy. AGENDA
SEMINAR Pre-Write InstructionsSeminar PrewriteFor this seminar, I am just asking you to answer two questions. We’ll then use a slightly unique seminar format to hopefully help us focus our discussion and thus understanding on the novel. I’d also encourage you to scope out the “Additional Questions” below to help focus your reading of the end of the novel.
QUESTION #1: Go back through the novel and reread just the poems. Write a short summary of the basic storyline within those poems (bullet points are fine. don’t spend too long on the summary) Then, answer this question: How does Tayo’s own journey parallel those of the poems? For this question, you can either summarize in general how his journey throughout the novel is similar OR pick 1-2 poems and zoom in on what is happening to Tayo at that point in the novel and how that relates. QUESTION #2: On page 243, the final poem concludes with the repetition of the line, “It is dead for now” with the implication that the witchery could return. Thus, there is a sense that we need to learn from Tayo’s journey, from this novel, how not to repeat the mistakes that brought on the witchery either in the world or within ourselves. This gets to the heart of HEALING. Then, on the last page of the book, Silko writes, “Sunrise/Accept this offering,/Sunrise”. So, the core question for our seminar is as follows: What is Silko offering to us to help us heal that which may have caused un-wellness in ourselves and/or the world? In other words, what is the main lesson we are to learn from this text about how to heal? To answer this question, I’d like you to pick THREE passages from the novel, at least one of which needs to be from between pages 186 to the end of the novel. And using those passages, defend your answer to that question. Thursday, 12/2: Seminar Format:
Additional Questions for the end of the novel (just for food for thought! These may help focus you as you read and prepare for seminar)
Hi Stellar Students!
I am out sick today. :( Please follow the below agenda for today's class. We will be discussing Ceremony on Monday. I have some hard copies of materials available to you in class, but everything you need is also linked here! READ THROUGH items #1-5 all the way THEN begin working. Whatever you don't finish in class is homework unless you all band together and agree it was an insane amount of work and my expectations are ludicrous. (I will remind you, however, that y'all did sign up for an advanced class with Carruthless, you masochists!) Ok. GO! 1. COURSE CALENDAR: Please review the course calendar for the rest of the semester to see what the homework is, and the schedule for finishing Ceremony and completing your final project. NOTE: I made some changes to the reading schedule (you're welcome Kristina) given that I believe we needed more time to process this complex novel. Hardcopies available in class. Also linked above. 2. FINAL PROJECT OVERVIEW: Read through the entire final project description and jot down any questions/confusions you have. Email me those questions! Note the deadlines in red on page 2 for each of the steps of this project. Use the digital version only since it has all the helpful embedded links. 3. Gaining context on Thursday's field trip to FLC. As a reminder, we're heading up to the FLC's Center for Southwest Studies and their Art Department next Thursday to check out a few inspiring exhibitions related to our curriculum. The goal is to help you make connections to course themes AND provide you with inspiration for your final project. ONE of the exhibitions is a display of Chip Thomas's work. In order to get ready for that field trip, please do the following three bullet point items:
4. Read to page 76 by Monday and page 108 by Tuesday. Annotate (w/ sticky notes) for pages/ideas that help you answer the thematic questions posted on slides 19 and 21 of this powerpoint. Hardcopies of the thematic questions available in class and also linked here. 5. Take the class participation self-assessment That's it! Easy Peasy! Wish I were there with you guys today but looking forward to hearing your thoughts on Ceremony next week. Here is the link to this week's powerpoint.Here's the lesson for today! |
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