Do Now: Quick Jot
Write down some thoughts in your accordion book on your Chapter 2 and 3 page. What surprised you in these two chapters? What was your favorite scene? How do you feel about the characters? Turn and talk to someone close to you. Do Next Title your next page Chapter 4. Today we will be discussing the theme of Disparity -- what does this mean? Consider the discussion questions while you read, and also complete the prompts below: 1. Record one question or scene that you would like to talk about during discussion. 2. Record two examples of disparity throughout this chapter. Think about the people, the culture, the landscape, or even how ECM acts/thinks differently. Independent Reading Read Chapter 4 by yourself for 30 minutes. Make sure to take note of the things above. Discussion What are ECM’s first impressions of the South? How is the South different? Think about the people, the economy, the city, the landscape itself. How does he feel about these differences? Why do you think he feels this way? Please review the next writing portfolio assignment here. This will be due on Friday, October 8th.
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Course DescriptionGreat World Text is an advanced English and Social Studies course sponsored by the University of Wisconsin’s Center for Humanities. This year will consist of The Autobiography of an Ex-Colored Man, the landmark 1912 novel by James Weldon Johnson. Known only as the “Ex-Colored Man,” the protagonist in Johnson’s novel is forced to choose between celebrating his African American heritage or “passing” as an average white man in a post-Reconstruction America that is rapidly changing. The course will encounter themes of racial passing, multiracial families, and African-American music traditions.
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