Mark Denning back tomorrow!Do Now | read Opal Viola Victoria Bear Shield to Part II Reclaim
Analysis | Little Black Book Your Little Black Book is a document that records your ideas, thoughts, and reflections from There, There. Entries into the accordion book will be connected to topics and questions that we study and discuss in class. As with all the writing you encounter in Great World Text, your Little Black Book should be thought-provoking, insightful, and descriptive in nature. However, this does not mean that it is done solely in the written form; it may include visuals, collages, symbols, etc. In short, the Little Black Book is a place to sift through your many thoughts about the world around you. Create a new section in your Little Black book for Opal Viola Victoria Bear Shield and Edward Black. Respond to the following prompts in both text and visuals:
Exit Slip | Using a stick note, identify a paragraph or a statement that speaks to you, inspires you, leaves in awe. Explain why it does. Put sticky note in book to share with Mark Denning.
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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 that investigates the novel There There by Tommy Orange, American novelist and citizen of the Cheyenne and Arapaho Tribes of Oklahoma. There There is a multi-generational, relentlessly paced story about a side of America few have seen: the lives of urban Native Americans. There There shows violence and recovery, hope and loss, identity and power, dislocation and communion, and the beauty and despair woven into the history of a nation and its people. Through these striking, tragic, and often funny portraits of Native experience, classrooms will also explore specific topics such as fetal alcohol syndrome, housing insecurity, recovery, and healing Categories
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