Spring from the Bluest Eye

After class discussion today when we looked at different passages that met criteria for the independent reading assignment. Select one of the passages we discussed in class and try to analyze it based on the criteria. I will give feedback on this blog to help you all see what is being done well and what needs more work.

Look to older posts for examples of how this should be done.

Remember the 8 different kinds of passages are:
a passage that shows an important quality of the main character (protagonist)
a passage that shows setting
a passage that shows the complexity of a conflict for the main character
a passage that shows effective language
a passage that shows something symbolic, or why the book is titled what it is
a passage that shows the character's situation at the end
a passage that shows why you like the book
a passage that conveys an important theme or insight the book conveys...

You may use passages from Spring or Summer... type the passage in quotation marks and then put the page number... then analyze the passage based on which one you choose to do. As soon as you post, I will try to post feedback on the blog. This way, everyone can see what is good and what needs work.

This will help you focus your analysis for your unified essays and your critical lens essays taking you away from summary and moving into analysis.

Bluest Eye by Toni Morrison

Please make sure you come to class with a copy of the novel by Tuesday, 1/13

The Bluest Eye by Toni Morrison

http://www.gale.cengage.com/free_resources/bhm/literature/bluest_eye.htm
Above is a synopsis of the next novel we will be studying that addresses issues such as:
racism
beauty
abandonment

We are going to try to get copies of the novel. Once we know what edition we are getting, I will let everyone know so if you would like to purchase it yourself, that is an option.