This Is Not a Story To Pass On: December 11, 2017

Focus: How do the final pages of Beloved start to heal its wounds?

1. Warming up with happy Monday thoughts

2. Rereading the last few pages of Beloved together

• Find phrases and lines that bring closure or resolution to a "wound" in Beloved that has affected one or more of the characters.

• What closure or resolution does it bring? How?

• What is still left open?

3. Socratic seminar: The ending of Beloved

4. Wrapping up with kudos, questions, and epiphanies

HW for the rest of the semester:

1. For Tuesday and Wednesday: Finish your paper/project. Since it's the end of the semester, remember that there will not be an opportunity for extensions or revisions. 

• Project People: Review the presentation guidelines.
• Paper People: Use the Monday Night Checklist; make sure it's stapled to the front of your essay.

2. For next Friday, December 15: Beloved blog due, along with all make-up work / revisions from the past 6 weeks. I cannot accept work after this date because I won't have time to grade it.

3. Remember that your final is on Wednesday, December 20 from 11:30 am to about 3:00 pm. You will need a pencil, a blue or black pen, and notebook paper.