what we did in class on Wednesday, July 29th

Wrote thesis statements, comparing two characters
Gathered evidence (at least 4 quotes, from different parts of the novel) to support thesis
Started analyzing evidence

what we read on Tuesday, July 28th

Finished the novel!

what we read on Monday, July 27th

p. 188-192

We also continued to practice writing comparative thesis statements, and started to learn how to analyze evidence, to support such a thesis.

What we read on Friday, July 24th

pgs. 164-167, 170-176, all about Soaphead Church, and his interaction with Pecola
We also started making comparisons, between Soaphead, Cholly and Mr. Henry

HOMEWORK FOR THURS, JULY 23rd

We’re going to skip some pages about Cholly’s early childhood, but you need to know that he was abandoned by his mother and father, when he was a baby, and adopted by his Aunt Jimmy, who died when he is 11-12. He knows his father’s name, where he ran off to, and wants to find him. You are starting the reading at the point where Aunt Jimmy dies.

HOMEWORK: skip pgs. 132-142 (start reading on 143, at “Cholly had not yet fully realized his aunt was dead”).  Read to the bottom of 153, taking notes on what we learn/understand about Cholly, from his experiences as an adolescent.

HOMEWORK FOR WEDNESDAY, JULY 22nd

read to p. 121 (stop at “So how could she understand?”), and take notes about what more we learn/understand about Mrs. Breedlove, that we can add to our character map

What we read on Monday, July 20th

p. 81-93: annotations must focus specifically on how both Geraldine's and Junior's behavior could have their origins in the concept of "colorism".