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15 each x.5 = 7.5 points

*mandatory
Keep an eye on:

Houses, buildings - a lot goes on here. Sometimes it’s a metaphor you should be aware of,
sometimes it’s the events that happen there

Nature: (The seasons)

This story explores love. Try to make sense of it. It’s kind of weird

Pages 1-58 Due Feb. 16

*What are your *Any personal *What do you think *Explain the
thoughts as you read connections with of the narrator’s concept of the
this first chunk? working in the rage? ‘outdoors’ (16-19)
Im confused what the confines of a white when she was The difference
purpose is of world? (toys, beauty)
deforming the dolls between outdoors
repeating that whole The only social media
fist paragraph about i have is SnapChat
and messing it up i and out is . You're
the house, playing and Tik tok , from Tik thought that was no longer allowed
etc. What is the Tok you can see that kind of weird, i there but you can
author trying to start all the most famous understand she roam . Outdoors is
people are mainly doesn't care for what you don't want
white with nice hair them but i didn't to be once you're
and eyes, its to the see why she had to there you can't go
point where their do that. In the part anywhere. No
videos are not even during the period home or anything.
fun to watch they are and they were Out there its cruel
famous because
freaking out , she and harsh.
they're “ pleasing to
the eye “ and
kept on mentioning
everyone wants to how whenever
look like them.So something
they can have no important or
insecurities. interesting happens
she's not included. I
felt that because i'm
the youngest so i'm
constantly being
told what to do by
my older sisters
and it can get very
frustrating.
*What are your first impressions of Claudia?

My first impression of her is I like her because I resemble her when she starts to talk about
dolls of Shirley temple. She shares she just doesn't get the point of why everyone looks up to
her. Or what he point of dolls are, they're weird and not comfortable to sleep with . She
doesn't understand why a young kid would want to act as a mother.

*Try to explain the metaphor “outdoors’

They're trying to say as a member of the community , its a harsh world out there and to live its
not perfect. But when youre inside youre in the comfort of your own home where youre not
judged as much.

*Explain the Breedlove’s ‘ugliness’.

This family believed they were ugly , it was unique because “ it came from their conviction”.
They would “wear it” because they were of color. Everyone sees them as ugly because of it

59-93 - *What game * One vocabulary *Write down a

is Maureen playing? word, page and word, phrase or
I think shes playing a definition sentence you think
sneaky game. Where Incorrigival(pg is important. Cite
she comes off as a
67-5th Paragraph) page
nice, pretty wite girl.
But i feel shes a girl
Yahoo: Word is “Whats a suit “ “ Its
that is use to used in Toni when you can beat
attention because Morrison's "The them up if you want
she was raised like Bluest Eye" on to and wont
that, she seems as if page 67. "Mrs. anybody do
she just wants Foster said he was anything. Our
popularity. When she incorrigival." I think family does it all the
goes up to the girls in it might be a play time . We believe in
locker room, it gives on words for suits”Pg 68
off “ shes trying to be "Incorrigible" paragraph 8
friends with
because poor
everyone” so she
gets popularity +
uneducated
attention. As we children say it in
know her mean side the novel, but I'm
come sout later when not sure.
she calls the girls Anonymous
ugly and black. One Incorrigible :
point her true colors adjective
come out 1. (of a person or
their
tendencies)
not able to be
corrected,
improved, or
 reformed

97-153

* One vocabulary *Write down a

word, page and word, phrase or
definition sentence you think
Melancholy pg 113: is important. Cite
1st paragraph: page.
a feeling of pensive Page 105:
sadness, typically with Ending 5th
no obvious cause.: paragraph.
noun
“Black people were
not allowed in the
park, and so it filled
our dreams”

*Pauline has a
damaged foot - just
like Oedipus.
Cholly was thrown
away by his mother -
just like Oedipus.
Why would Morrison
create such
similarities?

Explain Pauline’s
obsession with
movies

*Explain Pauline’s
obsession with
working at the home
of a white family.

*Explain the
psychology of
Cholly’s hatred for
Darlene.