Transcript Nov 22 2013
GOOD MORNING! Please take out your books and notebooks, and copy down today’s learning target! Learning Target: Make connections between characters and plot details 22 Nov. 2013 “The more a daughter knows the details of her mother's life [...] the stronger the daughter.” ― Anita Diamant Agenda 11/22/13 Follow up from late start days Reading day! Take any notes you feel are important about character or plot developments. You can use your notebook on the quiz on Monday! Homework: Remember, you need to have read though Chapter 3 by Monday! Follow Up Thanks for your comments and conversations! Interested in saying more? Check out the link on the blog to submit a response/question/comment and we can bring them up in class or one-on-one. Your class period’s race cards are now posted on the blog- check them out…there are some very interesting, and sometimes surprising, statements. Yellow Raft in Blue Water Rayona is half American Indian, half AfricanAmerican Her mother, Christine, is full American Indian. She was raised on a reservation, moved to Seattle, and then brings Rayona back to the reservation to live with her mother, Ida. Rayona struggles to find her place culturally and racially because she’s not “fully Indian” Yellow Raft in Blue Water Multiple narratives so the reader must triangulate to find the “truth”. Quest for identity through remembering the past How does the history of your family (and/or the history of racial tensions/stereotypes) affect you? Conflict between the three women, yet they are inseparable Stories overlap to get the full experience communicated Struggle for children to separate themselves from their parents’ baggage (D of S?!) Males are alienated/alien to the female experience Conflicts between historical religious positions of power Things to consider while reading: How does Rayona see herself in regards to her culture/race? How do others see her in regards to her culture/race? What power dynamics are in place between different racial groups? How does her relationship with her parents affect her? Who has the power in these relationships? How has a legacy of racial struggle impacted this family? Reading Time Headphones are fine, but you should not be messing with your phone! Set the music and leave it alone! Don’t forget-you can take notes and use those notes on the quiz Monday. I’ll expect you to know details of plot, characters, and settings for the first three chapters (through page 50) Make sure you’re keeping track of your copy of the book-without numbers, it’s hard to reunite you with a lost book!