The lead teacher for this class will be Amanda Rhyner, pre-service teacher from Edgewood College.
This college preparatory course will explore the fiction and criticism of Nobel Prize winning author, Toni Morrison. We will consider the complex ways in which Morrison approaches themes such as identity and the complex intersections of race, gender, and socio-economic class. The class will focus on two of Morrison’s novels, The Bluest Eye and Beloved, but we will be reading critical essays on the texts, as well. Although we will be reading and writing during class time, extensive outside of class reading will be required.
By the end of the course, students should be able to:
- Identify and analyze the major themes and motifs of Toni Morrison's fiction.
- Further develop their critical thinking skills and demonstrate improvement in their writing abilities by composing well-organized, analytical essays that illustrate comprehension of the major themes and close textual analysis
Student Assessment: Students will be assessed based on their attendance, participation in class discussion, journal entries, completion of readings on time, and two literary analysis essays.
Course Emphasis Checklist:
- college prep level
- discussion requirements
- group work
- independent projects (essays)
- outside of class work
- oral presentations possible
- research project possible
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