Course Recap for Wednesday, October 12

"Sonny's Blues"
We had a quick reading quiz and then we discussed the symbolism and the themes of "Sonny's Blues." We all agreed that the story talks about the importance of family and the dangers of drugs. We also examined how the idea of "darkness" functions in the story and what it means to truly "listen" to someone. The story also talks about the importance of music and art and how it helps us to better understand the pain and suffering that people experience in life. Then you guys wrote thesis statements about the various elements of "Sonny's Blues" that interest you.

Annotated Bibliography
Be sure to check out the Sample Annotated Bibliography before Monday. On Wednesday you will have to turn in your own annotated bibliography where you will list your four sources for the paper in MLA format and then a brief description of each source and how they relate to your thesis. See the second page of the Sample Annotated Bibliography to see what your bibliography should look like.

LIBRARY DAY!!!
Monday we will be meeting in the entrance to Waldo Library. You should have the piece picked out that you want to analyze for Project 2 and a tentative thesis statement (i.e. What it is that you want to say about the piece?). If you have worries about your thesis statements please e-mail me before Monday so I can look at it and give you feedback.

Homework
Thesis Statements for Project 2 Due Monday Oct 17th
Annotated Bibliography Due Wednesday Oct 19th
REMEMBER WE'RE MEETING IN THE LIBRARY MONDAY!

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