Wk 4, Part III of Toni Morrison's "Recitatif" (1983)

Wk 4, Part III of Toni Morrison's "Recitatif" (1983)

Review the key literary elements & respond to questions to check for understanding.

Week 4 Objectives:

• IWBAT identify key events, central conflicts, characterization, and setting in a narrative.

• IWBAT determine the figurative and connotative meaning of the language in a narrative

• IWBAT analyze how an author develops the motifs in a narrative through their use of literary elements

Open Ended

¶48: Who is James, and what is his relationship to Twyla? Answer in a complete sentence: James is Twyla's _____.

Multiple Select

¶48-49: Choose all of the details that describe the SETTING of part III of "Recitatif"

• Twyla feels insecure when she runs into Roberta and is surprised by the change in her appearance, and Roberta is rude and judgmental toward Twyla.

• Twyla narrates from a young adult perspective.

• Part III is set in Newburgh, where Twyla enjoys living with her husband and his large family.

• Twyla narrates from an older adult perspective.

• Twyla enjoys life with her large husband's family, where it almost seems they live in the past because things are simple and familiar.

Multiple Choice

¶49: Which of the following best describes the circumstances of the setting where Twyla lives in Part III?

• The town has not changed much in James' father's and grandmother's point of view.

• Most of the white people like Twyla moved to the edge of Newburgh to escape the growing population of people of color in the town.

• People lost their homes and began stealing food.

• Higher income-earning people were moving there and changing the neighborhood.

gentrification

• the process whereby the character of a poor urban area is changed by wealthier people moving in, improving housing, and attracting new businesses, typically displacing current inhabitants in the process.

• On Zoom, share your knowledge about gentrification and its impacts in the greater Los Angeles area.

Poll

¶61: Make a connection between parts I and/or II of "Recitatif" to part III of Recitatif." What motif or repeated subject will you choose to write about about on question #5?

• class differences / the difference between the wealthy and the working class

• race relations / how systemic racism affects the way people interact with one another

• feeling unwanted / feeling like an outsider

• maturity / how relationships change over time as we grow up

Open Ended

End: In 3-4 sentences, describe a motif is repeated and developed in paragraphs 48-61, part III of "Recitatif." High level practice: explain how Morrison develops the motif through symbolism and/or internal monologue.

What associations do you have with buying ice cream? In other words, what does buying ice cream make you think about?

Now, read ¶62-139 & respond to TDQs #1-6 with your group.

• Based on paragraph 84, make a connection between parts I and/or II of "Recitatif" to part III of Recitatif."

• In 3-4 sentences, describe a motif is repeated and developed in paragraphs 62-105, part III of "Recitatif."

• Choose the 2 statements that most effectively contrast Roberta's and Twyla's perspectives about their childhood memories.

• What could the melting Klondike bars symbolize?