Tuesday, September 28, 2010

Who's Afraid of Shirley Temple?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AjCFYpWDmfM
Shirley Temple and Mr. Bojangles
Hello oib class,

Welcome to our belated blog, a place where I hope we can share notes, ideas, questions and comments as we progress through the year.  At the moment, of course, we're deep in The Bluest Eye, searching the ambiguous images of Winter, from Junior's cat to the mysterious Maureen Peel.  This week I hope to keep moving through your presentations, deepening our questions about the "whys and hows" of Pecola's fate.   

A few reminders:
For Thursday, you should have a tentative topic for your "free choice" essay on The Bluest Eye, The Poisonwood Bible or both.  

Rewrites of DST 1 are now due Thursday, Oct. 7.  Please make an appointment to see me in dialogue if you plan to revise. 

In the meantime, I'm attaching a few crucial images and a movie clip for your delectation.  Enjoy and then...feel free to add a comment!