Today We Will:
1. Get acquainted
with each other and the course
2. Interpret an
excerpt from a great American literary text
3. Establish a basic understanding of the concept
of deconstruction as a Humanities
lens
Introductions:
1. Name; 2 interesting details about yourself; How are you feeling today? Questions for each other? Let's help the new Ospreys feel welcome!
2. Who am I? Questions for me?
The
Creation by Eduardo Galeano
1. Read, read, read, annotate, annotate
2. Illustrate or create some sort of visual representation of your interpretation of this passage.
3. Group share/interpretation: What meaning do we find?
4. DECONSTRUCTION? (A good explanation of deconstruction...)
5. What are the binary ideas in this text? Where do they get complicated?
6. One paragraph interpretation (What does good interpretation look like?)
Course Description from Syllabus: Deconstructing America
HOMEWORK for tomorrow
2. Read syllabus,
share with parents, get it signed
3. Crash letter/permission