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Sequence 6: British & American Modernism
Class Discussion

“But he kept this knowledge of his fear thrust firmly down in him;
his courage to live depended upon how successfully his fear
was hidden from his consciousness" (42).

Richard Wright's Native Son (1940)



Prepare
: read text & P.O.R.s carefully before class

Speak: share your ideas, supported by textual examples

Write: practice active listening--take notes and create marginalia

Respond: argue, ask questions, and propose alternatives to others' ideas


 

 

 

 

Dorothea Tanning's surrealist painting Eine Kleine Nachtmusik, containing figures on a red carpet next to a closed door and a large sunflower
Eine Kleine Nachtmusik (1943)
Dorothea Tanning

 


Dr. Paul Marchbanks
pmarchba@calpoly.edu