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Romare Bearden's (1912-1988): Image: Mood: Motion: Is Does Isthe theimage the painting painting somber? active remind or Sound: Does the image give off Use the five senses as a atheme. What are the people in the Color: Does one color you angry? static? of anything? Are aIsfeeling aware of angaiety? object? of brush a sound? ityou noisy? quiet? painting hearing, smelling, touching, seeing, tasting? predominate? Is it a varied palette? person? strokes, gestures? a place? Describe the painting. Setting the Scene Loraine Hansberry ≠ Harlem Renaissance BUT A Raisin in the Sun = lit. tradition of Harlem by addressing Racism AND Discrimination And Dreams Deferred Dust Tracks on the Road Background Autobiography Purpose How does Hurston’s autobiography document cultural ideas? Personal ideas? What is Hurston’s dream? How does she pursue it? Is her dream perfect? What obstacles exist? Z.Z. Packer • Well-traveled – born in Chicago; raised in Atlanta and Louisville • Well-educated – – – – Yale University Writing Seminar at Johns Hopkins University, The Writers' Workshop at Iowa University Stegner Fellow at Stanford University. • Drinking Coffee Elsewhere: collection of short stories recently published – eight stories – the antics of a troop of black Girl Scouts who encounter some [atypical] white Girl Scouts ["Brownies"] Setting the Scene ZZ Packer ≠ Harlem Renaissance BUT “Brownies”=literary tradition of Harlem Renaissance by addressing Racism AND Reverse Racism Unsavory themes = Unsavory language “Brownies” • Read the short story and ANNOTATE as we read – Make connections – Make meaning – Make comments • • Answer questions AS we read 1-2 paragraph response to the FINAL question. – Examples from LIFE and LITERATURE Take home Quiz Due Thursday