Abstract
This workshop focuses on investigating the historical background of a fictional novel to develop a research paper based on this text to world connection. Students read The Bluest Eye which makes several allusions to the world of segregation and racism in the 1940s. Over several weeks students prewrite, develop an outline and research a societal problem evident in Morrison’s novel. Under the controlling idea of “social change” they develop a thesis statement exploring segregation, violence against women or the Great Migration. Common Core Standards drive the students’ reading research and writing process. Facilitator models the curriculum plan, student portfolios and artifacts with participants. Session includes interactive activity and Power Point presentation.
Connecting to Write the Research Paper: History Behind the Bluest Eye
Room 212
This workshop focuses on investigating the historical background of a fictional novel to develop a research paper based on this text to world connection. Students read The Bluest Eye which makes several allusions to the world of segregation and racism in the 1940s. Over several weeks students prewrite, develop an outline and research a societal problem evident in Morrison’s novel. Under the controlling idea of “social change” they develop a thesis statement exploring segregation, violence against women or the Great Migration. Common Core Standards drive the students’ reading research and writing process. Facilitator models the curriculum plan, student portfolios and artifacts with participants. Session includes interactive activity and Power Point presentation.
