Toni Morrison & The Song of Solomon
In the library, please conduct the following research. Jot down the answers on a separate sheet of paper to turn in as participation credit. The poem/story can be completed and turned in with your portfolio.
Research Toni Morrison on the web. Who is she, what else has she written, what awards has she won. In other words, what makes her a good role model for your own writing?
When you have done so, please add a post-it note on Wallwisher.com. You can find the link here. Double click to add a post-it about Toni Morrison -- the catch: you can only include information that has not already been done by others. Rearrange the post-its so that they are off to the side or in order.
Once you have completed the wallwisher exercise, please answer these questions to hand in by the end of class:
1. Where in the Bible can the Song of Solomon be found?
2. What does the title mean (or from whence did it come…)?
3. Who is thought to be responsible for writing the Song of Solomon (other than Toni Morrison and God)?
4. What main characters are found in Song of Solomon? What kind of story is the Song of Solomon?
5. How has the book been interpreted over the years?
Part II: Please go to the following website and read a portion of the Song of Solomon.
Read portions of the SONG OF SOLOMON.
As you read, collect words and phrases that are particularly to your liking, poetically speaking in your journal/notebook.
Use your list to create your own poem or get ideas to include a line or two as reference in your own fictional story. You will need to use an allusion or epithet (a part of the original SONG) to create your own “song”.
Also, look for lines that help you understand the characters in Toni Morrison’s novel.
Morrison's novel includes such themes as self discovery, the ill-treatment or abandonment of women, the metaphor of flying, money and class issues, African-American themes of identity, race-relations (both in a powerful white world as a minority, but also the relationships between black males and females, dark and light skinned African-Americans, militant racism, and how money and wealth corrupt or change people), not to mention love and devotion (to the self, one's family, one's community, one's race or culture, one's relationship with one another, etc.).
Research Toni Morrison on the web. Who is she, what else has she written, what awards has she won. In other words, what makes her a good role model for your own writing?
When you have done so, please add a post-it note on Wallwisher.com. You can find the link here. Double click to add a post-it about Toni Morrison -- the catch: you can only include information that has not already been done by others. Rearrange the post-its so that they are off to the side or in order.
Once you have completed the wallwisher exercise, please answer these questions to hand in by the end of class:
1. Where in the Bible can the Song of Solomon be found?
2. What does the title mean (or from whence did it come…)?
3. Who is thought to be responsible for writing the Song of Solomon (other than Toni Morrison and God)?
4. What main characters are found in Song of Solomon? What kind of story is the Song of Solomon?
5. How has the book been interpreted over the years?
Part II: Please go to the following website and read a portion of the Song of Solomon.
Read portions of the SONG OF SOLOMON.
As you read, collect words and phrases that are particularly to your liking, poetically speaking in your journal/notebook.
Use your list to create your own poem or get ideas to include a line or two as reference in your own fictional story. You will need to use an allusion or epithet (a part of the original SONG) to create your own “song”.
Also, look for lines that help you understand the characters in Toni Morrison’s novel.
Morrison's novel includes such themes as self discovery, the ill-treatment or abandonment of women, the metaphor of flying, money and class issues, African-American themes of identity, race-relations (both in a powerful white world as a minority, but also the relationships between black males and females, dark and light skinned African-Americans, militant racism, and how money and wealth corrupt or change people), not to mention love and devotion (to the self, one's family, one's community, one's race or culture, one's relationship with one another, etc.).
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