The Handmaid’s Tale
by Margaret Atwood
Post-Break Assignments and Discussions
Color-marking Chapter 1, thesis, and identifying techniques, 1/15.
(Un)reliabilty Monologues, 1/21+.
Color-marking Chapter 16, Ceremony passage, (thesis and techniques), 2/2 [Supplemental material: How to Build an Oral Commentary].
Group commentary: Passage selection on 2/3; in-class work time on 2/4; groups must be ready to present their commentaries starting on 2/5.
Read "The Historical Notes" starting 2/6; complete work for discussion, due 2/9.
Handmaid's Passage Paper assignment, due the week of 2/16.