A Pretty Week-End Ahead (but read ONE chapter!)

First, although I wish it had been aired last week, here is a link to what has been happening to some of the old houses in Britain.  We talked briefly one day about the fact that the d'Urberville mansion where Angel and Tess spent their ill-fated honeymoon might already have been turned into the sort of place that could be rented out, because over the years many of Britain's aristocracy have had to sell their old family homes.  They simply cost too much to maintain these days, and some of the "noble" families aren't as rich as they used to be.  Well, here is a news clip on precisely that--with a special focus on Princess Diana's family home:
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/21134540/vp/37015118#37015118

TODAY IN CLASS
Some well-earned relaxation.  However, we did get started on Toni Morrison's Song of Solomon by looking at the first several paragraphs and noting some categories of significance:  TIME/CHRONOLOGY, GEOGRAPHY, COLORS, NAMES, RACE/RACE RELATIONS.

 (Note to 1st--I was sure I'd left something out, but I just didn't remember:  it was the time/chronology one.  In these first couple of paragraphs, there is no mystery or difficulty, because everything is given precisely or with clear referents to other events ("as Lindbergh had four years earlier").  But keeping track of the actual chronology of various stories will be a challenge you'll need to meet.)

FOR MONDAY
Either directly on your hand-out or in a book not previously annotated, do a very thorough job of reading and annotating the first chapter of the text .  At the break on p. 15, you can lighten up considerably on your annotations, but read carefully to the end and note enough to convince me that you really read it.

Bring your Song of Solomon text on Monday.