In reading this story from “Poets in the Kitchen,” I noted a few things that really caught my attention. The first thing that I noted was Paule’s attention to the male novelist who visited her graduate seminar. The novelist ironically spoke of how being a female had its advantages because they “usually spent so much time as children around their mothers and their mothers’ friends in the kitchen during their ritual tea/coffee gatherings. It was Ironic because although she was offended and even “bristled” when he mentioned it, it was those people that were her inspiration to become a writer.
The second thing I noted was why she felt they were her inspiration. Paule wrote of how she and her sister sat at a table listening to the women. “They talked- endlessly, passionately, poetically, and with impressive range.” The women spoke of everything from their daily routine, to the economy, to their families, and of their old lives Bimshire, their hometown.
The third thing I noted was how the women’s conversation was not only a way to release the tension, but it was also a therapy for them. It was a way for them to feel in control of their lives. And ultimately it was those conversations “therapy sessions” that lead Paule to be the best writer she could be, so she thought, but in further reading it was also it was her sheltered life in the library reading and waiting for the women to finish their cup of coffee.
This is a very well-organized response. You make it clear what you would annotate. But how would you annotate these passages? And why? These questions are not answered.
ReplyDeleteNot sure what you mean about how and why? Could you please elaborate.
ReplyDeleteYou have the main points laid out very well. This excerpt was particularly interesting to me because I can see how it applies to my own life, even though there are significant regional/cultural differences between Marshall and I. How would you break down your annotations? Maybe paragraph topics (the three things you noted) as one category marked a certain way, and the supporting examples such as the quotes marked another way.
ReplyDeletethank you for your comment. It was difficult for me because I was not sure how to do annotations, so your comment and suggestion is greatly appreciated.
ReplyDeleteI thought you did very well in picking up the main points to notated. I am kind of in the same boat you are though, I do not have much experience with annotations. Everything you wrote above is very clear and easy to follow and you gave very good descrption of things. Did you do this all by yourself or in a group?
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ReplyDeleteWell in my group there were 2 other people. One person dropped the class in beginning and other didn't respond so, the whole thing I have done myself. Thanks for the nice comment Nicole.
ReplyDeleteRavi, I was just wondering HOW you would annotate these remarks. Remember, in the lecture I talked about different kinds of annotations: underlines, highlights, etc. What would you do where and why? Brian
ReplyDeleteHi Brian,
ReplyDeleteI don't know how to annotate at this blog site. There is no option for underlines, highlights, etc.
So I extracted the annotation part for all three paragraph as below:-
1) He spoke of how being a female had its advantages because they “usually spent so much time as children around their mothers and their mothers’ friends in the kitchen during their ritual tea/coffee gatherings.”
2)Paule wrote of how she and her sister sat at a table listening to the women.
The women spoke of everything from their daily routine, to the economy, to their families, and of their old lives Bimshire, their hometown.
3)She felt it was a sheltered life in the library reading and waiting for the women to finish their cup of coffee.
Let me know if it makes sense to you.
Thanks
Annotation is something that I think we have all done but yes seems hard to do in a blog like this. I think you did a nice job at trying to show us all which points you would pick.
ReplyDeleteI feel that you potraid this reading very well, you got across some very great points in your own expert. Wonderful job!
ReplyDeleteJennifer Reichow
You have pointed out a lot of great topics that happened in your reading! The group went into good detail explaining the topics they pointed out, because of that I really understood what the story was kind of about without even reading it! good work!
ReplyDeleteYou covered the main points very well and you need to give yourself some more credit, I believe you did very well and all on your own. Smile, its all done!
ReplyDeleteI think you made some excellent points. Usually when someone tells you that you can't do something it pushes you even harder to show them different. It is a great example of that. You really took the time to understand what was important to this woman writer and why it was important to her. I would definitly want to read this if I handn't already.
ReplyDeleteGood job Ravi. It's too bad you had to do the assigment alone. It always helps to have more than one set of eyes on a project. I also think that annotation is hard to do on a blog. Or maybe I just don't understand it well enough. I found it very interesting to ready your annotaion.
ReplyDeleteGreat detail with this Ravi, especially when you did this all by yourself. You stated the main points well with them being clear and precise. And there's enough information to understand what you wrote, and not enough to make it overwhelming to the reader. Good job!
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