1. LQ: Can I understand how social and historical context shapes a novel?
Key words: social context, historical context, Jim Crow laws, Slavery, Civil Rights, Quilting, Blues,circumcision/scarification, Deep South, Harlem Renaissance, stereotype,
LQ: Can I understand how social and historical context shapes a novel?

2. Outstanding progress Band 4
AO4 – Demonstrate understanding of the significance and influence of the contexts in which literary texts are written and received
Outstanding progress Band 4
a. Communicate a mature understanding of the relationships between literary texts and their contexts
b. comment in a sophisticated manner on the influence of culture, text type, literary genre or historical period on the ways in which literary texts were written and were – and are- received.
Excellent progress Band 3
a. Communicate understanding of the relationships between literary texts and their
contexts
b. Comment appropriately on the influence of culture, text type, literary genre or historical period on ways in which literary texts were written and were – and are - received.
Good progress Band2
a. Communicate some basic understanding of context through description of culture, text type, literary genre or historical period. 2

3. Key words: social context, historical context, Jim Crow laws, Slavery, Civil Rights, Quilting, Blues,circumcision/scarification, Deep South, Harlem Renaissance, stereotype,
Alice Walker’s novel is one of the most prolific of the 20th century. This is what she has to say about it.
Ext: Do you have a family story of your own that reveals something of the struggle for identity?

4. Key words: social context, historical context, Jim Crow laws, Slavery, Civil Rights, Quilting, Blues,circumcision/scarification, Deep South, Harlem Renaissance, stereotype,
Look at the images on the next few slides – what do they tell us about the context of the novel?

6. EFO

7. EFO

8. Jesse Owens:
He participated in the 1936 Summer Olympics in Berlin, Germany, where he achieved international fame by winning four gold medals in running.
- Hitler shook hands only with the German victors and then left the stadium. Olympic officials then insisted Hitler greet each and every medalist or none at all. Hitler opted for the latter and skipped all further medal presentations.

9. Key words: social context, historical context, Jim Crow laws, Slavery, Civil Rights, Quilting, Blues,circumcision/scarification, Deep South, Harlem Renaissance, stereotype,
CONTEXT
Around the room there are various contextual information sheets. Read each one and make notes of the most important points.
Return to your groups and compare notes. For each contextual factor decide on the two most important points.

10. Key words: social context, historical context, Jim Crow laws, Slavery, Civil Rights, Quilting, Blues,circumcision/scarification, Deep South, Harlem Renaissance, stereotype,
What have you learned about the struggle for identity AND/OR Walker’s context for the novel?
Ext: What predictions can you make about the novel? What questions do you have?

11. Research one of the following aspects of context: Slavery
Key words: social context, historical context, Jim Crow laws, Slavery, Civil Rights, Quilting, Blues,circumcision/scarification, Deep South, Harlem Renaissance, stereotype,
HOMEWORK:
Research one of the following aspects of context:
Slavery
Civil Rights movement
Quilting
Blues singers
Status of women at the turn of the century
Female circumcision/scarification
Geography of America’s Deep South
The Harlem Renaissance
Alice Walker
Produce 1 side A4 with pictures, diagrams etc for collation and photo-copying for whole class.

12. Outstanding progress Band 4
AO4 – Demonstrate understanding of the significance and influence of the contexts in which literary texts are written and received
Outstanding progress Band 4
a. Communicate a mature understanding of the relationships between literary texts and their contexts
b. comment in a sophisticated manner on the influence of culture, text type, literary genre or historical period on the ways in which literary texts were written and were – and are- received.
Excellent progress Band 3
a. Communicate understanding of the relationships between literary texts and their
contexts
b. Comment appropriately on the influence of culture, text type, literary genre or historical period on ways in which literary texts were written and were – and are - received.
Good progress Band2
a. Communicate some basic understanding of context through description of culture, text type, literary genre or historical period. 12