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Analysis Worksheet

Readings

• “Black and Blue,” by Garnette Cagodan (previously)
• "The Condition of Black Life is One of Mourning," by Claudia Rankine
• "Where Do We Go From Here?" by Isabel Wilkerson

Discussion

• In your own words, how would you describe the main point(s) of the essay?
• What conversation does each author enter?
• How does the author engage other voices that are present in that conversation? What, exactly, are the other voices present in the conversation?
• Compare what Rankine has to say with Cadogan's essay ("Black and Blue"): how does she advance Cadogan's argument?
• Select particularly important short passages from each essay and be prepared to discuss them.

Notes