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Class Ground Rules
Read all the assignments before class.
Keep yourself on mute unless called on.
Raise your hands electronically.
Focus your comments only on the question at hand rather than straying to other parts of the story.
Refrain from offering a review of the whole story or jumping to the end.
Discuss the author's story, not your own story.
Try to support your comments by referring to details from the text.
Listen to and respond to others with respect.
"I often begin by asking what haunts that person.” — Jill McCorkle
READ (at least twice): Jill McCorkle – “Low Tones" pp. 34-54.
An elderly woman reflects on her life and her marriage to a man now dying of cancer.
Think About:
The opening scene of Loris seeing the reflection in the shower door. How does this set the tone for the story? What insight does it provide us into Loris?
Who is Loris Ward? What is she going through at this time in her life?
McCorkle has said, "I often begin by asking what haunts that person.” What do you think haunts Loris Ward?
Who is her husband, Alton Ward? What was it like to be married to him?
What do we know about their son?
What role does silence play in the story?
How do you interpret the final scene in the hospital room?
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