1. R EVELATION BY F LANNERY O’C ONNOR Process Analysis/Division and Classification Activity

2. S TEP 1: R EAD THE S TORY Riverside Reader, p. 258-281

3. W ARMUP Read “Revelation” on pp. 258-281 What is the school's 'social hierarchy'? Discuss with people at your table. Together, make a list of several different categories (5-7). You may focus on student social categories/divisions, or include teachers/administrators in your structure.

4. S TEP 2: I DENTIFY THE D IVISIONS Mrs. Turbin has a vast and complicated system of Dividing and Classifying people. List these categories on a piece of paper. Include one-two sentence descriptions of each category.

5. S TEP 3: H OW DOES THE STORY HELP ? Looking at the structure of the story, how has Flannery O’Connor crafted the piece to aide in understanding Mrs. Turbin’s categories? What do you think her goal was in writing the piece this way?

6. S TEP 4: I LLUSTRATE THE P ROCESS Create a Flowchart (from your Process Analysis days) which illustrates Mrs. Turbin’s decision making process. Remember, each box on a flowchart represents a question which should have a yes or no answer. The yes or no should ultimately impact where a person is sorted.

7. S TEP 5: I LLUSTRATE YOUR P ROCESS What steps did you use in dividing and classifying people into the categories you came up with for the warm-up activity? Create a flowchart which illustrates this process.

8. S TEP 6: S HOW US THE P ROCESS You and your group will present your flowcharts to the class in a five minute presentation. Format: Powerpoint, poster board, be creative! Your grade will reflect: Analysis of Turbin’s system Analysis of Your system Participation of all group members And last but not least… we will draw a random character description or name from a box, and you will be tasked with sorting them during your presentation.