Class notes for this five week section are:
11/4 American Exceptionalism Position Statement
11/8 Nation on the Hill Packet of sources
11/13 Syllogisms and Toumlin
11/15 Ranking Timed Responses
11/19 Sythesis Pre-Work Handout and Citation Handout
11/25 Ranking Museum essays and revise plan
12/2 Multitasking 200-250 word response
12/4 Ranking Chesterfield essays and revise plan
| Reading Journals should have 10 of
the following entries, without duplication, per five weeks: |
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| A 400 word imitation of the author's
style |
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| A 400 word retelling of one scene in the
book from a different point of view |
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| A 400 word discussion of the author's tone |
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| A 400 word discussion of one the the three
Appeals |
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| A 400 word discussion of a recurring
rhetorical device |
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| A 400 word discussion which connects the
novel to another piece we have read in class |
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| A
200 word argument response regarding a premise in the novel |
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| A
200 word character sketch |
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200 word response which discusses one instance of a rhetorical device |
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200 word response to a quote from the text. |
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200 word discussion on the diction on one page of the novel |
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| A
200 word discussion on the speaker |
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100 word statement of the author's purpose |
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| A
100 word statement of the author's intended audience |
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| An
Annotation of a two-page excerpt |
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| Instead
of a non-fiction book, students will select 8 essays of at least 3500 words
from the following magazines: |
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New Yorker,The Atlantic Monthly,
Harper’s Magazine, Ebony, Mother Jones |
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requires less reading, offers greater variety , and provides more convenient
access as all the articles are on-line. |
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text from back issues of these magazines can be found using the library’s
website: |
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| http://greenfieldhslibrary.wikispaces.com/Garland |
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