Monday - Start Education Essay

To we need to look at "Shooting an Elephant" by George Orwell, and discuss your essay on A TASTE OF POWER.

You should have time to write the precise for "Shooting an Elephant" at the end of class.  Note, we will be moving onto Unit 2 towards the end of this week.  We will start a little early as we have two books to read.

Second Quarter: A Study of Justice or Civil Rights and Responsibilities

Everyday Use chapters 4-6 (pages 93-153)

“The Times They Are a-Changin’” by Bob Dylan

“Ain’t I a Woman?” by Sojourner Truth

“Civil Disobedience” by Henry David Thoreau

“Letter from the Birmingham Jail” by Martin Luther King Jr.

“The Position of Poverty” by John Kenneth Galbraith

“Notes of a Native Son” by James Baldwin

“The Gettysburg Address” by Abraham Lincoln

“Second Inaugural Address” by Abraham Lincoln

“How It Feels to be Colored Me” by Zora Neale Hurston

“A Vindication of the Rights of Woman” by Mary Wollstonecraft

“Speech on the Signing of the Treaty of Port Elliott” by Chief Seattle

“The Declaration of Independence” by Thomas Jefferson

The Autobiography of Malcolm X by Alex Haley and Malcolm X

Walden by Henry David Thoreau

In-class activities:

·      Analyzing appeals to logos, pathos, and ethos

·      Hand-outs on keeping a Dialectical Journal and OPTIC

·      Group and individual analysis of readings

·      Writers workshop – grammar and style exercises

·      Group edition and assessment sessions

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·      Film clips: “I Have A Dream” by Martin Luther King Jr., National Forensic League: Orations from National Championships, The Heart of the Game 

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BLOG WRITING:

Students will continue to write précis on selected readings and on all film clips.  Further, they will keep their dialectical journal on The Autobiography of Malcolm X on their blog so that it can be reviewed and commented on by the teacher while in-process, and by fellow classmates.  They will do 1 media write up (like quarter 1) every two weeks.

Writing Assignments:

Synthesis Essay on a topic of the students choice that relates to the theme of Justice and Civil Rights.  Students must use at least five sources, one of which must be visual – either a chart, photography, political cartoon, video, etc.  All sources must be cited in MLA format.  The essay will go through multiple drafts.

Analytical Essay – explained above, a response to a prompt based on one of the assigned readings.

2 In-class Timed Essays based on AP prompts.

The Synthesis and Analytical Essay will be graded on rubrics developed by the instructor.  The In-class Timed Essays will be graded on the AP rubric.

Tuesday

Synthesis Essay: Many high schools, colleges, and universities have set curriculums, philosophies, and teaching styles that are deemed important, and yet, every ten years or so, there is debate what what should be taught, how is should be taught, or what philosophies should be adopted.  Using the essays (at least three of them) that you have read, make an argument about how schools should go about curriculums (or course of study).  What should be taught?  How should it be taught?  What type of philosophies should be included. 

Monday

Today, we are going to discuss your essay on A Taste of Power, read "Education" by Ralph Emerson, and look at synthesis questions from past years.

First let us look at your MC questions in AP Classroom. 

HW: Write a precise on "Education" 

Wednesday

Today we are going to continue to look at EDUCATION for the next synthesis essay (this will be assigned next week).  We will read and discuss "A Talk to Teachers"; then, I will give you some time to either 1) Finish the MC assessment that you started yesterday; or 2) Write a Precis on "A Talk to Teachers".

HW: Write a Precis on "A Talk to Teachers" and continue to work on your essay on A TASTE OF POWER.

Tuesday

Today we will finish Chapter 2 of Everyday Use, discuss A Taste of Power, and finally give you some time to work on the assessment on AP Classroom.

Your essay on A Taste of Power will be due next Monday.  It is below:


Connecting Brown with Susan Sontag and Maxine Hong ("No Named Women") comment on the following: "(Brown) stands firmly against the masculinist, undemocratic rule of Panther leadership, while at other times she enjoys being a part of that absolute power. At times Brown supports the need for women’s rights to be a part of the Black Panthers’ future, while at other times that feminist urge is completely subjugated in the name of pragmatism."  What is Brown's ultimate message - particularly regarding women?  Is it inclusion, exclusion? How does it relate to the Black Panther Movement?  Why.  Take a side on the argument and using evidence from the text, discuss what Brown's ultimate message about women and race is?

Thursday

Today - I want to talk briefly about the synthesis essay, see where you on with the essay, and post the question for A Taste of Power.  This is the essay question for when you get done with the book.

Noam Chomsky once said, “The America that black people have always known is not an attractive one.”

According to Dr. James Herron, “In the United States our identities are shaped by Race.  People think of themselves 1^st as white or black or native before they think of themselves as “American”.  This is different than other parts of the world .  Using Brown’s autobiography – particularly the last few chapters – make a case for or against whether the U.S. should move towards a society where skin color is secondary? 

You must take a stance on the issue and create an argument using examples or evidence from Elaine Brown’s book.  

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Connecting Brown with Susan Sontag and Maxine Hong ("No Named Women") comment on the following: "(Brown) stands firmly against the masculinist, undemocratic rule of Panther leadership, while at other times she enjoys being a part of that absolute power. At times Brown supports the need for women’s rights to be a part of the Black Panthers’ future, while at other times that feminist urge is completely subjugated in the name of pragmatism."  What is Brown's ultimate message - particularly regarding women?  Is it inclusion, exclusion? How does it relate to the Black Panther Movement?  Why.  Take a side on the argument and using evidence from the text, discuss what Brown's ultimate message about women and race is?  

 

Tuesday

Today we are going to focus on the Synthesis Essay question.  Lets look at pages 74-85.

By Friday you need to finish a draft of an essay responding to the following prompt:

"Using the following documents on community service requirements in high schools, write an essay explaining whether you believe that high schools in general -- or your specific school - should make community service mandatory.  Incorporate references to or quotations from a minimum of three of the sources given."