Due Tuesday

Please read the memoir excerpt from Zitkala Sa (pages 935-940 in the white book). I would encourage you to ponder the questions at the end of the passage as well as the portraits.

For Wednesday, please have your research paper "observation" ready to submit. The powerpoint from in class today is available here.

Study Guide

Here is an early draft of your semester 1 study guide. I don't anticipate it changing too much...I hope.

John Brown Articles due Tuesday, 1/17

You will be reading the John Brown articles in your white book and considering the question: is John Brown best seen as a patriot or a terrorist? (731-754). You will be gathering evidence from your articles on a 4 quadrant chart that you will turn in for points. The evidence that you list should be a combination of paraphrase and direct quotations and contain a parenthetical citation of author and page number. Each quadrant concept is explained in more detail below.

Patriot:

In this quadrant, you will list evidence from your articles supporting the claim that John Brown and his actions should be seen as patriotic.

Terrorist:

In this quadrant, you will list evidence from your articles supporting the claim that John Brown and his actions should be seen as terrorism.

Refutations and outside examples that support Patriotism:

In this quadrant you are going to list examples from your articles where you refute the evidence the writer gives you. In other words, your author is claiming he is a terrorist, but you are going to refute your author's claim and thereby prove that he is actually better seen as a patriot.

You are also going to try to find a relevant example from another time or place in history that you will compare to Brown and allow you to prove that he was a patriot.

Refutations and outside examples that support Terrorist

In this quadrant you are going to list examples from your article where you refute the evidence the writer gives you. In other words, they are claiming he is a patriot, but you are going to refute your author's claim and thereby prove that he is actually better seen as a terrorist.

You are also going to try to find a relevant example from another time or place in history that you will compare to Brown and allow you to prove that he was a terrorist.

Synthesis Samples

Many high schools, colleges, and universities have honor codes or honor systems: sets of rules or principles that are
intended to cultivate integrity. These rules or principles often take the form of written positions on practices like
cheating, stealing, and plagiarizing as well as on the consequences of violating the established codes.
Carefully read the following six sources, including the introductory information for each source. Then synthesize
information from at least three of the sources and incorporate it into a coherent, well-developed argument for your
own position on whether your school should establish, maintain, revise, or eliminate an honor code or honor system.
Your argument should be the focus of your essay. Use the sources to develop your argument and explain the
reasoning for it. Avoid merely summarizing the sources. Indicate clearly which sources you are drawing from,
whether through direct quotation, paraphrase, or summary. You may cite the sources as Source A, Source B, etc.,
or by using the descriptions in parentheses.

Source A (cartoon)
Source B (Vangelli)
Source C (Dirmeyer and Cartwright)
Source D (Kahn)
Source E (table)
Source F (McCabe and Pavela)



Synthesis Scoring Guide: Honor Code

Synthesis Samples: Honor Code

Synthesis Essay Information

Some information to help you get started on your synthesis essay is available here. Thank you for being patient and enjoy the rest of your break!

Happy Vacation!

We are still reading through chapter 33 of Huck Finn during break. In a few days, I may activate some forum discussions so we can at least have a place to check in since our discussion was cut short.

The documents for your synthesis essay are available here I will also be posting information in a few days about how to approach writing this style of essay.

The rough draft of the synthesis essay will be due on Thursday 1/5 (instead of Wednesday) due to Chrome book availability. Because of that, let's have the final copy be due on Monday, 1/9. There is not a problem moving the due date, but you need to be aware that there will also be reading responsibilities that weekend, so plan carefully.

Reading for 12/12-12/16

The reading for Huck Finn will be broken down as follows. Many of you will want to read farther than chapter 5 this weekend especially if you tend to be busy during the week.

Due Tuesday: 1-5
Due Wednesday: 6-9
Due Friday 10-18

The following concepts and the role they play are important in understanding the novel. Please read with them in mind, and choose several that you will specifically trace by highlighting or post-it-ing in your text.

Superstition
Parents
Women
Religion
Education
Class Consciousness
Racial Identity
Clothing
Money/Wealth
Self-Identity
Landscape/nature
Protectiveness
Deceptions
Search for approval
Romanticism