IMPORTANT! The following assignment (the questions) is postponed. There are no questions posted! Just complete the analysis of King, Plato, and Thoreau for Tuesday's class. Thank you!
Today - we're going to share our opinion pieces -- summarize the central argument
You may continue to edit speeches or go to the following web site and find something to read: anything. The possibilities are utterly endless! Read something, summarize it (including author's name, date, title of piece, and source); include a quote or two in your summary, and then write a 1 paragraph response. These are due to me by Tuesday night at 11:59PM. Please submit them to turnitin.com. They should be typed, MLA formatted, and grammatically correct. Read the "Invitation to a Dialog." These are posted on a regular basis in the NY Times. The author take a strong stand on a particular issue, uses evidence to support his or her argument, and then encourages responses. The Sunday Times will post letters and a response back from the original author. Divide up the author's letter in your unit. Each unit, choose one of the examples in the argument. The letter provides a hyperlink to the supreme court case. For Tuesday, submit as one paper (from your unit) 1. The author's argument on this one issue; 2. The original law brought before the Supreme Court; 3. A summary of the Supreme Court's decision in your own words (this is the most challenging part of the assignment); 4 your response to the author's argument regarding this particular case in the context of the broader argument (that the Supreme Court's "tinkering with our political system has resulted in a" dysfunctional democracy). This is FRIDAY'S assignment! To be completed for Tuesday. We'll look at the replies and response as well. We may come back to this. At this point, I just offer you this letter, its llinks, and Sunday's responses as food for thought and potential fuel for your speeches. NOTHING WILL BE DUE. Peer Review Guide
Go to DailyOpEd and find an Op-Ed piece (a column or essay written with an opinion, usually an argument or piece of persuasion) that relates to a current event in your unit. Read the piece. Write a summary of the essay -- this summary should include the author, the title, the source, and the date. You must also include the author's main argument. You may include supporting details or quotes. Keep the paragraph under 10 sentences. For your second paragraph, agree or disagree with the author and provide your own reasons. This should all be typed, double-spaced, MLA formatted and printed here in class. If you cannot finish in class, bring the typed paper to class on Tuesday. The attached document provides suggestions for speech revisions. (Without having looked at your speeches first) Note that some of the revisions refer to specific sections of Strunk and White -- these have to do with composition, not grammar, so please don't ignore them! |