American Studies Friday, 22 August 2014 Time will pass; will you? 68 days remain in the fall semester. Today’s Goals: To practice writing and assessing a synthesis essay Quote of the Day: “Many a small thing has been made large by the right of advertising.” Mark Twain
Housekeeping and Recognition We are taking C-lunch today The course calendar has been updated and uploaded The Class WebsiteClass Website Are you monitoring your grades? Progress reports have been posted
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Homework Reminders Monday: Please bring in an interesting piece of visual rhetoric: an advertisement. If may be print or electronic (if it’s electronic, make sure it’s accessible) American Pageant, Chapter 6, “The Duel for North America,” pages Tuesday: American Pageant, Chapter 6, pages b. Guiding Questions due—tii upload required Wednesday: American Pageant, Chapter 7, “The Road to Revolution”, pages Friday: American Pageant, Chapter 7, “The Road to Revolution”, pages b Optional Guiding Questions due—tii upload required
Today’s Class Activities Your topics/positions Workshop Tuesday after school—first revision are due by next Thursday, 8/28 Synthesis Writing: 60 minutes Reading/Annotating: 15 minutes Planning (7-10 min)/Writing: 45 minutes break Assessment/Review The 9-point rubric The anchor papers Holistic assessment Your essays—self assessment workshop