PT2 – Brief Overview Performance Task 2 – Individual Research-Based Essay and Presentation Everyone will be given a set of stimulus materials representing a range of perspectives focused on a single theme. You will analyze the texts to develop a research question that connects at least two of them. You will then conduct research to select evidence to support an argument and present your conclusions. Individual Written Argument - 2000 words Individual Presentation and Defense – 6 to 8 minutes

PT2 – Brief Overview 1) Read and analyze the provided texts, searching for a theme that connects two or more of them. 2) Develop a research question based on the provided texts. 3) Conduct additional research on your question. 4) Based on your research, develop an argument in response to your research question and collect evidence to support your argument. 5) Write an essay explaining your argument and including supporting evidence. 6) Make a presentation to the class summarizing your argument with supporting evidence.

Tentative Due Dates for PT2 Assignments PT2 – Brief Overview Tentative Due Dates for PT2 Assignments

PT2 Stimulus Materials 1) Looking Glass House by Lewis Carroll (from Through the Looking Glass) 2) Extra Sensory Perception by Dublon and Paradiso (Scientific American) 3) 3D Pavement Art by Joe Hill 4) Attitudes Toward Muslim Women in the West by Lila Abu-Lughod (Interview with Asia Society) 5) The Historian as Participant by Arthur Schlesinger 6) Scents and Sensibility: A Molecular Logic of Olfactory Perception by Richard Axel (Nobel Lecture) These are posted on my website: jlutze.weebly.com

Homework for Tuesday Read the first 4 sources. Come to class tomorrow prepared to discuss these 4 sources. 1) Looking Glass House by Lewis Carroll (from Through the Looking Glass) 2) Extra Sensory Perception by Dublon and Paradiso (Scientific American) 3) 3D Pavement Art by Joe Hill 4) Attitudes Toward Muslim Women in the West by Lila Abu-Lughod (Interview with Asia Society)