1. Wed. 1/20 and Thurs. 1/21  Warm-up: research & MLA handout  Poetry review (finish poems from last week)  “I Hear America Singing” compare to “Chicago”  http://www.poets.org/poetsorg/poem/i-hear- america-singing http://www.poets.org/poetsorg/poem/i-hear- america-singing  Poetry quiz  Roosevelt’s speech, food laws, issues today

2. The Progressive Era  The Jungle’s rhetorical context  Muckraking  Background to the speech: Pilgrim’s Progress  Vocabulary: celestial, carnal, debasing, mendacity, knavery, assail  Shades of meaning discussion- vile, assail

4. Roosevelt’s speech  Read the speech and answer the following:  What is his main claim?  Explain one example he uses to illustrate his claim.  How does “muckraking” play a role in contemporary society?  What issues of modern times do you believe should be “raked”?

5. The Jungle’s impact  “I aimed at the public’s heart,” he said, “and by accident I hit it in the stomach.” (Upton Sinclair)  Special commission & new food laws= positive outcome for capitalism  What are the issues facing the food industry and its consumers today?  http://www.fda.gov/Food/ http://www.fda.gov/Food/  In a small group, create a claim regarding a food issue today. Provide at least one supporting reason for your claim, and one piece of specific evidence. Remember, reasons (premises/warrants) are different than specific evidence (facts, statistics, examples, case studies, etc.).