1. A MERICAN S TUDIES W EDNESDAY, 10 S EPTEMBER 2014 Time will pass; will you? 56 days remain in the fall semester. Today’s Goals: To review annotated bibliographies for possible revisions To give presentations on advertising analysis To discuss and understand the relevance and importance of the Confederation and the Constitution.

2. H OUSEKEEPING AND R ECOGNITION Paz de Christo is Friday! Thanks to the kind hearts of Sophie and Gabby… two more? The course calendar has been updated and uploaded The College Fair is Wednesday, 9/17, 6-8 P.M., at Chandler Center for the Arts. The Class WebsiteClass Website Are you monitoring your grades? Alert us immediately to any discrepancies.

3. H OMEWORK R EMINDERS Tomorrow: Ad analyses presentations, cont. Fun with Fallacies Friday: Socratic Discussion— tii upload required American Pageant, Chapter 9, “The Confederation and the Constitution,” Pages 186-198b—guiding questions due — tii upload required Monday: American Pageant, Chapter 10, “Launching the Ship of State,” pages 199-213 Support/Fallacies Quiz Vocab Log #4; Vocab Sentence Set #2—subordination and coordination— tii upload required Tuesday: American Pageant, Chapter 10, “Launching the Ship of State,” pages 199-213

4. T ODAY ’ S C LASS — PLEASE HAVE YOUR VOCABULARY LOGS ON YOUR DESKS Annotated Bibs—a quick camera glance—any questions? Yes, you may revise—due Friday. Issues with tii ?

5. A D A NALYSIS P RESENTATIONS You must take a quick note on every presentation: Presenter’s Name The ad, and something memorable about it Rating the presentation Today’s Presentations: Jade Jaylyn Jeffrey Jessica Jonathan Leah Lucy

6. R ATING THE P RESENTATIONS 7-9: This is a great advertisement. The presentation is organized and well-prepared. The presenter is articulate and knowledgeable about the topic, and hits on every applicable aspect for analysis. The presentation is interesting and captivating. 5-6: This is a good advertisement. The presentation is organized and prepared. The presentation is clear, and hits on almost every applicable aspect for analysis. The presentation holds interest. 1-4: The ad is adequate for the assignment. The presentation is somewhat organized and prepared. The analysis of applicable aspects is apparent, but weak in some areas. The presentation needs a little polishing.

7. T ODAY ’ S C LASS — PLEASE HAVE YOUR VOCABULARY LOGS ON YOUR DESKS American Pageant, Chapter 9, “The Confederation and the Constitution,” Pages 186-198 Guiding Questions 1-4 Mercy Otis Warren The letters of John and Abigail Adams—document book, page 124 Questions 1-4 Questions 3, 4, 5, and 7 (2 groups), page 366