1. AP English Language and Composition Monday, November 9, 2015 Sit with your hot cocoa partner!

2. Journal 5 minute free write

3. Due Carnegie OR Hardin précis (3 parts) Bullet-point pre-write Hand-written rough draft Typed final (MLA formatting) Read & annotate Rodriguez “Disunited We Stand” and D’Souza “In Praise of Empire” Partner-score & record on text AND rubric

4. Small Group Discussion Have a conversation with the people around you! Talking points: Which essay did you like better? Why? Discuss the subject of both essays, and then discuss the different thesis statement made by each author. How do the authors construct their arguments? What did you find effective, and what do you not understand? ***What is the relationship of the individual to the community? *** Collaboratively – make a bullet-point précis pre-write for EACH essay. Discuss your ideas as you work! Work together but make your own!

5. Homework Due Tuesday 11/10: Rodriguez OR D’Souza précis (3 parts) Due Thursday 11/12: Read & annot. Standing Bear “What the Indian Means to America” (CA) + Alvord “Walking the Path between Worlds” (LC) Due Monday 11/16: Standing Bear OR Alvord précis Read & annot. King, Jr. “Letter from Birmingham Jail” (LC or online)