1. Class Announcements: Guest in class, be yourself.
2. Caesar's Column Writing Activity.
3. Essay Assignment Two
4. Merging your blogs and notes into supporting paragraphs/thesis for Essay Assignment Two
5. Reading Habits/Skills/Reflections
Monday, October 20, 2014
Friday, October 17, 2014
Note: Observer in class Monday
Hi all - there will be an observer in class Monday. Please try to arrive on time. Otherwise, be yourselves!
Wednesday, October 15, 2014
Blog Assignment for this week
Please respond to one or both of the novels we've read (or are reading): The Destruction of Gotham or Caeser's Column. You can reflect on anything, but I'd ask that you 'ground' your thoughts in at least one correctly cited passage (in other words, give evidence for some of your thoughts by quoting from the text when appropriate).
Letter to Professor with Assignment One
Reflection on your writing process: letter to the professor.
Answer the following questions in a brief letter to the professor. 1.
Overall, are you confident that your essay meets the expectations of the
assignment? Why or why not? 2. What was the most difficult part of the
assignment for you? How did you overcome it? 3. Looking back, what would you do differently next time? 4. What
writing skills or techniques do you think we need to work on most as a
class going forward? 5. How this assignment changed your thinking on violence in American history and culture?
Wednesday, October 8, 2014
Reading Schedule for Wednesday
First, if you have time skim the Introduction in the Ruddick edition (if you bought the copy sold in the school bookstore).
Second, ALL students should read at least through page 40 by Wednesday's class. If you're feeling ambitious, read to page 80.
If you haven't read The Destruction of Gotham, I would finish it. The second essay will ask you to compare and contrast these two novels. We'll talk about it more in the first hour of class next Wednesday.
Your first essay is also due Wednesday.
Second, ALL students should read at least through page 40 by Wednesday's class. If you're feeling ambitious, read to page 80.
If you haven't read The Destruction of Gotham, I would finish it. The second essay will ask you to compare and contrast these two novels. We'll talk about it more in the first hour of class next Wednesday.
Your first essay is also due Wednesday.
Monday, October 6, 2014
Thoughts on the paper
1. Sample thesis template
One moral the rioters shared is______________. One moral the authorities shared is _______. The conflict between these two groups is important because __________.
ANOTHER example
The rioters didn't always share the same morals, but some did; in 1837 and 1877, they both felt___________________. In the texts "300 Years Hence" and the Draft Riots, however, the rioters appeared to act according to the moral of ____________. By contrast, the authorities felt the same way across all riots. They felt _______________________.
SAMPLE TOPIC SENTENCES FOR THIS SECOND THESIS TEMPLATE
TOPIC SENTENCE ONE: In 1837 and 1877, the rioters felt they were acting in the name of ____________________. By ______, I mean they _________. We can see this in Joseph Headley's chapters on the riots. Headley wrote his text in 1877 in order to show ______. His main perspective is ____. At one point in his discussion of the Flour Riot, he writes about _____. In this moment, however, we can see that the rioters were acting _______ because [support thesis claim here]. For instance, he writes, "XXISIKDFKSD sdfsdlkjfasdklf asd" (Headley 54). In this quote, he is saying_____. This is important to understand because ______. We can here see the connection between 1837 Flour Riot and the 1877 General Strike, which I'll discuss below. I believe that ______. This also appears when _________. Some may argue that _______. They might agree with Headley that _______. I argue, though, ________. [so on and on]
One moral the rioters shared is______________. One moral the authorities shared is _______. The conflict between these two groups is important because __________.
ANOTHER example
The rioters didn't always share the same morals, but some did; in 1837 and 1877, they both felt___________________. In the texts "300 Years Hence" and the Draft Riots, however, the rioters appeared to act according to the moral of ____________. By contrast, the authorities felt the same way across all riots. They felt _______________________.
SAMPLE TOPIC SENTENCES FOR THIS SECOND THESIS TEMPLATE
TOPIC SENTENCE ONE: In 1837 and 1877, the rioters felt they were acting in the name of ____________________. By ______, I mean they _________. We can see this in Joseph Headley's chapters on the riots. Headley wrote his text in 1877 in order to show ______. His main perspective is ____. At one point in his discussion of the Flour Riot, he writes about _____. In this moment, however, we can see that the rioters were acting _______ because [support thesis claim here]. For instance, he writes, "XXISIKDFKSD sdfsdlkjfasdklf asd" (Headley 54). In this quote, he is saying_____. This is important to understand because ______. We can here see the connection between 1837 Flour Riot and the 1877 General Strike, which I'll discuss below. I believe that ______. This also appears when _________. Some may argue that _______. They might agree with Headley that _______. I argue, though, ________. [so on and on]
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