Today's class period...

Read the article and apply Toulmin's model of argumentation...

Establish claim, grounds, and warrant

Claudia
Caitlyn
Taylor
Emily
Michaela
Brianna
Eli
Oceanna
Dannielle
Anna
Matthew
Josh
Ginny--see me for printed article
Kennady
Isaac
Esther
Morgan
Hanna
Jazlyn

After reading and discussing the article linked above, please follow these directions for homework related to the essay by Twain:

FIRST, BEFORE READING please respond to the following prompt:
Our way of seeing an event or a place in our life oftn changes over time.
Recall an important event or a place you visited in the past.
Tell about how you felt about this place in the moment.
Has your view of this event or place changed over time? 
How?  Explain why or why not.

THEN, go on to read and annotate the essay Mark Twain's "Two Ways of Seeing a River" and completing questions at the end.

Invention Journal

For tonight, please complete the INVENTION journal for your social issues book.  See prompt below.

Conduct a short bit of research on who this author is and describe him/her in terms of CREDIBILITY.  Why is he/she a credible author?  Where do his/her interests lie in bringing this issue to the forefront of the general public’s minds?  What are the motivators for him/her?  Be sure you have read the prologue or any other beginning segments of information, as these are often written by the author and may clue you into their inspiration or reason for writing.

 

Homework for this evening...

Tonight's homework is to create a list of Thomas Carlyle's assertions (claims) about work in "Labour" and to find a book you would like to use for your social issues project.

Read and annotate

Read Orwell's "Shooting an Elephant"and annotate.
As instructed today in class, this is found in your 100 Great Essays book (p. 456).
You may also use the link above to get to this story.