Assertion with a synthesis twist

Today, you will write an assertion essay in response to ONE of these prompts:

A. In a well-developed essay, argue the value, or lack thereof, of a liberal arts education.  You may use notes and references from various readings and video sources from the education unit to develop your ideas.  (See sources list for how to reference these authors or speakers.)

B.  In a well developed essay, argue the value, or lack thereof, to earning a college degree.  You may use notes and references from various readings and video sources from the education unit to develop your ideas.   (See sources list for how to reference these authors or speakers.)

C.  In a well developed essay, argue the value, or lack thereof, to early childhood education.  You may use notes and references from various readings and video sources from the education unit to develop your ideas.   (See sources list for how to reference these authors or speakers.)

*Additional source not on list:
John Poole, NPR Ed  "What Does High-Quality Preschool Look Like?" (short video clip with words that popped up)

Education Unit Readings for this week

For Tuesday, go to this site and choose two quotes from different sections about Jefferson's beliefs concerning education and its importance in our society.  Come to class with these selected quotes on Tuesday.

For Wednesday, come to class with a summary of important points and ideas offered in the two brief articles you read.  Be prepared to explain the purpose and main points of these articles to classmates.

From THIS SITE, please read assigned article, and prepare to teach others about what you read.  Focus on meaning and purpose, and how the author supports and develops points.
#1-6 read article by King
#7-12 read article by May
#13-18 read article by Julius
#19-25 read article by Agnamba
#26-31 read article by Preston

Then, go under SUGGESTED READING, read assigned article, and prepare to teach others about what you read.  Focus on meaning and purpose, and how the author supports and develops points.
#1-6 read article by Sanchez and Turner
#7-12 read article by Singh
#13-18 read article by Klein
#19-25 read article by Albright
#26-31 read "History of Early Childhood Education" by Sarah Lipoff 

Please read and annotate this article for Thursday:
"The Economics of Inequality" by Heckman
In class on Thursday, we will also be watching this TED talk.

Application Activity Two

Please work on Application Activity Two and use the writing you have just completed in the independent end response or a different writing of your choice for the "recent writing" portion.
I have chosen not to assign you an author, but rather will offer you this list of suggested authors, if you are having trouble picking from the 20 on the site:

• Margaret Atwood
• Joyce Carol Oates
• Joss Whedon
• Jack Kerouac
• Elmore Leonard
• Neil Gaiman
• Strunk & White
• Tracy Kidder and Richard Todd

When done with this activity, weekend homework is to study vocabulary words (remainder of schemes)-- quiz next week on 2/16:

parenthesis, ellipsis, asyndeton, appositives (studied this week in class as well)

assonance
climax

alliteration

anaphora

epistrophe

anadiplosis

Independent End Response for Activity One

This will be due on Thursday, 2/9, and can be handwritten or typed to be submitted via email.

Write your own essay about a place of importance to you, or as a continuation of the writing you started already.  

• Choose one new stylistic technique from the piece you read to replicate within your writing.  
• Then,  choose one vocabulary term studied this semester to also intentionally include in your writing.  

At the end, describe the two techniques you used and why you chose each one of these for this essay in particular.  How do these two techniques complement your own writing style? 

Education Reading for next week

Please read these articles to use in discussion for next week.  These readings should be done by Tuesday, 2/7.

Read this article and these short summaries, and take notes on how public education has evolved in our country.

Then, go on to read David Kirp's "How to Fix the Country's Failing Schools. And How Not To". Take notes on the methods Kirp says were used, and if or why they were successful, and then if you think that result will continue long-term.

Thursday work

Following your quiz, please work on Application Activity One.  

You may put your answers on this doc as a PDF or write them on lined paper.

After that, please spend some time learning what is happening in our world today, and the role you see rhetoric playing in these occurrences.