Education article readings and TED talk watch & respond

Please read your assigned TWO articles. 
Take notes on the claims presented by each author, and
then, at the end of the reading, summarize the article in a paragraph or two,
using a mix of paraphrasing and a few well-selected direct quotes/quote segments
to explain fully. 
Once you have read both articles, compare the ideas presented in
each about education
in a well-developed paragraph or two.
DUE THURSDAY, 1/30

1. "The Role of Education in a Democratic Society" by John T. Caldwell 

2. "What is Democratic Education?" (an introduction) by Dana Bennis 

3.  "Good Citizenship: The Purpose of Education" by Eleanor Roosevelt, published in the Pictorial Review 1930
4. "What's the Purpose of Education in the 21st Century?" by Valerie Strauss, published in The Washington Post 2015
5.  "The Big Picture: Three Big Goals of Public Education" by Bill Honig, published in Building Better Schools, 2016 

6.  "American Public Education: An Origin Story" published in Education News, 2013

Finally, watch and evaluate the argument set forth in ONE of these TED talk videos

about education. 
Before viewing, read about the speaker and take note of his/her credibility
to speak on this topic. 
While watching, take note of the way he/she uses appeals and visuals
within this presentation itself. 
Take notes on the argument presented and your questions/responses
to this argument.
Finally, summarize the ideas set forth so you can describe
this TED talk to others.  

DUE FRIDAY, 1/31

Inquiry-based Project for Second Semester study

I am very excited to introduce to you the semester-long inquiry-based project!

This project is dependent on you developing an essential question to study.
An essential question is one that lies at the heart of a subject and prompts further inquiry.
There is not an obvious answer to this question, and many viewpoints may be considered to arrive at a conclusion in response to this question.  This is the type of question that stimulates one to ask more important questions, and provides ongoing, critical thinking opportunities the more that you immerse yourself in study of the topic.

Here are some websites that might be helpful in the endeavor of crafting your own essential question to ponder for this semester:

• https://thesecondprinciple.com/teaching-essentials/essential-questions/
• https://www.teachthought.com/pedagogy/examples-of-essential-questions/

The project proposal linked HERE should be completed up to the section about book one and submitted on google classroom by Monday, January 27th.  

Please fill out this SURVEY about your intended directions for this project.  I will use this to provide final approval on essential questions and topics of study.

WEEKLY FOCUSES will help keep you on track and progress through this project.

Searching for books?  Use some of these sites and the suggested connected readings:
https://www.barnesandnoble.com/h/books/browse

Exam day writing practice

You can practice your planning approach to both the synthesis essay and the rhetorical analysis essay using Question 1 & Question 2 prompts from the 2016 released exam.

Synthesis Essay Work

Use the PHONE approach to write this essay.


DECEMBER:  Use THIS DOC to plan a synthesis essay using the sources from this unit.

Quiz Practice Questions using Patrick Henry's speech

1.  Is Patrick Henry using SCHOLARLY LANGUAGE, STANDARD LANGUAGE, and/or LITERAL LANGUAGE? 

Provide evidence to your partner for your reasoning.

2.  What is the TONE to this speech?  How does his DICTION (word choice) convey this particular tone and help to emphasize his PURPOSE?

Provide supporting evidence to your partner for your reasoning.

3.  Identify a few places where PARALLELISM exists in Henry’s speech.

    Identify a few places where FIGURATIVE LANGUAGE is used by Henry.  

Why does he use these examples?  Why are they effective in helping him to achieve his PURPOSE?

Exploring Language Development

GATHER INFORMATION— Record these responses in your notebook or on a google/pages doc.

First, read "Word Power for Babies" from Reader's Digest 11/2014.
1.  While reading, mentally note ideas of strong interest or importance to you.
2.  At the end of reading, write about at least two claims made in this article that further teach us about the significance of language in human development.  For each, explain how the author uses evidence (and what type of evidence she uses) to develop and strengthen the claim.  Include at least three direct quotes or paraphrased references to the article in your response.

Then, read "Here’s Why Your Brain Needs You to Read Every Single Day" by Brandon Specktor.
1.  While reading, take note of the various ways that reading can be beneficial to one's brain over time.
2.  At the end of reading, comb back through the article and choose two of the hyperlinked scholarly articles used as resources to support claims made by this author (hint: do not choose from those in the first paragraph).  For each one, read the abstract description of the study, and explain how the focus of this study ties in with a claim being made by Brandon Specktor in his article.  In other words, justify why this source would be used to support ideas in the article.  Copy and paste in the MLA citation for this article as well (hint: all of these studies have a citation already created for you at the end of the abstract).

Finally, choose one of the TED talks below to watch.  
"Why Language is Humanity's Greatest Invention" by David Peterson
"How Language Shapes the Way We Think" by Lena Boroditsky
"Txtng is killing language... JK!!!" by John McWhorter
1.  While watching, take note of the perspective this speaker offers about the importance of language in our lives and throughout history.
2.  After watching the TED talk, write (a few sentences for each will suffice) about:
--what you believe to be this speaker's main purpose in delivering this talk
-- how this speaker uses history to frame his/her argument
--ways that data or visuals are used to emphasize his/her claim
--ways that emotional appeal and personal voice comes across in this talk

Etymology

Let's learn about how our language has taken form by reading:
pp. 63-66 in the purple textbook & Bill Bryson's The Mother Tongue (excerpt).

Following this exercise, learn more about colloquialism and dialect by reading and then discussing "Say What?" by Bill Bryson.

FRIDAY'S CLASS PERIOD:  During our short class on Friday, there will be time to discuss "Say What?" by Bill Bryson using the questions at the end of the selection (3 questions about "ideas and issues" and 3 questions about "writing strategies").
If you will not be in class for any reason, please answer these questions on paper for homework and submit them to the class inbox on Monday.