Monday, October 31, 2011

Article for Costal absence day -- Tuesday, November 1st

If you guys get this before tomorrow's class. Please print out a copy of the article found at the link below and write the next journal on it. Also, symposiums will be pushed back to Wednesday. Sorry for the inconvenience.

http://www.npr.org/2011/10/26/141699537/as-it-turns-10-patriot-act-remains-controversial

Thursday, October 13, 2011

The Tea Party

Do a NY Times topic review of the Tea Party and react to what you learned in Journal #7.

Monday, October 10, 2011

Occupation of Wall Street

The blossoming national news item of this week comes from the Occupy group protesting on Wall Street....to become familiar with all aspects of this issue, check out the NY Times topic page...read a little of all or all of a little, but try to become versed on this issue and prepare for discussion tomorrow. React as Journal #6.

Tuesday, October 4, 2011

Review of Family Introductions

Poke People: I could not believe that there were issues with this team until right before it presented. Sera and I really appreciated your stick-to-it-ness. Really pulled a great presentation together. Loved the Poke cards! Ideas were very creative and interesting.

The Name: Would've been better if it involved more family members. Watch "like" in speech. Parts were great, but overall, it lacked cohesion. Goals were solid.

Flying Phoenixes: Your intros seemed to trail off a bit. Watch how often you guys say "like" when presenting. Loved the power point and shield. Really loved the idea of learning from mistakes!

Monday, October 3, 2011

Cornell Method

http://www.uvu.edu/learningstrategies/read/cornell.html

Essay One: Due Friday

Essay # 1 How American do you feel? Explain.


Due Friday, October 7th

In a brief essay, approximately two pages, please craft a response to the above question.

• Perhaps you are a first generation American (like me) and feel more aligned with a home country and culture (unlike me).

• Perhaps you consider yourself a hyphenated American (African-American, Italian-American, Latino-American Muslim- American) and have a unique perspective to share.

Scarlet Letter New Deadline

Monday, October 10th