Tuesday, September 17, 2013

Wednesday, September 18th, 2013

Grading Policies

Circle
Academic.  Discussing TTTC quotes.

Ted Talk
8 secrets to success. Enter on Sophomore Career Project.

Vocabulary Review
Parapathia
Oedipus Rex
apprentice
rhetoric
Mr. Magoo
macro
micro

Assign Weekly Writing
Write a paragraph in which you explain what The Things They Carried is really about.

Daily Show

Video on Syria
We'll be continuing watching a portion of a BBC documentary on the history of Syria.  We'll be taking notes during the video to prepare for presentations on Syria.

Preparing for Essay on Syria
Why are we doing this?
1) Explain thesis and macro/micro 
2) As class, brainstorm our sources of information.
3) In groups, identify what we learned from each source.
4) As group, create a presentation in which you explain from a macro and micro view what you must understand before taking action Syria.

No comments:

Post a Comment