MONDAY
THESIS WITH 3 EXAMPLES DUE TODAY: work in class (editing) & get help from Shaull
turn in article: from Friday (impact of Egypt's Revolution)
TUESDAY
give ONE example of Vitriolic Rhetoric: bring to class be prepared to explain your example
WEDNESDAY
Review Day: We will be discussing the following questions on Thursday:
Was it a random act carried out by a mentally unbalanced constituent?
was it the direction the country is headed or presence of partisan politics?
Or, as some have argued, was it the heated rhetoric leading up to and following the November 2010 elections?
you MUST come with an article on vitriolic Rhetoric--Close Read it and be prepared to talk about what people are saying about the issue.
THURSDAY
Discussion: you must give at least one idea with evidence or you write a 5 paragraph essay by Friday. We will do a fish bowl discussion--I will split the class into two groups. You will then choose an inner and outer circle---taking specific notes throughout to help with the Post-reflection due the next day- FRIDAY.
FRIDAY
DUE POST-REFLECTION
Use specifics from the discussion
2 PARAGRAPHS: FIRST)What was discussed? topics with ex. SECOND)2 parts: 1)How did the group do? evaluation 2) How did you do? evaluation
UPDATE: EGYPTIAN REVOLUTION
We watched two videos on the update of the past two days in Egypt---then by MONDAY you write down in a couple of sentences with a SOURCE what is GOING ON NOW--what is the latest with Mubarak?
