Composition: Compare and contrast essay. Follow a current international news story over the course of a week in the international media. Sources must include news outlets (print or broadcast) in North America, South America, Europe, Africa and Asia. While your sources will necessarily be in the English language, the majority of your sources should come from non-English-speaking populations. Write an essay comparing and contrasting the coverage of the topic in the international and U.S. media. Spring Trimester 5. Nature: What is on humankind? nature’s influence Foundation Text: by Ralph Waldo Emerson Nature, Supporting Texts: to the by Wendell Berry “An Entrance Woods,” Keel of by John McPhee “The Lake Dickey,” Wolf in the by Barry Lopez “A Heart,” Build a by Jack London “To Fire,” of the (from by Mark Twain Life on the Mississippi), “Two Views River” World Is Too Much with (poem), by William Wordsworth “The Us” (poem), by Margaret Atwood “The Moment” (poem), by William Cullen Bryant “Thanatopsis” (poem), by Ted Hughes “The Horses” Visual Text: (painting), by Asher B. Durand “Kindred Spirits” Assessments: Daily discussion: Small-group and full-class discussion of texts. Weblog: Weekly prompt drawn from texts on class weblog. Students must respond to the prompt and to responses. Responses must include evidence drawn from the readings. other students’ Journal: Personal rhetoric journal. Students will respond to daily/weekly reading with entries dissecting the rhetorical merits of the work, with examples. Quizzes: Students are given a quiz on most readings. These check for understanding of meaning and strategies. Quiz: Vocabulary from readings Quiz: Grammar from daily warm-up exercises, syntax discussions and/or reading notations.
Composition: Compare and contrast essay. Follow a current international news story over the course of a week in the international media. Sources must include news outlets (print or broadcast) in North America, South America, Europe, Africa and Asia. While your sources will necessarily be in the English language, the majority of your sources should come from non-English-speaking populations. Write an essay comparing and contrasting the coverage of the topic in the international and U.S. media. Spring Trimester 5. Nature: What is nature’s influence on humankind? Foundation Text: Nature, by Ralph Waldo Emerson Supporting Texts: “An Entrance to the Woods,” by Wendell Berry “The Keel of Lake Dickey,” by John McPhee “A Wolf in the Heart,” by Barry Lopez “To Build a Fire,” by Jack London “Two Views of the River” (from Life on the Mississippi), by Mark Twain “The World Is Too Much with Us” (poem), by William Wordsworth “The Moment” (poem), by Margaret Atwood “Thanatopsis” (poem), by William Cullen Bryant “The Horses” (poem), by Ted Hughes Visual Text: “Kindred Spirits” (painting), by Asher B. Durand Assessments: Daily discussion: Small-group and full-class discussion of texts. Weblog: Weekly prompt drawn from texts on class weblog. Students must respond to the prompt and to other students’ responses. Responses must include evidence drawn from the readings. Journal: Personal rhetoric journal. Students will respond to daily/weekly reading with entries dissecting the rhetorical merits of the work, with examples. Quizzes: Students are given a quiz on most readings. These check for understanding of meaning and strategies. Quiz: Vocabulary from readings Quiz: Grammar from daily warm-up exercises, syntax discussions and/or reading notations.
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