Post by Mr. Wells on Dec 18, 2007 10:32:23 GMT -5
At this point, you should have read up to chapter 20 in The Grapes of Wrath. You also should have read the introduction, along with chapters 3, 5, 6, and 8 in Fast Food Nation. Through our work and discussion, I think we have all come to see the various historical, personal, and political connections between these two highly acclaimed works.
For your final assignment, finish reading The Grapes of Wrath, and chapters 1, 2, 9, and 10 in Fast Food Nation.
Once you have completed your reading, you will respond to the following prompt:
Write a 1000 - 1250 word composition in which you discuss the two books in conjunction with one another.
There are many ways you can go about this. We have talked at length (on the discussion board and through some of the in-class discussions) about similarities and differences between the pieces, so you might want to consider that. You might also want to analyze the rhetorical devices each author uses to get his point across; you could write an entire composition detailing which piece you think will stand "the test of time" in terms of maintaining its appeal and the effectiveness of its arguments. Perhaps you would like to discuss the prevalent social mores that pervade the events detailed in the two books. If you need some more ideas, don’t hesitate to email me.
However you choose to synthesize the two pieces is up to you. You must ultimately determine what it is you want to say about the information you have read. This is open-ended in nature; the guidelines are mostly general and can be found by clicking on the rubric link for this activity (found below).
I STRONGLY suggest that you work on this at least 4 or 5 days and do so in Word or whatever word processor you choose. Please post the document through Google Docs. This will facilitate your responding to your classmates' postings.
This is due on Wednesday, January 2nd, 2008 and responses to classmates are due by Saturday, January 5th.
Note: As this is the assessment for Module 4, I expect to see some inclusion of the rhetorical strategies we have learned, discussed, and used in this module, including but not limited to: diazeugma, antithesis, anaphora, ellipsis, etc. Also, utilization of previously discussed strategies, such as asyndeton, polysyndeton, litotes, metonymy, etc., can only add to the strength of your synthesis and, therefore, your grade.
rubistar.4teachers.org/index.php?screen=ShowRubric&rubric_id=1392717&
For your final assignment, finish reading The Grapes of Wrath, and chapters 1, 2, 9, and 10 in Fast Food Nation.
Once you have completed your reading, you will respond to the following prompt:
Write a 1000 - 1250 word composition in which you discuss the two books in conjunction with one another.
There are many ways you can go about this. We have talked at length (on the discussion board and through some of the in-class discussions) about similarities and differences between the pieces, so you might want to consider that. You might also want to analyze the rhetorical devices each author uses to get his point across; you could write an entire composition detailing which piece you think will stand "the test of time" in terms of maintaining its appeal and the effectiveness of its arguments. Perhaps you would like to discuss the prevalent social mores that pervade the events detailed in the two books. If you need some more ideas, don’t hesitate to email me.
However you choose to synthesize the two pieces is up to you. You must ultimately determine what it is you want to say about the information you have read. This is open-ended in nature; the guidelines are mostly general and can be found by clicking on the rubric link for this activity (found below).
I STRONGLY suggest that you work on this at least 4 or 5 days and do so in Word or whatever word processor you choose. Please post the document through Google Docs. This will facilitate your responding to your classmates' postings.
This is due on Wednesday, January 2nd, 2008 and responses to classmates are due by Saturday, January 5th.
Note: As this is the assessment for Module 4, I expect to see some inclusion of the rhetorical strategies we have learned, discussed, and used in this module, including but not limited to: diazeugma, antithesis, anaphora, ellipsis, etc. Also, utilization of previously discussed strategies, such as asyndeton, polysyndeton, litotes, metonymy, etc., can only add to the strength of your synthesis and, therefore, your grade.
rubistar.4teachers.org/index.php?screen=ShowRubric&rubric_id=1392717&