Monday, November 26, 2012

PSPW 12.1 (first day after vacation)

PSPW 12i

a.  return grammar quizzes

b.  Outside reading #2 -- and senior paper assignment  [local solutions to global problems] -- list of problems to consider:



Food
Drunk driving
Driving age
Gang violence
Sanitation
Homelessness
Gender roles/issues
Tobacco
poverty
Bike safety
Drug use

education
Climate change
busing
contraception
overpopulation
Environmental issues
animal overpopulation
domestic violence
school achievement
concussions
athletic eligibility





c.  Overview of Q2:

Elimination essay (practice)
Elimination essay for real
I-search project (model for senior project)
2nd outside reading
Speaking: reporting research in an engaging way --
Causal essay (practice)
Causal essay (real)

d.  Strategies for presenting your elimination idea [tape for class #3] [focus on opening]

Rhetorical question
Problem/solution
Question/answer
Story
History
Alternatives/choice



HW: print draft of elimination essay and bring to class; senior paper book; start drafting speech for class 3.


How to come up with new ideas to solve problems: 2 videos by Steven Johnson

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