Wednesday, December 23, 2009

BREAK!

Enjoy your break. You all deserve it. Just don't forget to qrite your rough drafts. Those are due upon your return. Tackle a little every night or two and it won't seem so bad. Don't save the whole thing for the night before we get back!

Look at that dog on the right.

Friday, December 18, 2009

Outline Example

Below is a link to an example of an outline. Use it as a jumping off point if you have having trouble.

Outline Example

Wednesday, December 16, 2009

Palestine Journal

Below are three possible topics for tomorrow journal entry:

10. What are your reactions to "Through Other Eyes" in Chapter Nine?
11. What point is Sacco making on pages 282-3?
12. Before reading this book, what where your attitudes about Palestine and Palestinians? About Israel and Israelis? In what ways has the book informed you more deeply about these places and peoples?

Friday, December 11, 2009

Source Cards

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Sunday, December 6, 2009

One Page Essays 12/9/09

1. Should people be allowed to fight and cause war in holy places ? carry guns ?

2. is it wrong for the Palestinian civilians to fight back against the Israeli soldiers ?

3. Have the people learned to love with violence, or is violence a message of desire for change ?

4. both sides are fighting in the same place for the same thing. How does this make it hard for one side to win ?

-- JL