1.
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Summarize
each of the chapters in two or three sentences.
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Choose
an issue or theme that irritates you or makes you ponder deeply. Write a one-page rant or discussion in
response: remember that a response-rant must always begin by accurately
explaining the thing against which you are about to disclaim. Be logically passionate and passionately
logical.
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Due
Tuesday, April 15.
2. Vocabulary:
1. Tryst: An agreement, as between lovers, to meet at a
certain time or place.
2. Ubiquitous: Being or seeming to be everywhere
at the same time.
3. Unrequited: Not given, rewarded, or felt in
return.
4. Untenable: Impossible to maintain or defend,
as against criticism.
5. Vicarious: Experienced or felt by empathy
with or imaginary participation in the life of another person.
6. Vile: Loathsome, disgusting; morally depraved or
wicked.
7. Waft: To move or cause to move gently or smoothly
through the air.
8. White elephant: A possession that is burdensome
to or unwanted by its owner.
9. Zealous: Passionately devoted to a cause, ideal, or
goal.
10. Zeitgeist: The spirit of the age; trend of thought and
feeling in a period of history.
3. Magnum Opus:
& This week you will begin your digging through books, internet sources,
and other sources of information on your topic and various sub-topics. Your outline will be an invaluable resource
for you as you look up key words in order to locate information.
& Next week you will turn in a list of prospective sources of information—a
list that includes SIX sources, two of which are books, in correct MLA
format--will receive 14 out of the 20 points (a C ). In order to receive 20 points, you will
include at least 12 sources, listed in MLA correct format.
The Calendar
April 15 List
of Potential Sources Due 20
points
April 22 30
Note-cards Due 30
points
April 29 Rough
Draft Due 35
points
May 15 Final
Paper Due (No late papers will be accepted!) 100
points
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Note-cards:
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Once
you have your sources, you will begin to read them and record useful
information on note-cards. I will
examine and grade your note-cards based on how well they meet these format and
content rules:
Format: Use index cards, either 3x5 or 4x6. On each card, include the following
information:
The name of the source, either
written out fully or indexed from your list of sources;
The page number, where
applicable, from which the information comes;
The outline topic(s) to
which the information relates.
Content: Each card should contain
information concerning one topic and should be from one page in one
source.
The information should be recorded in YOUR OWN
WORDS, abbreviated—NO COMPLETE SENTENCES!
No verbs from the original source should be
included in your summary of the information.
A few cards may include direct quotations IF you
intend to use the quotation in your essay.
Be sure to put quotation marks on the card in order to indicate that the
words are directly from the source!