Nick Kristof, writing in the New York Times, describes an incredibly depressing aspect of poverty in America—parents deliberately pulling their children out of literacy programs to ensure continued government assistance: THIS is what poverty sometimes looks like in America: parents here in Appalachian hill country pulling their children out of literacy classes. Moms and dads […]
As you begin your work on the propaganda research paper, I’ve put together some resources you might find useful. This is a very demanding assignment, so please begin research and writing as soon as you can. The Assignment The prompt is located here. The first draft is due on December 24 at 3:00 p.m. and […]
No doubt fortified by a few days off and at least one incredibly large meal, you are certainly ready for some additional writing once we return from break, so I thought I’d go ahead and give you your next two writing prompts. Both can be downloaded here if you are feeling ambitious about getting started. […]
It’s Only History The Plymouth settlers signed the Mayflower Compact in 1620. Thomas Edison announced the invention of his phonograph in 1877. Ronald Reagan and Mikhail Gorbachev met in Geneva to discuss arms control in 1985. Argument Starter Since we spent a fair amount of time discussing articles and a film critical of teachers unions, […]
The test over the education unit will have two portions: one section of paragraph responses and one section of essay response.