The theory I mentioned today in class, that Chris McCandless was actually suffering from schizophrenia, was suggested by Alaska writer Craig Medred. He writes: As a reporter in Alaska for more than two decades, I was among the first to wallow in the McCandless story, and I confess to early on thinking he was but another […]
Below are a few general issues that you should consider as you write your revisions of your Kelley analysis essays: Analysis means how and why. How and why. Need to avoid literal analysis/summary of any sections of the piece. Focus on analyzing her use of language and strategies, not telling what she said. Don’t divide […]
Despite the fact that we just finished the environmental ethics unit, I thought some of you might be interested to learn that those tight, cramped gestation crates used for pigs might soon go away in the United States thanks to McDonalds, of all corporations. From the New York Times: The effect on the industry will […]
Your prompt for AP Language this week is located here. Please make sure to do question 2. The analysis essay handout might be a pretty useful tool to make sure that you are doing the assignment correctly.
The Debate test over environmental ethics will be tomorrow, on Thursday. You may bring one 3X5 notecard for the test. You can download the entire packet of notes for the exam here or by visitng individual pages here. The test will cover: traditional objections to environmentalism. Thoreau Muir Leopold Carson Deep Ecology Ecofeminism Animal Rights […]