American Studies 09-10

Assignments, resources, and Due Dates

Transfer your rhetorical essay into an outline format for rhetorical public speaking – due Wednesday, 11/18/09

Edit and revise your rhetorical first draft – due Tuesday 11/17/09

Write a 2-3 page rhetorical first draft – due Monday 11/16/09

Pick a rhetorical persuasive topic to use in your next writing assignment – due Friday 11/13/09

Read The Declaration of Independence and make notes about the writing style – due Thursday 11/12/09

Poor Student’s Almanac – Due at the end of class on Friday 11/6/09

Benjamin Franklin Notes from 11/2/09

Q1 Test is on Thursday, 10/29/09

Complete Q1 Review Guide by Wednesday, 10/28/09

Interpret Benjamin Franklin’s Poor Richard almanac for Tues 10/27/09

Define Rhetorical Vocabulary for Friday, 10/23

Open answer questions for P. Henry’s speech for Thurs. 10/22/09

Read Patrick Henry’s speech to the Virginia Convention and answer the multiple choice questions for Tues 10/20/09

Read “Celestial Railroad” for Thurs 10/15/09

Benjamin Franklin Interpretation Assignment

Benjamin Franklin Pseudonym notes and Poor Richard almanac

Patrick Henry’s Speech

Nathaniel Hawthorne Notes

Response to Puritans Writing Assignment – RD due 10/13/09; FD due 10/19/09

Visual DBQ on Penn’s Treaty

Essay based upon summer reading

Summer Reading Assignment, rubrics – 9/4/09

Universal Writing Rubric Information