Click on Donald Trump, and you’ll see the live link to the event on Monday. Also, anyone who wants to go to the film, Brooklyn, at the Terrace Theater on James Island, at 7pm today, you can use that for a public EVENT (not meeting). Similarly, the Trump rally would count as a public event.
Author Archives: Joseph Kelly
Office hours
Students, I have to cover someone else’s class today, so I cannot make my office hours this morning, Tuesday, 11-noon. My apologies for the short notice.
Final paper
Specifications for the final paper are available under the Papers tab. Be sure to sign up for a conference slot through Google Drive. If you did not get an invitation to the sign up sheet, contact me via email.
Friday’s homework
Expand your bibliography to ten sources and turn it in through OAKS by noon Friday, the 6th.
Monday’s homework
Create a PowerPoint, Keynote, or Prezi presentation that outlines what you’re going to do in your final paper.
You must have at least one slide devoted to each of the following:
- History of your issue
- Identification and analysis of your audience (imagine you are trying to persuade whomever makes a decision regarding your issue)
- Refutation of one stake-holder’s argument.
- Presentation of one of your own arguments
- Conclusion: your policy recommendation
You should minimize the amount of text you use on your slides: bullet points will do. But you should practice your presentation, so that you can elaborate on those points coherently and intelligently.
You should also make your presentation attractive; use visual elements to help keep your audience’s attention and to complement the content of your talk.
You have no more than 8 minutes to finish your presentation: I will definitely cut you off after 9 minutes.
Annotated bibliography
For homework Wednesday, due at the end of class: an annotated bibliography on your research topic that includes at least five sources, including at least one written by an expert with an expert audience in mind. (We’ll discuss what that means in class.) Review the Purdue OWL site for more info on annotated bibliographies. The length of your annotations might vary, but they should average at least 75 words, and each entry must
- summarize the source
- evaluate the source
- assess its value to your project
Use MLA format, and turn it in through OAKS.
Loewen chapter
What’s your reaction to the Jim Loewen chapter on the burning of Columbia, SC? Do you agree with his conclusions? Do you disagree? Why? Argue with each other if you see someone who has posted a response that you disagree with.
Homework
Due next Monday: write a 500-word evaluation of a historical monument or marker somewhere in Charleston. Your task is to determine how the monument interprets the history of this person, event, etc.; and to judge whether that interpretation is accurate and just. Turn it in through OAKS dropbox. Persuade readers you’re right.
Dr. Brian Norman’s lecture
Don’t forget to read Dr. Norman’s essay and attend his lecture (if you can). Blog your thoughts on the these as a comment here.
Research question
- What is “school choice” and how is it practiced in CCSD?
Hayley, Hunter, Caty, Madison
- where is funding for schools coming from? How is it divided?
Emily, Caitlyn, Sidney, Victoria
- How to create incentive for students to succeed? Do mentorship programs succeed? Should those be established in high schools?
Parker, Ali, Hannah, Wilson
- Is there a way to increase resources for teachers? What resources do teachers need that they do not have?
Heleen, Meg, Stephanie, Choral
- How to deal with behavioral issues?
Tanner, Phillip, Sid, Megan