The Spanish American War

Starter 11:  Interpret the rhetoric of the political cartoons.  For each:  What perspective is it advancing?  What ideology does the cartoon seem to be reflecting?

Group Work (Show me!):

1.        1.  Discuss Zinn’s version of events.  What claims does he make?  What is his bias?  How does his ideology influence his interpretation of this era of history?

2.       2.  Share with each other the findings from your research.  Did you find that other sources shared Zinn’s bias?  Did you find sources that seemed to reflect a different ideology about these military conflicts? 

3.       3.  What are interesting details that you found out about the Spanish-American War?

Independent Research

Starter #10:  Martin Luther King Jr's Speech at the March on Washington August, 1963.  Why is his rhetoric so effective?

Define:  bias, spin

Read Howard Zinn, Chapter 12
1.  What reasons does Zinn give for American involvement in the Spanish-American War? 
2.  Does Zinn present a biased view of America’s intervention in the Phillipines?  
3.  What is Howard Zinn's spin on these events?

Find other secondary sources about the Spanish-American War and/or the Philippine conflict. 

1.  Citation

2.  Compare/contrast your source to Howard Zinn’s version of the events.  Does the source have a similar spin or bias?  Note important similarities and/or differences.

Happy Friday!

TEST!


Weekend homework:
1.  Consume media critically
2.  Stay cool


Starter 9 ("Ender"):  Consume media.  Respond in writing.

Test Tomorrow!!!!

Starter #8:  What do you think of the "Buffet Rule"?

Read Around Response
1.  Read each other's writing and respond.
2.  Marginal comments and 2-5 sentences at the end.
3.  Comment on ideas and use of rhetoric.
4.  Put your initials near your comments.

Study Guide for Test

Carnegie and the Populists

Starter 7:  Whose philosophy do you agree with more strongly, Carnegie's or the Populists'?  Why?

Assignment:  Carnegie's "Wealth" and the Populist Party Platform

Please type your response and bring a printed copy to class tomorrow!

Tuesday, January 10

Starter 6:  film excerpt The Rockefellers
Evaluate the rhetoric of the film.  (Bias?  Aristotelian appeals?  The 4 A's?)

The 4 Resources of Rhetoric
1.  Arguments
2.  Appeals
3.  Aesthetics
4.  Arrangement

Mary Elizabeth Lease speech (1890):  Analyze for her use of the 4 resources.

Homework:  Read and annotate Carnegie essay and Populist Party platform (questions, connections, rhetoric)

Starter 5:  Reading Quiz
1.  Why were certain men in the 19th century able to amass immense wealth?
2.  Who were the Populists?  What did they believe/want?

Turn in Starters 1-5!

Discuss in groups:
1.  First, discuss quiz questions.
2.  Discuss reading (Chs. 10-11) and homework.  How does Howard Zinn relate the history of the period?  Does his version seem accurate and fair?  Examine his rhetoric.  Can you make any connections to rhetoric you hear nowadays?

Brainstorm:  What do we know about the "Robber Barons" and "The Gilded Age"?

Video  

Welcome Guest Speaker!!!

Readings for Wednesday:
Andrew Carnegie "Wealth"
The Populist Party Platform (1892)
Close Reading!  Annotate!  Questions?  Connections from anything current?