November 28 - December 1

Monday, November 28
Discuss “How Can We Understand Their Hatred?” (handout)
- WIC Questions #1-3
Read and discuss “The Wife-Beater” (pp.528-530)
- answer C#1-5, P&A #2, S&S #2
- Socratic circle discussion: Language, Violence, and Causal Relationships
HW: Read “Fame-iness” (pp. 532-534)
Respond to questions: C # 4&7; P&A #2; S&S #3-4

Wednesday, November 30
Introduce Formal Essay #3 Assignment: Definition Essay
Read “Black and Latino” (pp. 537-539). Answer the following questions: C# 1-3; P&A #1-3; S&S #4&5
In-class Timed Writing: Like Daum, select an abstract quality (an emotion, phenomenon, etc.) and define it. Begin with a formal definition, but then develop your own definition with examples or anecdotes that help define that term. If you want, you can establish multiple categories or “types” of this term and provide a series of examples for each category. Remember, the point is to take this abstract and make it concrete. Be prepared to share with the class.
HW: Generate a list of terms, objects, ideas, etc. that you would be interested in defining in a full-length definition essay. Circle your 3 favorite ideas, and be prepared to discuss them in small groups.