Agenda+-+Day+Five

Introductory Comments, collect opinion essays


 * Activity One: ** Continued discussion (20 min) of Hedge's book - discussion questions/quotes
 * Activity Two: Opinion Essays **
 * Phase One: 15 min.
 * I (Dr. T.) will give the papers a quick reading and will organize seminar consideration of the papers
 * While Dr. T is reading and organizing each student should prepare to discuss his/her essay for 5 minutes. These discussions should touch on:
 * Your thesis - what opinion your essay addresses
 * Context - how you chose this particular opinion to consider
 * Support - the points you make in promoting your view
 * Phase Two: 30 min.
 * Dr. Thomas will introduce Essay panel #1 - several essays/essayists grouped together
 * Each student on panel #1 will briefly discuss his her essay (see above)
 * The audience should jot down questions and comments, holding them until the Q&A
 * At the end of the presentations, Dr. T will offer brief comments and the panel will accept questions and comments.
 * Break: 10 min: media type="file" key="CHIEFTAINS & NATALIE MERCHANT - THE LOWLANDS OF HOLLAND.MP3" width="240" height="20" [[file:lowlands of holland Natalie Merchant - The Chieftains.pdf]]
 * Phase Three: 30 min.
 * Dr. Thomas will introduce Essay panel #2 -
 * Each student on panel #1 will briefly discuss his her essay (see above)
 * The audience should jot down questions and comments, holding them until the Q&A
 * At the end of the presentations, Dr. T will offer brief comments and the panel will accept questions and comments.
 * Break: 10 min media type="file" key="Del Coury band - The Kings Shilling.mp3" width="240" height="20" [[file:The King's Shilling - The Del Coury Band.pdf]]
 * Phase Four: 30 min
 * Dr. Thomas will introduce Essay panel #3
 * Each student on panel #1 will briefly discuss his her essay (see above)
 * The audience should jot down questions and comments, holding them until the Q&A
 * At the end of the presentations, Dr. T will offer brief comments and the panel will accept questions and comments.


 * // For next week, students should: //**
 * visit the wiki page on @The Fog of War
 * In your exploration of the wiki page
 * Read the UK Telegraph obituary of MacNamera and at least one of the obits from the American Papers (McClatchy, NYT, Washington Post)
 * Read the entire Interview: On Making the Film with filmmaker Errol Morris
 * Visit the wiki page @Reading from Temple Grandin, download, and read the chapter