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The Eternal Debate: Are video games art?

AP Language

April 23rd, 2010

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The argument:

The counterargument:

Roger Ebert: “Video Games Can Never Be Art”

Actually, Santiago’s argument is a counterargument to an earlier assertion by Ebert. But who’s counting.

Thoughts?

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A few times each month, second graders at a charter school in Springfield, Mass., take time from math and reading to engage in philosophical debate. … via Philosophical reasoning taught in the second grade. – NYTimes.com. {2}

Multiple Choice Update and Synthesis Essay

AP Language

April 16th, 2010

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For those of you who were absent or on the trip (how’d that go?), here is the assignment you should complete before Monday:

  • Multiple Choice #13 (PDF)
  • The effects of advertising synthesis essay (PDF)

You should spend 60 minutes on this assignment. If you have trouble finishing the first section of multiple choice, try reading the questions before reading the passage.

The answer form for the multiple choice questions is here. Let me know if you have problems with the new format; I hope it’s easier on you guys.

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Most of us think of talent as an ability we’re born with and have fairly little control over. But increasingly, experts are questioning the notion that genes limit how far we can go. via Shortcuts – In Talent, Determination Outweighs Nature and Nurture – NYTimes.com. Comments Off on Talent – NYTimes.com