White Noise, Book Access Articles

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September 13th, 2008

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We will be discussing DeLillo’s White Noise through chapter 34 on Monday.  We will write over this in about a week, so please keep up with your reading journals.

Another great discussion (From the Board below) over the censorship!  The debate was heated at times, so we’ll be writing our own argumentative articles this weekend.  By now you are all familiar with the basic structure of an argumentative article, but here’s a quick outline to help you with your writing:

Post questions below for the good of all.

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Legend: Black: from the articles, Blue: From you, Green: From me.

Banned Books Discussion

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September 11th, 2008

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Trying something a bit different this time.  Black text paraphrased or "quoted" from the articles you brought in, blue text is your words.  (Please comment below if you feel I’ve misrepresented what you stated, or if you would like to clarify something.)

I missed the title of the first article (if you presented, please fill us in), but here is a link to the second, "Are these books Really ‘Required Reading?’" and the last "Golden Compass: Athiesm for Tots."

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We will continue this discussion tomorrow.

Vonnegut on Style

Internet Goodness

September 10th, 2008

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"How to Write With Style" by Kurt Vonnegut

Banned Books Analysis

AP Language

September 5th, 2008

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We’ve chosen to explore the issue of book banning for our articles next week.  I’ve listed a few sources below for those who would like to get a head start.  Remember, we are looking at arguments for book banning on Tuesday and against book banning on Thursday.

As you are searching, remember that you are looking for articles arguing one side or the other of the issue, not an "overview" of the debate.  Here is a good one about Harry Potter:

Parents Against Bad Books in Schools is an organization devoted to raising awareness of inappropriate material in books available in public libraries.  This page contains a number of links to articles that may be worthy of discussion.

Your analyses should be written according to the guidelines I gave you in this post.  Remember, you aren’t arguing for or against the issue (we do that in class), but explaining how the author structures his or her argument.

Week 4 Articles!!

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September 3rd, 2008

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"Conservatives Find the Girl of Their Dreams"

"Arguments about Uniforms"

"The Death of the Credit Card Economy"