Week 5March 1

 

 Unit 1 Outline dueBarack Obama, A Promised Land(excerpt)

Barack Obama Vanity FairInterview on new book

Discussion of quote integration and quote sandwich; assignment formatting; titles

 ·       Schedule writing conference with Professor and with tutor (Margo)·       What are President Obama’s main ideas, and what are the corresponding examples he uses to illustrate them? Choose 1 particular example to expand on in your response. What are some details that he includes to support his point?

  • What does President Obama articulate is the goal of his writing? Do you think he achieves this goal in the excerpt? Why/why not?