March 8 Homework

Unit 2 — Continue Summaries
Barack Obama, A Promised Land
Barack Obama Vanity Fair Interview on new book
Examples and details: What are President Obama’s main ideas, and what are the corresponding examples he uses to illustrate them? What does President Obama articulate is the goal of his writing? Do you think he achieves this goal in the excerpt? Why/why not?
Quote integration and quote sandwich; assignment formatting; titles

Student Name:
Topic:
Name of Article.

MLA Citation:

Example: Author’s Name. “Article Name.” Publication Name or Book. Date Published. page numbers. website link: http://website.com

Fake article by Prof. Edelson:  Darwin, Prince.  “A Dog’s Life.”  Dog Magazine.  March 6, 2021.  www.dogmag.com

QUOTE: “Your favorite thing the article says goes here.”

SUMMARY:

Write one sentence that states the Main Idea of the article

Write 1-3 paragraphs with the supporting ideas and points made in the article.

Do you know the origin and customs of Kwanzaa?

This African American holiday celebrates black heritage and lasts for seven days — from December 26 through January 1.

Maulana Karenga introduced Kwanzaa to America in 1966.

In Swahili, Kwanzaa means “first fruits of the harvest.”

During the holiday, families share simple meals of foods from the Caribbean, Africa, South America and the American South.

Specific foods have special meanings.

For instance, certain fruits and vegetables represent the products of group effort.

Another important symbol is corn, which stands for children.

At each dinner, celebrants light a black, red or green candle and discuss one of the seven principles of Kwanzaa.

These seven principles are unity, self-determination, collective work and responsibility, cooperative economics, purpose, creativity and faith.