Week 4

NO CLASS on Monday, February 21!

Before class on Wednesday, February 23, students will…

• Read my Announcement.
• Read Frederick Douglass’ “What to the Slave is the Fourth of July?” 
• Listen to “What to the Slave is the Fourth of July?”
  • Note: there are different versions of this text’s title.
  • Also note that the text is longer than the audio version–so don’t just listen to the version produced by NPR!
• Review Washoe School District’s, “The Quote Sandwich”
• Create a Post, titled Full Name, Brainstorming DC & Research and posted under U1 Work. (Details are on Week 3’s Agenda.)

During and after class, we will DISCUSS & WRITE: 

• We’ll discuss Douglass’ writing strategies for his particular audience.
• Write a Post titled Full Name, Responding to Douglass; post it under U1 Work, in which you do the following (approximately 200-250 words):
  • First, having read and listened to Douglass’s speech, what do you believe he is arguing? Write a short summary of what he is saying.
  • Second, pick two quotations from the text where Douglass helps his listeners understand the problem he is making visible (otherwise known as a writing strategy). Use the “The Quote Sandwich” technique when you initially quote.
    • Quote the passage/lines using proper MLA citation formatting (be sure to quote accurately). Use the “quote sandwich” method.
    • Paraphrase the quote (put it in your own words).
    • Explain how this quote helps Douglass to illustrate his argument for his audience.

Use the following format:

Quote 1:

Paraphrase:

Response:

Quote 2:

Paraphrase:

Response:

• Post this assignment by class time on Monday, February 28!
  • This is another low-stakes writing assignment that is worth 30% of your overall grade!

Upcoming assignments to READ & WATCH by Monday, February 28:

• Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez’s (A.O.C), “I am Someone’s Daughter too”
  • FYI: I copied the text and recording on a document, and placed it in the Course Profile.