1.Comparison/Contrast Peer Editing Activity - listen for instructions.
Homework: Review the notes from the peer editing activity and post your final paper in Canvas by the beginning of class on Thursday.
2. Mind Map: WALL
3. "Mending Wall" by Robert Frost
4. Famous or not so famous walls of the world - make a list at your table.
Discuss:
- Construction: materials, length of time to build,
- Purpose and/or need
- Location
- Costin money, time, and human lives
- Effectiveness of the wall - did it do what it was built to do? Was it worth the effort?
- Problems with the wall.
Include the following:
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Location/map
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Geography
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Major
cities/places
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Historic
landmarks
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Recreation
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Entertainment
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Climate/weather
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Transportation
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Arts/culture/museums
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Language/dialects
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Food
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Pictures
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Additional
Information
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Brief
summary/highlight - Why should the reader visit this wall?
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You also need a Works Cited list. There are brochure and pamphlet templates on WORD and in other spots. You may create a PowerPoint or Prezi if that meets your needs and talents. You will have more writing on the slides or bubbles than normal if you take this route.Convince the reader with your words. Keep the readers' interest with the visuals.
Bring your notes to class on Thursday. You will have some time to work on the project. It is due a week from today - November 21, 2017.
6. Battles/Struggles - Mind Map or list - Table Activity
7. Homework: Find out the identity of the Mirabal Sisters. They lived in the Dominican Republic. Also conduct research on General Rafael Trujillo. What was going on in the Dominican Republic during the life and times of these individuals? What walls, battles, and/or wars were going on?
Write three or four paragraphs to explain your findings. Provide a Works Cited list.
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