Class Work
A. Take 10 minutes to meet with your music group to review your presentation. Be sure that your group is ready to share the following information:
1. Why the song was popular
2. How it was representative of the war
3. Why it fit the time period. (What was going on in the world aside from the war?)
4. Explain why the song would or would not be popular today.
Do play the music for us. Do identify the war.
B. Let's review the instructions for the essay:
The Impact of War
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What is your topic? How does war impact civilians? How does war
impact soldiers? What is the aftermath of battle? What topics can be generated
that relate to the topic? What topic did you select?
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What is worth the cost of life?
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How do we honor our soldiers? This could be a
study of homecomings over time. You could also research military cemeteries or
burial sites. Consider the tomb of the unknown soldier for example. Why do societies honor those whose identities
are not known? Why are swords/crosses in military battle fields? What animals
have played a powerful role in war?
You must have:
- An art selection
- Research from at least three respected sites
- One interview with a family member, friend, or classmate
- A quotation from literature or music or other famous source
- A news link (old or new)
- Reference to a play, movie, or television show
Possible topics
- The music of war
- Honoring those who died – final resting places
- War in art
- War in the movies or on stage
- Those left behind
- Preparing for battle
- Why We Fight
- Unlikely Heroes
- Dogs in combat
- Horses in combat
- Weapons of war
- Prisoners of war
- Other . . .
You need to decide how to organize your essay. What pattern
of organization works best for your topic? For homework, create a graphic
organizer that will guide the writing of your essay. Listen in class for
examples. Take notes.
1. Comparison/Contrast
2. Classification
3. Definition
4. Cause/Effect
5. Problem/Solution
6. Argument/Position
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7.Chronological Order
8. News style/ Who, What,
When, Where, Why, How?
9. Narrative
10. Description
11. Question & Answer
12 Explanation and analysis
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III. Think of this essay as a work with three parts.
Part I: Introduction - Find something to capture the attention of your audience and to introduce your topic.
Part II: The Middle -
this is where you bring your topic to life. Explain, use examples,
quote experts, refer to movies, reference literature, talk about art,
mention currant news stories, include an interview, etc. Guide the
reader through the essay. Make it come alive! Include in-text citations.
Part III: The conclusion - Wrap it up. Leave the reader with a clear understanding of the topic.
C. Looking at conclusions - (handout/activity)
D. Your paper must include in-text citations and a Works Cited page.
Sample:
E. Your essay will be 5-7 pages- not including the Works Cited page.
In-class Quick Write:
In-class Quick Write:
Take 12 minutes to quickly write about your war topic. What do you know so far? What is important to share? Why did you select this topic? Why do people need to know about this? Do you want the readers to DO anything after reading your paper, or just enjoy the information? What research do you still need to conduct?
These are some questions to consider as you write.
Homework
Write the draft of your essay. Post in
CANVAS by the beginning of class on Thursday. Use Word and copy/paste so
that an editor can make comments on the screen. Using the text box from
start of finish does not give the editor this opportunity. Or, bring a
paper copy of your draft. One peer editor will be assigned; you may
select the second editor. This is part of the exam. Refer to the
instructions often. Remember to include:
- An art selection
- Research from at least three respected sites
- One interview with a family member, friend, or classmate
- A quotation from literature or music or other famous source
- A news link (old or new)
- Reference to a play, movie, or television show
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