Shalle's Homework for Friday

Good work on presenting and discussing the ideas in "The Values Americans Live By" today. For homework:

1. Choose 1 - 3 values that interest you. They could be from your section or something else you heard about today. Here are some reasons that you might pick a particular value:

• You want to ask Kohls questions because your experiences/knowledge contradict this idea.
• You want to share what you learned with Kohls. His ideas helped you to understand something about Americans that you didn't understand before.

Here's the link to the whole article if you want to read all or part of it. There is also a summary you might find interesting.

2. Do some "thinking on paper" to prepare for the next major writing assignment. (See handout from class which is also posted online.) In other words, use one of the idea generation strategies we've talked about in class: exploratory writing, listing, or idea maps. Bring it to class on Friday. You should spend at least twenty minutes on it. (A 20-minute exploratory writing/listing activity should more than just 2 or 3 sentences. ) Handwritten is okay.

Here are some possible topics for exploratory writing, listing or idea mapping:

• Argue for one of Kohls ideas. Explain why you agree with him.
• Argue against one of Kohls ideas. Explain why you disagree with him.
• Explain how his ideas connect to your experience or knowledge. (Think of more examples that support or contradict Kohls ideas. )
• Ask questions about ideas you don't understand.
• Describe Kohls ideas in your own words.

We will also have a "practice midterm" on Friday. The actual midterm exam (Shalle's content) is WED, 10/21. It covers things we have worked on so far in writing, grammar, and reading. You'll have some practice questions to prepare for next week.