Just Mine Now

First, all of you who participated in the Socratic Seminar this morning were impressive.  Cudos to all of you!  Your excitement was infectious!    I have a few suggestions you might want to consider as you begin to create your plan for writing for The Rediscovery of North America .  Remember that "mapping an argument" handout I gave you?  You might want to try filling that our first.  It might help you organize your thoughts.  Think also about Lopez's rhetorical purpose for writing.  Also, think about identifying the exigence, the rhetorical situation.  Some questions to pose:  Why did Lopez begin with Columbus's "discovery"?    Why did Lopez return to this time period at the end of the essay?   How successful is his argument?  Why?  Remember your thesis, even your tentative thesis must include the title and author's name. I may add more later.  Hopefully, something here should hel...

As promised in class today, here's a link to the film we watched in class, Return to the Wild .  You can watch it again here, then complete the assignment given in class. Hint: make sure to include the title of the film in your sentence.

Two parts for this assignment today: On pages 21-24, what attitude of the Spaniards is presented?  How is this done? On pages 24-29, one of Lopez's strategies is providing a litany of different cultures in North America as well as places.  What do you think his purpose is here?  Explain.   Please note there will be no other blog posting today.  I've decided to cancel it for the time being.  

Please respond to the following questions as you begin to explore Lopez's The Rediscovery of North America .  You should have discussed some of what you're asked below in class today. Perform a SOAPS on this section of the reading.  Make sure to explain each part completely. Think about the focus of this section of the reading.  What is it?  How does Lopez present it?  Make sure to explain completely. Modes of writing include description, narration, exposition, etc.  Identify at least two modes of writing found in this section of The Rediscovery of North America .  Be sure to provide examples from the text that are correctly documented. If you have any questions about responding to these questions, please ask.   I would like to see some of your responses here.