Monday, February 25, 2013

Assignment for Wednesday, February 27

As we discussed in class, prepare for the in-class essay on your independent reading book, and be sure to bring your book to class so you can use it during the essay. Also, read and annotate pp. 1-29 of Malcolm Gladwell's The Tipping Point. Lastly, bring your Pocket Style Manual to class to review MLA formatting.

If you haven't noticed, the instructions for the Two Trains Running essay are posted to the right under "Syllabus and Assignments."

Saturday, February 16, 2013

Malcolm X Videos for Two Trains Running Essay

Here are links to the Malcolm X videos we watched in class and that you can use for your Two Trains Running essay:

Who Taught You to Hate Yourself? (May 1962)
By Any Means Necessary (June 1964)
Oxford Union Debate (December 1964)