American Studies
Tuesday, 23 November 2010
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Time will pass; will you? 15 school
days remain in the fall semester.
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Today’s Quote
 “Call this a govment! Why, just
look at it and see what it’s like”.
• Mark Twain, Chapter 6, The Adventures of
Huckleberry Finn
Housekeeping
Movie is Monday, December 6, 2:30-4:45
 Are you looking at, or considering, an essay
contest? On Whorton’s website
 Are your vocabulary logs on your desk?
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Coming Due
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Civil War test tomorrow—all M/C
Term Papers are due no later than tomorrow—
upload to tii
Socratic Questions, Huck Finn, Part II, due 12.2—
upload to tii
The next grammar lesson is due 12.13—upload to tii
The next vocabulary log is due 12.6—upload to tii—
you may use your “star” on this one.
Ongoing extra credit: outside research for the unit
on Twain and Huck Finn
Today’s Class
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American Pageant, Chapter 21, pages 492512b
Add 4 final items to significance timeline,
ending with the death of Lincoln
 Finish watching the Lincoln video
 Questions on Guiding Questions?—collect
guiding questions
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The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn
• Review Socratic Discussion questions
• Socratic Discussion, Chapters 1-7
• Tomorrow:
• Socratic Discussion, Chapters 8-18
Assessments: Huck Finn
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Socratic Discussion: 100 points, assessment,
cumulative score for three discussions
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Handling absences
Socratic Discussion Questions: 50 points,
holistic evaluation
Part I = completion w/”real” score
 Part II = assessment
 Part III = assessment
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Socratic Discussion Questions
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“A” range
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“B” range
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Level 2-3 questions
Fully developed answers, citing text, page numbers,
etc. Proper grammar, academic voice.
Level 2-3 questions, but weaker than A level
Less developed answers, citing text, page numbers, etc.
Acceptable grammar and voice.
“C” range
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Level 2-3 questions, but weaker than B level
Under-developed answers, weak text citation
Focus: Chapters 1-18
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Satire and humor
Use of dialect (French language)
Introduction of characters
The Sunday Picnic
Use of superstition
The Water: “natural” vs. “unnatural” life
Adventure: Pap’s Cabin
Adventure: Jackson Island
Adventure: The Grangerfords and Shepardsons
What do the 0’s mean in STI?
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0 = assignment was not turned in, is now overdue,
and will remain a zero
00 = you had an excused absence, and need to
make up this assignment within the available time
frame (see HHS handbook, page 6).
000 = assignment was not uploaded to tii, and is
now late (-25%); for credit, bring in a tii receipt
along with the related assignment.