Work Mini-Unit
Nickel and Dimed
AP Language
Whetstone
AGENDA
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Review Work Unit and Exam
Journaling “Currently…”
Multiple Choice on Jonathon Swift’s “A
Modest Proposal”
Exam
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2 Multiple Choice Sections = 45%
1 Essay= 55%
AGENDA
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Group analysis and answer to MC
Get Nickel and Dimed from IMC
Swift M.C. Answers
1.
2.
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E- I,II, and III
C- I and II only
E- I, II, III
D- Avarice (EXCEPT question)
E- Indulgence
B- Loss of works
E- “The want of venison…”
Swift MC Answers
8. A- Regarded as cruel
9. D- Presents qualified argument
10. D- Acquaintance (EXCEPT)
11. D- Gentility
12. D- Stimulate Ireland’s economy (EXCEPT)
13. C- I and II only
14. A- Reasoned and Confident
15. D- Ironic nature of proposal
16. D- Selfish motives exposed
Agenda
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Review MC as needed
Discuss Nickel and Dimed
Read and take notes on Section 1:
“Serving in Florida”
Nickel and Dimed
Author: Barbara Ehrenreich (2001)
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Written from the perspective of the undercover
journalist, it sets out to investigate the impact of
the 1996 welfare reform act on the "working
poor" in the United States.
The events related in the book took place
between spring 1998 and summer 2000. The
book was first published in 2001 by Metropolitan
Books. An earlier version appeared as an article
in the January 1999 issue of Harper's
magazine.
~Wiki
Nickel and Dimed
Author: Barbara Ehrenreich (Born 1941)
American feminist, democratic socialist, and
political activist who describes herself as "a
myth buster by trade",[2] and has been called "a
veteran muckraker" by The New Yorker.[3]
During the 1980s and early 1990s she was a
prominent figure in the Democratic Socialists of
America. She is a widely-read and awardwinning columnist and essayist, and author of
21 books.
~Wiki
Footnotes
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Pay close attention to the footnotes
Practice reading them
In 2009, College Board made a push to
ask more questions surrounding
footnotes
Intro and “Serving In Florida”
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Read Introduction out loud
Read first section (Serving in Florida) silently
Keep a dialectical journal focusing on:
• Ehrenreich’s rhetoric (Diction and Syntax)
• Validity of study (Logos, Pathos, Ethos)
Dialectical Journal
Logos Pathos Ethos
FRONT
Rhetorical Devices
Quote + pg
Effect
BACK
AGENDA
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Questions for discussion #5 (pg. 186)
Focus Write
Comparison of Walls and Ehrenreich’s
style
Questions for Discussion
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Textbook (p. 186)
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Do you consider Ehrenreich’s tone to be
respectful, convincing, sympathetic,
patronizing, superficial, or some
combination of these. Cite specific
passages during conversations.
NICKEL AND DIMED:
BARBARA UNDER COVER
Video clip
Focus Question #6
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Barbara Ehrenreich, a journalist,
decides to find out for herself how
unskilled laborers can live on the
wages they earn. Based on the fact
that she does not conduct interviews,
how objective is her study? Give at
least two examples from her work in
Florida to support your claim.
AGENDA
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Read From Labour by Thomas Carlyle
(209-211);
Exploring the Text Questions #1, 4, 5, 8,
10
From Labour: Thomas Carlyle
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Read introduction on Carlyle
Exploring the text questions:
• 1. Defining
• 4. Purpose
• 5. Pathos
• 8. Rhetoric
• 10. Tone
AGENDA
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MC # 2 (Self)
Compare and discuss with partners
AGENDA
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Review MC #
Review Synthesis Essay
Review Exam
Discuss Nickel and Dimed