Post-War America

Amidst the "Post-War Optimism," there was a pervasive feeling of unease that was bubbling under the surface. Our next unit, where we study American life in the late 40s/early 50s, will explore these ideas; as well as thoughts on the "perfect American family," the "American Myth," and American consumerism. This will be done through reading Arthur Miller's Death of a Salesman, a play that ushered in a new era of theatre.

• Class brainstorm concerning themes, concepts, and vocabulary of the play
• Some Historical Context of the play
• A biography of Arthur Miller
• Analyzing the opening stage directions
• Death of a Salesman questions
• Track symbols in the play

Some more context: The Century: America's Time Best Years-1946-1952

Research Paper: Thesis, Outline, MLA

As we move forward, remember these:

• Thesis needs to be a claim, not a fact!
• Organize your information in a clear way--create your outline!
• Check out a terrific example of the whole process HERE.
• Here is an example of an outline.

As many of you are about to dive into the actual writing of the research paper, there are some important things to remember...

• In-text citations are a way to flag ideas that are not necessarily your own to connect to your Works Cited page. There are a few ways to integrate information. Online Writing Lab at Purdue breaks it down quite nicely.
• In addition, check out a full-exemplar of a *perfect* research paper from one of our Comp. classes a couple of years ago. That student received a 100%.

RESEARCH PAPER

Numerous resources available to you!

• SHS Library LibGuide
• The basics
• Topic Choice Sheet
• Process Rubric
• In-Text Citations

Sample: Topic Choice /Questions sheet

Our Timeline:

• Mon. 3/13: Topic Choice and Find Sources (Minimum 3-MLA) 
• Tues. 3/14: Sources/Note-Taking 
• Wed. 3/15: Note-Taking 
• Thurs. 3/16: Note-Taking/Form Thesis 
• Fri. 3/17: Outline 
• Mon. 3/20: Intro 
• Tues. 3/21: Body Paragraphs 
• Wed. 3/22: Body Paragraphs 
• Thurs. 3/23: Conclusion
• Fri. 3/24: Paper Due at end of class

Unit-World War II

Today's Agenda:

• Finish: viewing Saving Private Ryan
• The Inspiration for the film
• Turn in: the viewing guide
• Finish: the end of WWII/Top Ten Events of the War
• Lecture: the lasting effects of WWII
• Review: Summative assessment is tomorrow (Study the two chapter attacks for 23 and 24)