Unit Three
The Historical Conversation
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Reading:
Robert N. Bellah, et al, “Culture and Character: the Historical Conversation,” Habits of the Heart, 27-54.
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Unit 3 Class Notes
Lecture: Historical Conversation
Reading:
Robert N. Bellah, et al, “Culture and Character: the Historical Conversation,” Habits of the Heart, 27-54.
HW:
Organizing your notes on Deneen into an outline.
Comprehension check: Deneen’s article on “Awakening from the American Dream”
Writing Tips: Avoiding Plagiarism.
Writing introductions
In-class writing: Upload outline for Essay #1
Write an introduction.
HW:
Write Draft for Essay #1 Close-Reading: What makes “a wonderful life”? (750 words) DUE Sept 21st
Study for the “Who-Said-What” Quiz
Quiz #1: "Who-Said-What” Quiz
Peer review Essay #1, paying attention to thesis statement and essay structure. Also, make sure the essay contains the student's ideas on a "wonderful life” and that it is not simply a re-hash of Deneen's ideas. What lessons has the student learned from Deneen's reading of the three film and how have these lessons shaped the student's vision of a "wonderful life.
HW: Finish Essay # 1 & Complete Project #1 Portfolio- DUE Sept. 25th
SUBMIT: Project #1
Lecture: Introduction to quoting and referencing.
News stand: Research a topic on the News stand; write a paragraph about it, integrating two quotes, and compile a bibliography, using MLA format.
HW: Study for the Quoting and Referencing Quiz on Sept. 29th
Read Thoreau, "Solitude” from Walden.
“What people need to accept is that it is there responsibility to communicate what they need and what they feel, and to realize that they cannot expect someone else magically to make them happy. People want to be made happy, instead of making themselves happy”
― Richard Madsen, Habits of the Heart: Individualism and Commitment in American Life