October 28 & 29, 2024

Agenda

1. Starter: 10/28 & 10/29

   • PowerPoint

2. Complete #3 of the Cognitive Reading Strategies Notes while you view the presentation.

   • Practice #1: An American Childhood (reading) Assignment

     • Writing Response: What do details about five-year-old Annie’s neighborhood and home suggest about her family, including their social class?

   • Practice #2: “Checkers” Speech

     • Writing Response: Explain Nixon’s purchase in this speech, arguing how the central anecdote works to convey a picture of his family life and personal values.

     • Writing Response: Analyze the vice-presidential candidate’s strategy in this speech and the points he’s trying to make. How does the structure of the speech support its purpose? How might the medium via which the speech was delivered—the television—have impacted how it was delivered or received? Explain.