Book Burning

Read the following article and respond to the following questions:


* As a dictator, why would it be in Hitler's best interest to burn books with "unGerman"
ideas.

* How might the act of destroying books impact future generations? How might it affect the victims'? How might it affect the aggressors?

* Book burning sends a strong statement. What might it be?

* Can you make any connections with something that you've seen, read, or experienced?

Journal

Take a look at the above image and think about what it might be suggesting.

September 16th

Here's a short article on the signifcance of September 16th in Mexico. To the left is a portrait of Hidalgo by the great Mexican painter, Jose Clemente Orozco. Remind me to tell you the story about my wife and me at the Prado Museum in Balboa Park.

Position Paper Outline

Title of Paper
* conveys the main point of the essay in 8 words or less
* attracts the readers' attention



I. INTRODUCTION
A. Background information/brief overview of the issue/topic
B. Thesis statement: states the main idea of the essay and answers the research question

II. HISTORY (1-3 paragraphs)
A. Define issue and/or give brief history of your issue

III. ARGUMENTS
A. Position 1 (opposing viewpoint)
1. facts/research
2. well-organized examples, summaries, and/or quotations

B. Position 2 (including a transition, state your position)
1. facts/research
2. well-organized examples, quotations, analogies, summaries

IV. CONCLUSION
A. Clearly restates your position and the significance of the issue
B. A call to action--What should the reader do?

Contacting and Expert

“I Need an Expert!”

Merriam-Webster defines an expert as someone who possesses “a special skill or knowledge representing mastery of a particular subject.” The key word here is “mastery,” which means to be considered an expert, a person should have spent a considerable amount of time effectively studying, performing, and pretty much, breathing his or her respective subject area(s) over a significant period of time. So, keeping this definition in mind, students will be contacting an expert in a field related to student “A Modern Proposal” projects. Experts may be activists, professors, lawmakers, non-profit agency representatives, program directors, or other qualified individuals actively participating in the field of interest.

Each student in the group must contact an expert in the field. Contact may be via email, phone, or live interview.

When preparing initial contact, students should include the following:

· A proper introduction, stating name, age and school;
· Purpose, an overview of the project;
· Topics to be covered;
· Politely inquiring if it would be ok to continue a correspondence and/or interview;
· Plans for the information once interview is completed.

Once students have received a response from the interviewee/correspondent:

· Thank him/her;
· If necessary, ask the interviewee to check your information and quotations for accuracy;
· Offer to send the interviewee a copy of your writing;
· Politely ask the interviewee if he/she would be willing to be a guest speaker

Requirements:
1. Students must contact one person/agency on each side of the issue.
2. Initial contacts must be via email. Students will earn credit for their efforts by
submitting a hardcopy of the email to Paul.
3. Students will also need to include these sources in their final paper.

MLA Citations

Here is a great resource for learning how to use MLA citations correctly.