Vocabulary
Definition: Having mixed feelings or contradictory ideas about something or someone
Ambivalence
Name one of the "Synthesis Questions" you could have used for your first Graphic Organizer.
Modern social justice movements
“Three Evils:” poverty, racism, and militarism?
Core similarity between the ideas of Baldwin, Stevenson, and King?
Obligation of those with privilege
Circular Reasoning
Which level (1-5) would you grade this embedded quote:
Payne v Tennessee "upheld the rights of states to present evidence about the character of the victim in a capital sentencing trial."
1-2?
Bryan Stevenson wrote Just Mercy primarily about...
Criminal justice system? Walter McMillian?
Definition: Tending to cause disagreement or hostility between people
Creating disunity or dissension
Divisive
Our first "Synthesis Graphic Organizer" was completed on Just Mercy. What is the second text we will complete a "Synthesis Graphic Organizer" on?
King's Letter from Birmingham Jail
All jobs should give you two weeks off for the holidays since teachers get two weeks off.
False Analogy
Which level (1-5) would you grade this embedded quote:
They believe that when they punish them “they have been deprived of their freedom” showing that they care about their people's well-being (James 1).
4-5?
Last year, all of Mr. Wade's students (from the very first day all of them said this) claimed he looked like which celebrity?
Definition: Having real importance or value
Substantive
Each "Synthesis Graphic Organizer" asks you to use __ possible questions to answer.
2
Breaks can be beneficial for high school students. However, kids these days are becoming increasingly lazy, therefore, they should be kept in school all year round.
Red Herring
The use of three dots (...) to indicate words being omitted when embedding a quote is called?
Ellipsis
Walter McMillian was convicted of ______ and eventually was ________.
murder and proven innocent
Definition: To free from allegation or blame
To avenge
Vindicate
For each possible question on the "Synthesis Graphic Organizer," we ask for 5-6 _______ and _______.
Key ideas and MLA-cited quotes
Parents must claim Santa Claus is real or tell their children he is a no-good lying thief.
False Dilemma
When would you include brackets ([ ]) in your embedded quotes?
When you add or slightly change the exact wording of the quote.
What would you say Stevenson's persistent message is throughout the book?
"There was more work to do" (?)
It may be hard, but people can do hard things (?)
Answers vary but Mr. Wade remains #1
The third and final "Synthesis Graphic Organizer" will be completed on the text...
The Fire Next Time by James Baldwin
Even though the semester just started, I can tell it will be worse than the previous one.
Hasty Generalization
Embed a piece of the quote to show your opinion on New Year's Resolutions:
"Though no one can go back and make a brand new start, anyone can start from now and make a brand new ending."
Answers vary
Give a specific example of a corrupt time/decision during the McMillian case.
Answers may vary