Autobiographies

toc =**Unit II Autobiographies/Persuasive Writing**= What is an autobiography? How do our stories shape us? How does indifference play a key role in shaping our society?

Resources:

 * [|Night, Elie Wiesel]
 * [|Glossary of terms]
 * Final projects (use these to review Night and Holocaust notes)

Articles To Read
1. Article #1:[|Environment] Who wrote the article? Where is the organization?What other information do I need? How do I read this differently from other articles?
 * Check out [|wikipedia]
 * [|What is media literacy?] We will do this in class to show how important it is to evaluate websites and research online.

2. Article #2:[| Footprints in the Digital Age]--Go to your blog at the beginning of class and consider the following.... What do teachers need to do?  3. Article #3: [|Hunger and Homelessness] 4. Article #4 That's Entertainment 5. Article #5: "Brain Rules" 6. Article # 6: [|Thomas Friedman]: automobile companies 7. Article #7 [|Thanksgiving Commercialization], FLS 8. Article #8 [|Teens Fail in Self-sufficiency]
 * What do students need to do?
 * Who is Laura Stockman?
 * What does this mean?
 * What does this organization do?
 * What could you take a stand on?
 * Of what is the author trying to persuade you?
 * Why is this not as "persuasive" as some?
 * What is the author trying to prove?
 * What message stood out the strongest to you?
 * Why are does Friedman think the automobile companies are in trouble?
 * Whom does he blame?
 * What does he suggest?
 * What is his main point?
 * What are some similarities and differences?
 * How does the author define self-sufficiency?
 * Does he persuade you? Why or why not?

Websites to Use for Research

 * [|Timeline]
 * [|Our Google Doc on Battling Indifference/autobiographies]
 * [|Our Google Doc about the Holocaust>]
 * [|Our Diigo Group]

**1)FAQ-Create a resource document with images, statistics, and facts**
Directions: Create a wiki space as FAQ How to[| Cite Your Sources] (both parenthetical notation and works cited) [|Citing Websites] [|Easy Bib] Sample FAQ assignment Final FAQ Projects

**Write a personal narrative about an important time in your life**
[|Check Yourself!] [|Working with your writing] [|Roy Peter Clark's Writing Tips]

Write a persuasive essay and tell the story in a multimedia project
Directions Here