DBQ & Synthesis

Similarities
Use documents to support a thesis
Must cite sources
Read for 15 minutes (suggested)
Do not simply paraphrase -- no "laundry list"
Must "enter into a conversation"
Consider the author's purpose, audience, and point of view
Must develop a clear, organized argument

Differences

Sources provided
Documents provided

Primary and secondary sources used
Only primary sources used

Suggested writing time: 40 minutes
Suggested writing time: 45 minutes

Outside information not required
Outside information required

Must use a minimum of three sources
Expected to use more than half of the documents (not specifically stated in the directions)

Prompt in three parts: directions, introduction, and assignment
Directions with statement or question

Agricultural & Technological Inventions

Cradle and scythe introduced
Cotton gin
cast-iron plow
Silo
Barbed wire

SAT Week 22

1. A caterpillar's transformation into a butterfly is a well-known _transfiguration__ in nature.


2. Alexander the Great rode in full __gallantry__ atop his coal colored horse covered in armor of pure gold to face 1,000 Burman soldiers who were ready to decimate him.

3. Not only did Jacob's mom notice that he had grown several inches over the summer, but she also noticed that he become a bit _portly_ and wondered what grandma had been feeding him in Nashville.

4. Twirling locks of hair around the face, batting eye lashes, and speaking in soft, whispery tones are all forms of _coquetry_ women use to show they are attracted to the male across from them.

5. “I _relish_ the moments we have spent together,” said Todd just before he hugged his girlfriend one last time before heading off to Iraq.

14 Points

A speech delivered by United States President Woodrow Wilson to a joint session of Congress on January 8, 1918. The address was intended to assure the country that the Great War was being fought for a moral cause and for postwar peace in Europe. 

World War 1

Assassination of Franz Ferdinand
After submarines sank seven U.S. merchant ships and the publication of the Zimmerman telegram
Poison gas, machine gun, tank, airplane, submarines, and U-boats were invented. 

Great Music Videos

Good directing
Good symbolism
In some cases, pretty women, money, and marijuana
Cars

Dream Automobile

My dream car is the hippie van, or 1950-60's Volkswagen Type 2. I would want it tie-dye or something like the Mystery Machine from Scooby Doo. The inside will only have two front seats and the back will have fur and soft stuff all over the place to "chill".