Learning Targets:
I can develop the topic thoroughly by selecting the most significant and relevant facts, extended definitions, concrete details, quotations, or other information and examples appropriate to the audience's knowledge of the topic.
I can use appropriate and varied transitions and syntax to link the major sections of the text, create cohesion, and clarify the relationships among complex ideas and concepts.
I can use words, phrases, and clauses as well as varied syntax to link the major sections of the text, create cohesion, and clarify the relationships between claim(s) and reasons, between reasons and evidence, and between claim(s) and counterclaims.
I can establish and maintain a formal style and objective tone while attending to the norms and conventions of the discipline in which they are writing.I can provide a concluding statement or section that follows from and supports the argument presented.
Essential Question: What are the differences between the Question and Answer Style and Story Style types of interviews.
Class directions: In class today: As stated last week, you are writing a compare / contrast essay as
to the techniques used in the Malcolm X
and Elvis Costello or Adolf Hitler
interviews.
Assignment: Compare (that is similarities) and contrast
(that is differences) of the two interviewing techniques used in interviewing Malcolm X and Elvis Costello or Adolf Hitler, noting their effectiveness and types of questions that are asked...or implied by the responses...and how the interviewers respond to their subjects. You may only use your notes. The length should be approximately 300 words.
Send the completed essay along by midnight, along with your notes. The essay counts as a writing grade (50% category), whilst the notes are a participation (40% category).
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