Evaluate and Analyze Primary and Secondary Sources Essay

Analyze and Evaluate Primary and Secondary Sources Essay

Write your own analysis and evaluation of the primary and secondary sources about the Vietnam War. For each piece summarize the main idea. Then Consider how credible, biased, or accurate each piece seems to be. Finally, assess the value of each piece as a primary or secondary source. Before your write you can take notes on a chart like the one below in your RWnotebook.

The War Escalates Excerpt from a Textbook

(Secondary Source)

Dear Folks by Kenneth Bagby (Primary Source)

 from Declaration of Independence from the War in Vietnam by Martin Luther King Jr. (Primary Source)

Primary	Secondary
Title:	Title:
Analyze (Main ideas)	Analyze Main ideas)
Evaluate (accuracy, reliability, bias)	Evaluate (accuracy, reliability, bias)
Primary:
Title:
Analyze (Main Ideas)
Evaluate Accuracy

Essay Structure

I Introductory Paragraph

1.     Attention Grabber about Vietnam War and Points of View

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2.     Define Primary and Secondary Sources

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3.     Summarize main idea of The War Escalates

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4.     Summarize Main idea of Dear Folks

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5.     Summarize Main Idea of Declaration of Independence from the War in Vietnam

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6.     Transition to Analysis_____________________________________________________________

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Body Paragraph I

Body Thesis/Claim on The War Escalates_______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Concrete Detail #1______________________________________________________________________

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Commentary(MEAN)________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Commentary( MATTER)__________________________________________________________

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Transition_______________________________________________________________________

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Body Paragraph 2

Body Thesis/Claim on Dear Folks________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Concrete Detail #1______________________________________________________________________

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Commentary(MEAN)________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Commentary( MATTER)________________________________________________________

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Transition_______________________________________________________________________

Body Paragraph 3

Body Thesis/Claim on Declaration of Independence from the War in Vietnam __________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Concrete Detail #1______________________________________________________________

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Commentary(MEAN)___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Commentary(MATTER)___________________________________________________________

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Transition____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Conclusion

Restate your  Thesis/Claim ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

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Commentary(MEAN)_________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

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Conclusion ______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

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Week 4 2011-12

Week 4	Class work	Homework
Monday (Print out syllabus and turn in by Tuesday at beginning of class for 100 points extra credit). Vocabulary Words: If Decency… Allegations Depraved Liability Rationalizations Good Samaritans Solidarity Callous Feigning Immunity Construed Indemnifies New Vocabulary Words Facile Rehabilitation Manipulation Compassion Aghast Initiative	Not so surprise quiz page 10-11 Test practice and reading Check questions. Objectives: To be able to answer when we read a text: ·      What is the author’s claim or opinion? ·      What is the author’s support for his/her claim or opinion? o   Logical appeals o   Evidence o   Emotional appeals ·      Is the author’s evidence comprehensive? ·      What is the author’s intent? Distinguish between Primary and Secondary Sources	Read and Annotate pp.15-23 in your workbook (This is a 200-point assignment).
Tuesday	Read pp. 24 and 25 Read The War Escalates Excerpt from a Textbook (Secondary Source)	Read pp. 29-34 Dear Folks by Kenneth Bagby (Primary Source) and from Declaration of Independence from the War in Vietnam by Martin Luther King Jr. (Primary Source) Do questions 1-5 pp. 34
Wednesday	Outline Constructed Response Essay pp. 35 Write your own analysis and evaluation of the primary and secondary sources about the Vietnam War. For each piece summarize the main idea. Then Consider how credible, biased, or accurate each piece seems to be. Finally, assess the value of each piece as a primary or secondary source. Before your write you can take notes on a chart in your RWnotebook. Bring Draft to class on Friday.	Analysis of Primary and Secondary Sources Essay due to Turnitin.com by 5PM on Friday. If you need help remember LACER in Room 123 is open from 3-5 daily.
Thursday	Holiday	Essay Due tomorrow to Turnitin.com
Friday	Bring your drafts to class for Peer review.	Submit Essay to Turnitin.com by 5 PM Sunday.

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How to Annotate a Text

Click on the following link to see the entire how to annotate lesson:How to Annotate a Text

 Annotation is a key component of close reading. Since we will annotate texts ( for the books you own only)  all year, you need to develop a system that works for you (within the following guidelines). Effective annotating is both economical and consistent. The techniques are almost limitless. Use any combination of the following:

• Make brief comments in the margins. Use any white space available – inside cover, random blank pages, etc.
• Make brief comments between or within lines of the text. Do not be afraid to mark within the test itself. In fact, you must.

•  Circle or put boxes, triangles, or clouds around words or phrases.
•  Use abbreviations or symbols – brackets, stars, exclamation points, question marks, numbers, etc.
• Connect words, phrases, ideas, circles, boxes, etc. with lines or arrows.
• Underline – CAUTION : Use this method sparingly. Underline only a few words. Always combine with another method such as comment. Never underline an entire passage. Doing so takes too much time and loses effectiveness. If you wish to mark an entire paragraph or passage, draw a line down the margin or use brackets.
• Highlight – use CAUTION – don’t highlight everything!
•  Create your own code.
• Use post-it notes ONLY if you have exhausted all available space (unlikely).

Close Reading. What should you annotate? Again, the possibilities are limitless. Keep in mind the reasons we annotate. Your annotations

must include comments. I want to see evidence of thinking.

• Have a conversation with the text. Talk back to it.
• Ask questions (essential to active reading).
• Comment on the actions or development of a character. Does the character change? Why? How? The result?
• Comment on lines / quotations you think are especially significant, powerful, or meaningful.
•  Express agreement or disagreement.
• Summarize key events. Make predictions.
• Connect ideas to each other or to other texts.
• Note if you experience an epiphany( aha I get it moment of understanding)
• Note anything you would like to discuss or do not understand.

Note how the author uses language. Note the significance if you can:

• effects of word choice (diction) or sentence structure or type (syntax)
•  point of view / effect
• repetition of words, phrases, actions, events, patterns
•  narrative pace / time / order of sequence of events
• irony
• contrasts / contradictions / juxtapositions / shifts
• allusions
• any other figure of speech or literary device
• reliability of narrator
• motifs or cluster ideas
• tone / mood
• imagery
• themes
• setting / historical period
• symbols

The most common complaint about annotating is that it slows down your reading. Yes, it does. That’s the point. If annotating as you read

annoys you, read a chapter, then go back and annotate. Reading a text a second time is preferable/essential anyway.

Week 3 2011-2012

Week 3	Class work	Homework
Monday (Print out syllabus and turn in by Tuesday at beginning of class for 100 points extra credit). Vocabulary Words: Everyday Use Sidle Furtive Cowering Oppress Doctrines Rifling If Decency… Allegations Depraved Liability Rationalizations Good Samaritans Solidarity Callous Feigning Immunity Construed Indemnifies	Read Everyday Use by Alice Walker (69-70) An African American mother is living with old-fashioned farm life with one of her daughters and when the other daughter visits, with new values and a new boyfriend, the mother must make a choice. * The Power of Connotation (P54, Holt Class Set) Characterization- a character’s values, likes, dislikes, and quirks. Revealed by ·      Dialog (what they say) ·       A character’s actions (what they do) ·      What other characters say about them Inference-an intelligent guess based on evidence in the story/text and on what you already know.	Reread and Take Cornel Notes and then Annotate your Notes Due Wednesday: Tentative Differentiated Assignment—Design a Quilt: Quilts have been designed to commemorate bicentennials, historical events, family histories, and so on, as well as to honor people who have died from AIDS.  Design a quilt that reflects an aspect or aspects of your cultural heritage.  Write a brief explanation of why you chose the various elements of your design and how each reflects your cultural heritage. *
Tuesday	How to Annotate a Text (See next blog page for details)	Quilts due Tomorrow Workbooks due in class daily from now on.
Wednesday	Read PP. 4-5 Workbook Do pp.10-111 Read The Man in the Water pp. 271-292 A Take Cornell Notes Use your Annotation Guide	Read and Annotate “The Man in the Water” Roger Rosenblatt (pp. 271-292 A) “If Decency Doesn’t, Law Should Make Us Samaritans” Gloria Allred and Lisa Bloom (284A) p 4 workbook “Good Samaritans U.S.A. Are Afraid To Act” Ann Sjoerdsma (288A) p 8 workbook
Thursday	The Persuasive Essay Read PP. 15-23 Highlight and Annotate Your Grade will be based on the Annotation Rubric Handed out earlier this week and posted on the Following blog page.	Tentative Differentiated Writing Assignment—Page 11  Workbook Evaluate the credibility of an author’s argument or defense of a claim by critiquing the relationship between generalizations and evidence, the comprehensiveness of evidence, and the way in which the author’s intent affects the structure and tone of the text. * (Reading Standard 2.8) In a well-documented essay, evaluate the credibility of the arguments in the two opinion pieces summarizing the writers’ main claim in each piece; then evaluate the evidence and other support the writers used in their arguments and explain which article was more convincing and why. * Outline Due Friday
Friday	Edit outline, check your thesis statement, support your opinion with facts, examples, expert opinions, analogies, case studies (data and statistics), and anecdotes.	Submit Essay to Turnitin.com by 5 PM Sunday.

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Week Two 2011-12

Week 2	Class work	Homework
Monday (Print out syllabus and turn in by Tuesday  at beginning of  class for 100 points extra credit).	Third Person Limited Narrator Point-of-View (POV) Suspense- Ho do you create suspense? Theme- What does the author have to say about the “laws of nature”? Twilight Zone version	Do questions 1-6 pp.29 Text
Tuesday	Turnitin.com Demo Peer Review Cold Equation Stories Bring A RED PEN TO CLASS or receive 0 Credit for the day!	Submit your EDITED Cold Equation new version to Turnitin.com Go to LACER Room 123 if you need help submitted.  Run Grammar and Spell Check.
Wednesday	“The Pedestrian” Ray Bradbury (pp. 171-181 EL) (46A) ·      Setting  ·      Mood/Atmosphere ·      Point of View ·      Purpose ·      Motivation ·      Key Passages ·      Loaded Words ·      Foreshadowing	Do 1-6 pp. 179 Answer in complete sentences. Use the question to answer the question.
Thursday	The Power of Connotation (P54, Holt Class Set)	Begin your Differentiated Assignments for Honors and CAA (see Syllabus). Honors: Critical review of The Pedestrian CAA:  PowerPoint or Keynote Presentation on Food in space Test on Cold Equation and The Pedestrian
Friday	Test	Submit your differentiated assignments to Turnitin.com Honors do not publish to public web sites until you receive teacher approval!