Vietnam: a ContaCt zone

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No event in American history is more misunderstood than the Vietnam War. It was misreported then, and it is

misremembered now.Richard M. Nixon  

America: A Multicultural Land

C O N T EX T

Using the Power of Rhetoric to

Negotiate Differences

whiCh helps giVe a VoiCe to the VoiCeless

Language is Power

..and helps us to better

understand…

interpret…

explain…

the many texts that surround us…

influence us…and make us act…

Learning How to Think More Critically includes…

• Reading• Reflecting• Rereading• Writing• Revising

– Rewriting– Getting feedback– editing

The Vietnam Conflict

A C o n f l i c t o f I d e o l o g i e s

o f t e n r e s u l t s i n W a r

…To better understand and resolve conflict, opposing groups must negotiate

not only their political and social differences,

…that each applies to the other.

but also the very concepts of difference or otherness

To understand these differencesand, thus, better understand ourselves…

our culture,

And like any skill… writing takes PRACTICE

we need to learn how to read more critically…

Being a stronger writer…and thus a stronger thinker…

allows us to not only become better students , but also……more responsible,

active, and accountable citizens

…and a challenging career

…who may have a family

…perhaps someone’s role model

or a leader…

what you write…what you know…

…is a refectionof who you are…

…together we will work together to become stronger, more confident writers…

Breakdown of Overall Grade

Major EssaysParticipationHomework

Four Major Essays @ 15% each.

Participation includes random quizzes and in-class group and individual writing.

Homework includes out of class written and computer work.