Fast Good Nation Webquest

As a culminating activity for our Fast Food Nation discussion I have created the following WEBQUEST.

A webquest is an activity where you use a set of pre-selected links to complete a task. Think of it as your own Heroic Journey!!

The following link will lead you on your way. Once you have visited the sites it lists as references make sure to view the Power Point presentation which holds your duties on this Quest.

http://www.kn.att.com/wired/fil/pages/listfastfoolv.html

Power Point Instructions:

http://www.slideshare.net/lvelezCSA/fast-food-boricuas-webquest

Synthesis Essay

The synthesis essay question is:

• How a nation's leader addresses his nation determines his/her success.
  

These are the resources for your synthesis essay. The first three are required and the fourth one is up to you. (** A fifth resource is optional, you may choose a leader of a world nation)


Queen Elizabeth's Speech to the troops at Tilbury

King George VI's Declaration of War Speech

Barack Obama's New Hampshire Speech

Choose one of the following messages from Puerto Rican Governors: (I found only a few)
Luis G. Fortuño
Anibal Acevedo Vila
Pedro Rosello
Rafael Hernandez Colon
Luis Muñoz Marin


Here is a sample AP Essay question for your consideration. Below you have the comments of the chief reader. Those comments will let you know how the sample question should have been answered.

Sample Synthesis Essay Question

Chief Reader Comments

***Keep posted to the blog for further details!!! :)

The King's Speech

History of King George VI

Background information on Lionel Logue

Review of the film

Fast Food Nation

As we await for our books to arrive, here are some interesting sites to visit to get an idea of the topics we will be looking into:

1. Interview with the author

2. Eric Schlosser in C-Span Video

3. Animated Video with some of the ideas of the Book


The book will be distributed in class next Monday. We will have a brief discussion about these three links and also you will be given a sheet with instructions on activities to complete while you are reading.

LEOPOLD AND LOEB

Hello AP

After today's line-up exercise, the homework is:

**Research the case's result:
-Nathan Leopold and Richard Loeb vs. Robert Emmanuel Franks
WRITE DOWN THE STEPS YOU TAKE IN YOUR RESEARCH include the following details:

1. what where your key words?
   
2. how many sites did your search return?
3. which did you choose

** Answer the following:

• What in your opinion, influenced the most in Leopold and Loeb's life?
  

Analizing our Identity

Our next discussion unit will focus on elements of identity. We will start by talking about our language as a mean to identify ourselves within a community. Amy Tan, is an American author born of Chinesse parents. Her essay Mother Tongue shows the difficulties her mother had adapting to a new culture through the difficulties of learning a new language. Read the essay and answer the discussion questions. Also don't forget to create a Rhetorical Précis for the piece.

Amy Tan's Mother Tongue

Discussion Questions

Creative Writing Workshop

Here are some sites you may look at for inspiration on your story:

Capturing Readers

Captivate Readers