Plans

"The best laid plans of mice and men often go awry." ~J. Steinbeck.

Tuesday in English, we'll scrutinize MLK's LBJ, bring in 10 stunning devices. Please read it thoroughly once in entirety, then do another skim through of what you consider to be central passages. I'll add additional guides below. No essay in class. Also bring in Inaugural poetry responses; depending on the timing we might catch Elizabeth Alexander's fourth inaugural poem.

Finals are now 1-4 on Wednesday (1.5 hours each) and 5-8 on Thursday. 50% short answer terms, 50% essay response to contemporary writing.

Grab a good book, warm blanket, and read away:)

NOT to turn in, but to make sure you get the big points:

APLG “Letter from Birmingham Jail” Study Guide

FACTS

1. What are the concerns of the clergy?

2. How does King address those concerns?

3. What are the steps necessary before direct action?

4. Why direct action? Isn’t negotiation better?

4. How can a law be unjust?

Offer an example, that would work according to King.

6. How can King advocate breaking some laws?

7. One who breaks an unjust law must do so _________, __________________, and _________________________________________________________

8. What are the two great disappointments of King?

9. What troubled King profoundly?

Strategies

1. Where does King use Biblical allusions?

How are these especially appropriate for this audience?

3. What are other descriptive techniques? How are these effective?

4. Does King use ethos, pathos, and logos? Which most? Why?

Ideas

1. How does King’s disobedience differ from Thoreau’s?

2. Is non-violent civil disobedience effective in 2009?

3. If you wanted to protest, say curfew, how would you following HDT? MLK?

4. Which essay is more persuasive? Why? Are these audience considerations?

1^st Semester Finals

Wednesday, January 21, 2009

Period 1 Final 7:40 – 9:10

Period 2 Final 9:20 – 10:50

Lunch 10:50 – 11:48

Period 3 Final 11:53 – 1:23

Period 4 Final 1:33 – 3:03

Thursday, January 22, 2009

Period 5 Final 7:40 – 9:10

Period 6 Final 9:20 – 10:50

Lunch 10:50 – 11:48

Period 7 Final 11:53 – 1:23

Period 8 Final 1:33 – 3:03