WEEK 05: THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

"My dream is of a place and a time where America 

will once again be seen as the last best hope of Earth."  

—Abraham Lincoln

WEEK 05: THE UNITED STATES

Read: FOREVERS—Part 4: Up and Out; eR—“The Insular American” (Boston Globe), “Leaving Empire: The Risks of American Insularity” (Religion Dispatches), “Outward Bound” (Foreign Policy)

Tu 02.19
Reading discussion, Presentations; Lecture—“On Wordiness: Exercises”

Th 02.21
Reading discussion; Presentations; Lecture—“How to do a Close Reading”
Due: (ANNOTATED) EXPOSITORY ESSAY—INSTRUCTIONS TO BE GIVEN IN CLASS PRIOR TO DUE DATE

UPCOMING:

WEEK 06: KENYA

Read: eR—“Ignorant America: Just How Stupid Are We?” (AlterNet), “Young Americans Geographically Illiterate, Survey Suggests” (National Geographic), “Getting to Know the World Around Us” (Chicago Tribune), “How Dumb Are We?” (Daily Beast), “Afghan Troops Get a Lesson in American Cultural Ignorance” (Washington Post)

Tu 02.26
Reading discussion; Lecture—“The Most Common Grammatical Errors—And How to Avoid Them”
Due REFLECTION 03

Th 02.28
CLOSE READ ESSAY