HW for Tuesday, 5/31

Finish "Three Cups of Tea" and write 200 word journal entry (journal 9).

For this entry, please consider the video that we will watch together in class today. We will discuss your thoughts about Mortenson and the controversy on Thursday (it will be a graded discussion!), and your homework for the weekend will also involve what is presented in this video. Do you think, given the good that Mortenson and his organization have, in fact, done, some of his indiscretions are excusable?

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IRP 6

Type, label and date your response to the following question:

What is your (detailed) plan for your independent reading project? How is it interactive? (200+ words).

HW for Thursday, 5/26

Read Chapters 20-21 and write a 200 word journal (journal 8).
What do you think about Mortenson's attempts to get into Afghanistan, despite the dangers of post 9/11?
John Krakauer (he wrote "Into the Wild", for those of you who were in my reading group last year) speaks very highly of Mortenson in chapter 20. Now, Krakauer is leading the accusations against Mortenson in a short e-book called "Three Cups of Deceit" (go here to read about it: http://www.amazon.com/Three-Cups-Deceit-Humanitarian-ebook/dp/B004XHVOW4). What are your thoughts about this turn of events?
We'll talk more about this in class next week, but start thinking about it now -- you'll be writing your own response to Krakauer!

Your assignments for the week I was out . . .

Journal 5 -- Chapters 10-12

200 words. Reflect on Mortenson’s kidnapping. This is an aspect of the book that some have claimed is not true. What do you think about that?

IRP 4
Please type a 200 word response to the following question. Make sure to label the assignment with your name, the title of the assignment, and the date
What aspects of the plot or story can you relate to your own experiences? Describe how.

Journal 6 -- Chapters 15-17

200 words. Reflect on the titles of these three chapters. What is the significance of the titles? Try to think about this literally as well as symbolically.

HW for Monday, 5/23

This is all due Thursday.

Read Chapters 18-19 and write a 200 word journal (journal 7).

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IRP 5

Please type your answer. Include your name, the date, and the title of the assignment.

Week 5 Question: What morals or lessons do you think the author intends his/her reader to find in this book? (200 words)

HW for Thursday, 5/12

Read Chapters 10-12 and write (typed/double-spaced) a 200 word journal (journal 4). What do you think about Mortenson's concerns that the school may bring some problems to the community along with the benefits?

HW for Tuesday, 5/10

Read chapters 7-9 and write a 200 word typed, double-spaced journal (journal 3). What do you think about Akhmalu and Changazi? Mortenson faces a number of problems that he did not expect to face -- does he handle them well? Would you have acted differently?

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IRP week 3

(Please type your response, and include your name, the date, and the title of the assignment.)

Week 3 Question: Describe the character(s) you most identify with. Why or how do you relate to him/her or them? (200 words)

HW for Monday, 5/9

Read Chpts. 4-6 of "Three Cups of Tea" and write a 200 word (typed! double-spaced!) journal response (journal 2).

Think about the following questions: What do you think about Mortenson's plan to build a school? What are your thoughts about his interest in the customs of Islam?

HW for Tuesday, 5/3

Read Chapters 1-3 of "Three Cups of Tea" and write a 200 word typed journal response. What do you think of the book so far? What do you think about Greg Mortenson? What struck you as interesting about the places and people he gets to know?

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IRP Week 2

(Please type and double-space your response. Be sure to label it with your name, the date, and the title of the assignment.)

Week 2, Question 1: Are you liking the book so far? Why or why not? (100 words)

Week 2, Question 2: Describe in detail where and when the book takes place. Cite sections of

the book or lines that give you a sense of place. (150‐200 words)

Interesting . . .

For those of you who were wondering if bin Laden was legal . . .

http://www.newyorker.com/online/blogs/newsdesk/2011/05/killing-osama-was-it-legal.html

HW for Monday, 5/2

Go to the Washington Post website and find the full coverage section about Osama Bin Laden's death (click here: http://www.washingtonpost.com/world/national-security?hpid=z2)

Peruse the site. Read at least 2 articles.

Post a 200 word comment below, responding to what you read. I encourage you to respond to each others' posts. Please make sure that your post is respectful. Typical writing guidelines still apply, so pay attention to grammar, spelling, etc. In your response, be sure to name the 2 articles that you read, as well as anything else you learned on the site (or through other news sources).

We will have a graded discussion about your posts in class tomorrow.