Friday, March 9, 2012

The Day In History - 9/03/12


In the early 1950s, US Senator Joseph McCarthy persecuted scores of people he deemed subversive in a series of widely-publicized hearings that whipped the public into an anti-Communist frenzy. In 1954, journalist Edward R. Murrow produced an episode of his TV show See It Now that criticized the Red Scare and turned public opinion against McCarthy using the senator's own words. Murrow later invited McCarthy to respond. What happened when the senator accepted? More...

Thursday, March 8, 2012

PREPARING FOR THE SAC

ENCOUNTERING CONFLICT FILES

Researching the Context and developing knowledge and ideas that you might use in your writing responses is crucial towards preparing for success in your Creating and Presenting SACs and the exam. Use the class handout to help begin your brainstorming and expansion of your conflict knowledge by researching texts, images, music and film.
TASK:
To create Conflict Files develop four possibilities for writing pieces from your research:
  • Choose four prompts
  • Choose a text for one prompt, a song for one, a film for one and a picture for one
  • Write about the links you can identify between your choices and the prompts
  • Write about the links you can identify between your choices and the set text
  • Write about the links you can identify between your choices and the Context
  • Come up with an idea for a writing piece and explain it in terms of FLAP+C
  • Present three quotes that you believe could work to enhance the writing piece
PRESENTATION:
Publish your Conflict Files in the appropriate section of our Encountering Conflict Blog.