The Choice Is Yours: August 29, 2017

Focus: What does a modern cultural hysteria look like, and how do I pick the right one for my project?

1. Warming up with a survey on the present state of your researching/writing habits; creating a "writing space" for yourself in this classroom

2. Connecting the past to the present: Recapping the cultural hysteria project overview; reading one of four articles on modern cultural hysteria (20 minutes)

• What does your article have in common with the Salem witch trials?

• How would you, personally, define the term "cultural hysteria"? Please post your definition on today's class blog.

Y2K
UFOs and War of the Worlds
Ebola and "Fear-bola"
Life after 9/11
Racial Terror Lynchings (this one contains violence)

3. Starting to brainstorm your own ideas for the cultural hysteria project (sign up below under hw)

4. Advancing: If you know your topic, come see me, and I'll help you move on to the next step.

HW:
1. Decide on your topic for this project. It is first come, first served; I prefer that each member of the class explores a different topic. Please sign up before class tomorrow.

SIGN UP HERE! FIRST COME, FIRST SERVED!

2. Spend 5 minutes on a day on your Puritan Words, List 1; assessment this Friday. Familiarity with the words is required, but strict memorization is not.

3. BRING IN STICKY NOTES AND HEADPHONES (if you have them).