Choose one article/website listed below to read and/or investigate. On binder paper, please complete the following questions in paragraph form. (3 paragraphs)
1. Summarize what the article/website is about as well as its main points.
2. Read the article or website carefully and discuss (in detail) what you learned.
3. What are some things that surprised you or interest you in particular?
4. In what ways does the content of your website connect to the democratic ideas of the freedom of the press, right to privacy, government transparency, and/or government accountable to the people.
Website/Article Links:
Wikileaks.org
"The War Logs" (New York Times collection of articles on WikiLeaks-released files)
ProPublica site on government surveillance
The Guardian's Series on the NSA (National Security Administration) Files
"How Laura Poitras Helped Snowden Spill His Secrets" Article (New York Times Magazine)
"WikiLeaks' War on Secrecy: Truth's Consequences" (Time Magazine)
Welcome! This blog is for the purpose of supporting students in the Fortuna High School Global Studies program. If you have any questions, please contact Tara Nuth Kajtaniak at tkajtaniak@fuhsdistrict.org.
Wednesday, October 30, 2013
Thursday, October 24, 2013
Journal #8: Pillars of Democracy
Link to Foreign Policy/Democracy PowerPoint
Out of the list of "pillars of democracy" in the above PowerPoint, which two do you think are the most important or do you feel most strongly about. Please explain. Write at least one well-structured paragraph.
Out of the list of "pillars of democracy" in the above PowerPoint, which two do you think are the most important or do you feel most strongly about. Please explain. Write at least one well-structured paragraph.
Monday, October 14, 2013
Journal #7: "The Underground War in Gaza"
1. In what ways does Joe
Sacco, author of “The Underground War in Gaza,” attempt to remain neutral and
show both sides of the conflict? Explain
(in detail) what parts of the piece seem to present the Israeli military’s
position and what parts of the piece show the Palestinian perspective.
2.
Do you think Sacco
manages to remain unbiased, or does his own perspective seem to permeate his
neutral journalistic stance?
Wednesday, October 9, 2013
Tuesday, October 8, 2013
Short Essay: Israeli and Palestinian Literary Analysis (Due Wed., 10/9)
In what ways does the literature of Etgar Keret
(Israel) differ from the literature of Darwish and Kanafani (Palestine)? In what ways do you think these authors
reflect the political situation of their particular region?
Use your chart to contrast the subjects/themes, tone,
characterization, and setting. Discuss at least two literary elements.
Requirements:
•May
be hand-written or typed
•Short
Introduction (4 sentences) that contains a THESIS statement. •Two body paragraphs (8-sentences)
•Conclusion paragraph (4 sentences)
Wednesday, October 2, 2013
Journal #6: Before We Read Literature from Israel-Palestine...
In one paragraph, describe what you think Israeli and Palestinian literature will be like? For example, what are their stories going to be about? How might the subjects, characters, setting, and tone of Palestinian literature differ from that of Israeli literature? Think about the realities of living in a conflict zone while responding, as well at the role of the arts in a conflict zone.
Subscribe to:
Posts (Atom)