Friday, November 8, 2019

Friday, November 8th

** Because the assignment formatting for the paper is very difficult to maneuver while grading, I am going to have you all upload your papers to a new assignment site on Schoology. "Ghobash Pastiche Paper."  I appreciate it!

TITLE MARKINGS REVIEW: 
Title of Podcast- Italics. Serial
Episodes in Podcast- Quotation marks. "The Alibi"

We have finished Episode #1 of Serial. You will be working in your Jury groups today.

Tasks for today:
1. Split up important vocabulary among your group. You will need to have these defined for Monday, November 11th. (I would do a shared Google Doc, so you will all have access to the terms when all group members are done).
What's the difference between. . . Religious head-covering

2. Work through Character List (page 3) together. What are thoughts, initial opinions about these individuals?

3. Place the following in notes. . . can be bullet points.

Jay’s Story (12:38 to 19:15)

Summarize Jay’s story.
What evidence or quotations stand out to you? Pick two and explain why you chose them.
What is Jay NOT saying? What is he leaving uncertain?
What do you think? Is Jay telling the truth, or is he lying? How did you come to this conclusion?

Adnan’s Story (19:15 to 29.22)

Summarize Adnan’s story.
What evidence or quotations stand out to you? Pick two and explain why you chose them.
What is Adnan NOT saying? What is he leaving uncertain?
What do you think? Is Adnan telling the truth, or is he lying? How did you come to this conclusion?

(FYI... We are going to listen to Episode #2 for Tuesday's class. .  if you want to get a jump on this this weekend, please do).

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