2. Quiz #1
Answer one of the following questions. Each question carries different amounts of points, but the quiz counts for 10 points.
1. (Full Points) What are some specific connections you see between the texts "300 Years Hence" and "the 1837 Bread Riot" by Headley.
2. (full points) Discuss something that interested you about one of these texts.
3. (three points) Write down anything you remember reading from any of the three readings we've been assigned.
4. (two points) Explain to me why you haven't done the reading, what you're doing about it, and what I can do to help.
3. "Three Hundred Years Hence." John Russell (b. 1793, educated Middlebury College, moved to Illinois 1828, publicly opposed slavery in writing, published this story in 1831).
What questions do we have about the reading? The references? The characters? The language? The terminology? The slang? The historical period when the novel was written?
Locate key passages for class discussion. Focus on story's conclusion.
4. Twitter Instructions and Assignment
5. "Flour Riot of 1837." Joel T. Headley (1813-1897), education Union College, New York State Assemblyman (1855) and Secretary of State (1856-7). Member of American Party. Chapter from Sketches of Great Riots (1877).
Group work: One by one in groups, share a passage you found interesting for any reason. When you're done sharing, select one of those passages you'd like to discuss in class as a whole.
6. Essay One Assignment
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