Charlie Hebdo

"The opposite of war is not peace--it's creation"--Jonathan Larson
"I may disagree with what you have to say, but I'll defend to the death your right to say it"--Voltaire

Today's cover of Charlie Hebdo
1,500,000 people march in protest today in Paris. That is the largest demonstration in the history of the country, and perhaps in world history (not counting revolutions. Question: why didn't Americans do this on September 18th, 2001, one week after our attack? Is there a difference between the way we respond to this type of crisis and the way the French do? What does this reveal about the two countries?

FINAL EXAM:
Vocab--Vocab from 2010 PSAT
Reading Comprehension Test, Huck Finn
TODAY: 
Hand back Charlie Hebdo/Boggs journal paragraph.
10 points--3 A's only. Redo for more points. Type. Be sure that you:
1. Pull the reader in with your first sentence.
2. State your controlling idea in the first, second, or third sentence.
3. Use specific examples from the text to support your assertion. Try to incorporate quoted material into the fluid sentences that you write.
4. Be sure to discuss your example for 1-3 sentences. Your paragraph is to be more analysis that summary, obviously.
5. Be sure that the reader can see that you have strong ideas that are well supported.
6. Write a strong concluding sentence.

Written commentary, chapter 31

HOMEWORK:
Finish Huck Finn for Tuesday. We will discuss the book in its entirety.
Final exam Wodensday (Oden)

HOMEWORK:
At vigils around the world people are taking up the saying "Je suis Charlie Hebdo" (I am Charlie Hebdo). What does this saying mean to you? Perhaps it resonates with you personally, or perhaps you would like to discuss an idea of yours concerning what it means that the people of the world are moved by the massacre. Other possibilities abound. Be sure to focus on one idea. This is a paragraph, after all, and you need to elaborate upon your idea before you move on to a second or third idea, which would be dealt with if you were to write two or three pages, which you are not.
Monday you will bring this paragraph along with the other journal entries that have not been handed in yet. At that point you will look at all of your writing with a critical eye and determine which one is the strongest writing. We will consider several criteria in making this determination.

BBC Update on Charlie New York Times Terror Attack on Charlie  Hebdo Newspaper in Paris Kills 12
Witness video of Shooting
BBC News The provocative cartoon
He Drew First
HOMEWORK:
Write one strong paragraph explaining the point being made in the following cartoon:
Cartoon: Pencil pointing toward gun