Enrique's Journey (Extra Credit Opportunity)

This was the short video shown in class that you responded to in your composition books. I put it up here in case you wanted to view it again on your own.

Enrique's Journey from Donald Sinatra on Vimeo.

Here is another video you can view for extra credit. To earn the extra credit, you must post one substantial paragraph sharing your thoughts about the documentary.

Lincoln's Second Inaugural Address-March 4, 1865

Second Inaugural Address
Washington, D.C.
March 4, 1865

This is the last paragraph of Lincoln's speech:

"With malice toward none; with charity for all; with firmness in the right, as God gives us to see the right, let us strive on to finish the work we are in; to bind up the nation's wounds; to care for him who shall have borne the battle, and for his widow, and his orphan--to do all which may achieve and cherish a just and lasting peace, among ourselves, and with all nations."

Assignment: What theme do you think Abe Lincoln is trying to get across here? Pay attention to the date the speech was given; this will help you to infer the theme. He gave this speech before the end of the Civil War. How might this message apply to wars going on today? I am expecting one detailed paragraph in response.

Starting Personal Narratives

Looking back at your notes containing different ways to start a personal narrative, use one of the strategies to start the following personal narrative:

Topic: Write a personal narrative about something that really excited you.

Don't forget-
1. Use one of the strategies from your notes.
2. Focus in on one specific time... don't start to write a story that took place over weeks or months.
3. Start to hint at a theme (message that you are trying to get across to the reader) by the end of the paragraph.

Extra Credit Blog Entry

Go to the address below and click on John Field's narrative. He was a former slave who was interviewed in the 1930's as an old man about his experiences during slavery.

http://www.civil-war.net/narratives/slavenarratives.asp

What are some things that were important to him during slavery? After? What do you think about his experiences?

What did the typical Civil War battle look like?

Look at the images from the video below:

Civil War Reenactment from David Reid on Vimeo.

Assignment:
What did you notice? Be specific. Talk about the location, people's appearances, and the actual battle. Is this what you visualized when you think about typical Civil War battles? Explain in one paragraph.