Week 1--Due Wed. Jan 10th

Over break, I'd like you to read Up from Slavery by Booker T. Washington.   After looking through the text fully, I've decided we will read the entire work, but only chapters 1-12 will be due on the 10th.

Booker T Washington
1856-1915

As an introduction to Washington's life, watch this mini-biography (3:30)

For our first class back, please read:

Note, iii
Preface, v
Chapters 1-12, pp.1-95

Please annotate your book for the following:

*key people in his life--who shaped him?
*key events/stages--what shaped him and when?
*key dates/locations
*key insights into his worldview/philosophy toward life
*quotable quotes--things that he shares that inspire you
*note the challenges that African Americans faced during the Reconstruction/Post-Reconstruction Period
*note any unfamiliar vocabulary (look it up and define)

To grow your understanding of the whys and hows of annotating, please read and print this article, "How to Mark a Book," by Mortimer Adler.  Put this in your class notebook under handouts.

Your first grade of the semester will be an annotation check.  If you do not own your book, you can make notes on notebook paper, listing page numbers and transcribing details as needed.

Also, expect a brief quiz--Washington and Adler may both appear on it, so read carefully, as always.