APELC Class Notes
Objectives: APECLers 1) processed an argument, and 2) practiced invention.
Period 1 and 3 APELCers, you began processing the Will piece. Here’re the links I promised to post differentiating Paleoconservatism (the type represented by Buckley and Will) and Neoconservatism (the type represented by George Bush, Dick Cheney, and many of the conservative Republicans in Congress today). We finished the day writing stories about your persuasion topics.
Here’s the piece from Tuesday’s NewsHour detailing the problem of food insecurity I mentioned in class: “USDA: 1 in 7 U.S. Households Struggle for Food”. And you might also listen to NPR’s report on the same study: “Broader Strategy Urged To Combat Hunger In US”. I recall Trevor’s mention in first period of a family he knew that was able to survive on a part-time, minimum wage. This was in response to the discussion of choices we make about how to live and what to buy with what we earn, so you might also listen to the BBC World Service Documentary series “A Dollar A Day”, about how people all over the world live on what we spend on a 14 ounce bottle of soda.
And, lest I forget, here’s the list of items CDO’s Sign Language Club is collecting for our military personnel. It’d be really cool if you could bring just two of the following to put in our box by Monday, November 30:
- White socks (with no markings)
- Light blankets and character-themed sheets
- Energy drinks, beef jerky
- Snacks like cookies, chips, and candy in sturdy packages
- Hand sanitizer, moist hand wipes, medical gloves
- Sports magazines and Frisbees
- Flash drives
- Letters (none of your own personal information)
- NO PORK OR PRODUCTS AND NO COFFEE
Check your class page for homework, and I will see you on Monday.