LDC Template Tasks

1. LDC Template Tasks The emphasis is on learning content and skills. Thinking and problem solving are learned with content. (Chall)

2. After reading Al Capone Does My Shirts, write a diary entry from Moose’s perspective about his feelings of peer pressure. (L2) Include Moose’s tone and voice to convey his state of mind and develop a narrative effect in the work. (L3) Add his experiences with his sister, Natalie and her disability, and Piper, his nemesis.

3. Task 6 Prompt: Was it beneficial or harmful for Europeans to explore the New World and begin the Trans-Atlantic Trade? After reading and viewing various documents on the reasons that the Europeans came to the New World, write an essay that discusses the Trans-Atlantic Trade and evaluates the impact on Europe. Support your position with evidence from your readings.

4. Better? What was the economic impact of the Trans-Atlantic Slave Trade on the Colonies? After reading and viewing the documents provided, write an essay that answers the question and support your position with evidence from the texts. Be sure to acknowledge competing views. • Changed the Task Template • Added specificity

5. Task 29: How did the Revolutionary War affect ordinary families? After reading the novel My Brother Sam is Dead about a young soldier and his family, write a narrative that relates the stresses of war on family relationships.

6. Task 21: How does the literature of Great Britain and of its colonies reveal the relationship between and across them, specifically as it relates to the concept of E/empire? After reading and researching a variety of texts and media (essays, poems, songs, film) written by British and British colonials, choose two texts to analyze and write an essay that addresses the question and analyzes the issues raised by authors from Great Britain and its colonies in regard to E/empire, providing examples to illustrate and clarify your analysis. What conclusion or implications can you draw? Include a bibliography of your sources.

7. Task 8: What is the relationship between humanity and ecology? After reading 4 current articles (newspaper, magazine, on-line) on the BP oil spill, write a speech that identifies a problem related to oil consumption and argues for a solution to mitigate the impact of industrialized society on the natural world. Support your position with evidence from the texts.

8. Task 2: By 1809, which party’s goals had prevailed in American politics: the Federalists or the Democratic-Republicans? After reading primary source documents, write an essay that addresses the question and supports your position with evidence from the documents. Be sure to acknowledge competing views. Give examples from past or current events to illustrate, clarify, and support your position.

9. Task 11: What is brotherhood? After reading The Outsiders by S.E. Hinton, write an essay that defines and explains the concept of brotherhood found in the novel. Support your discussion with evidence from the text. What implications can you draw?

10. Task 11: What is a metaphor? After reading “Crossing the Bar”, “Road”, or “Crystal Stair”, write an essay that defines and explains what a metaphor is and how the author of your selected text uses it to enhance their writing. Support your discussion with evidence from the text.