PER 3: COLLEGE LIT

PERIOD 3: OUTLIERS Project

Period 3, College Literature students have until the start of 3rd period on April 17, 2015 to complete their reading and analysis of the Malcolm Gladwell book, Outliers: The Story of Success.

Students will answer questions based on each chapter, and sign up to further analyze a chapter of their choice.

Here is a list of chapters that have already been taken. Each chapter may have up to two students assigned to it, but the work must be done independently.

Charles: Chapter 2, "The 10,000 Hour Rule"
Chelsea: Chapter 2, "The 10,000 Hour Rule"
Joab: Chapter 3, "The Trouble With Geniuses" Part One
Anthony: Chapter 3, "The Trouble With Geniuses" Part One
Julia: Chapter 4, "The Trouble With Geniuses" Part Two
Janae: Chapter 4, "The Trouble With Geniuses" Part Two
Simone: Chapter 5, "The Three Lessons of Joe Flom"
Kathryn: Chapter 7, "The Ethnic Theory of Plane Crashes"
Nick: Chapter 8, "Rice Paddies and Math Tests"
Tyler: Chapter 8, "Rice Paddies and Math Tests"
Shevon: Epilogue

Students will be required to complete a specific set of notes as they read. Instructions will be given in class.

(OPTIONAL) Week 12 READ & RESPOND (DUE BY MONDAY 4/6/15)

Read and respond to the following links:

Should student athletes be "paid to play" in college?
NCAA Schools and Student Athlete Pay

How much of an issue is distracted driving among your peer group?

Teen Drivers and Distractions

WEEK 11 READ & RESPOND (DUE BY MONDAY, 3/30/15)

Read and respond to BOTH of the articles linked below.

Catalyst for discussion OR wrong time/wrong place?
Starbucks Will Stop Putting The Words 'Race Together' On Cups

To forgive or not to forgive? YOU DECIDE.
Mo'ne Davis asks Bloomsburg to Reinstate Baseball Player...

Malcolm Gladwell Interview (with Spanish subtitles)

PERIOD 3: COLLEGE LIT
2009 Interview with Charlie Rose
Students should finish viewing the following interview segments and respond in the Comments section with their reaction to Gladwell's concept of "the Outlier." DUE BY WED. 3/18/15

Part 1:


Part 2:

Week 10 Read & Respond (Due by Tue 3/17)

Please read and respond to AT LEAST TWO of the following links. Use quotes from each article to support your position and REMEMBER, you need to write AT LEAST 5-8 sentence paragraphs for your responses. EACH RESPONSE should be AT LEAST 2 paragraphs in length. Bonus points for engaging with other student remarks. :)

Article 1:

I don't even know what kind of a question to pose for this story. Perhaps I should simply ask for your thoughts on the matter and your reaction to the issue of such disturbing speech in places of "higher learning."

Fraternity Vows Broader Look Into Use of Racist Chant

Article 2:

Analyze the school's response to the 9-second video clip.

What's Next for the University of Oklahoma?

Article 3:

Free speech vs. hate speech. Where do you stand?

Can OSU president discipline SAE fraternity members? Experts weigh in.

Article 4:

Agree or disagree and explain your position.

Are frats "a form of American Apartheid?"

Where I'm From by George Ella Lyon

CRW: Where I'm From poem