Zinn Chapter 9 and Owl Creek

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Zinn Chapter 9 and Owl Creek

• Objectives
• To demonstrate your understanding of the themes
  within An Occurrence at Owl Creek Bridge
• To compare texts about the same time period to
  each other
• To analyze the text from literary devices
• To demonstrate your understanding of Zinn Chapter
  9
• To evaluate Zinns argument in chapter 9
• Agenda
• Discuss An Occurrence at Owl Creek
• Discuss Zinn Chapter 9
• HW
• Andrew Johnsons First Annual Message to Congress
• Thaddeus Stevens Speech to Congress
• Frederick Douglasss Evaluation of Reconstruction
• Prepare for Reconstruction debate

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An Occurrence at Owl Creek Bridge

• What themes are apparent in this short story?
  How do they connect to the themes within
  Beloved?
• Does the story feel realistic, or is it intended
  to be fantastic in some way? Is this merely
  entertainment, or is there a meaning to the tale?
• Bierce was a Union soldier--does this story shed
  any light on his views of himself, his cause, or
  his enemies?
• What might this story suggest about Northern
  attitudes about the war and the South in the
  years following the war?

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Zinn Chapter 9 Questions

1. Why write this chapter? Did Zinn really present
   any information that wasnt obvious or in the
   textbook?
2. What is Zinns view of Lincoln? Do you agree or
   disagree with his view?
3. Why does Zinn continually bring up black
   resistance to slavery and racists ideals of the
   reconstruction south? What is he trying to
   highlight that he feels is overlooked in history?
   Why would it be important to the study of history
   and race relations in America even today?
4. Zinn mentions the role of the Ku Klux Klan in
   helping to bring about the end of slavery. He
   calls them terrorist, why is it that our nation
   is so ready to hunt down terrorists in other
   nations and leave them be in our own country?
5. In studying reconstruction what do you feel the
   purpose of it was? To restore the Union? Or to
   secure freedom and social equality for all
   regardless of race? If it was to restore the
   Union was it a failure or a success? If it was to
   ensure freedom and social equality was it a
   failure or a success? Are these two ideas
   mutually exclusive?
6. How is Zinns chapter different than chapter 22
   of the textbook? Is this chapter speaking to
   everyone, to separate groups at separate times,
   or to one particular group? Why?

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Groups

• Resolution Reconstruction was a success because
  it successfully reunited the country and by 1885
  America was prospering and growing.
• If you last name starts with A-H you are on the
  Affirmative Side
• If you last name starts with K-Y you are on the
  Negative Side

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Debate Prep

• You must prepare the following things for the
  Debate on Thursday
• You need a position statement
• This is an argument that outlines your stance and
  provide substantial evidence to back it up. This
  should be pretty long as it is your entire
  argument.
• You need a list of evidence
• This is literally a list of all the possible
  evidence you will/can use in your position
  statement as well as a rebuttal if necessary
• You need a list of reasons
• Each piece of evidence should also include an
  explanation of how it supports your side of the
  argument
• This must be turned in to turnitin.com by 700
  Thursday January 5th

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Reconstruction debate

• 1AC (first Affirmative Constructive) 7
  minutesA good introduction that attracts the
  audiences attention and interest in the
  topicClearly state the resolutionClearly state
  each of your contentions    Support with reason
  and evidenceConclude effectively
• Cross Ex of the Aff by the Neg 3 minutesYou
  ask questions have a strategy or at the very
  least a direction to your questioningBe
  courteousFace the audience
• 1NC (first Negative Constructive) 8 minutesA
  good introduction that attracts the audiences
  attention and interest in the topicClearly state
  the Negatives position on the topicClearly
  state the Negatives Observations    Support
  with reason and evidenceAttack and question the
  Affirmatives Contentions/evidenceConclude
  effectively
• Cross Ex of the Neg by the Aff 3 minutes   You
  ask questions have a strategy or at the very
  least a direction to your questioningBe
  courteousFace the audience 

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Reconstruction Debate

• Rebuttal Speeches No new arguments are allowed
  new evidence, analysis is ok
•  1AR (first Affirmative Rebuttal) - 4
  minutesRespond to the Neg Observations show
  how they are not as strong/relevant as the Aff
  ContentionsRebuild the Aff case
•  NR (Negative Rebuttal) 7 minutesRespond to
  latest Affirmative argumentsMake your final case
  to the audience that the Neg position is superior
  to the AffTry and convince the audience the Aff
  has failed to carry the burden of proofSummarize
  the debate and conclude effectively and ask for
  the audience to agree with the Neg position
•  2AR (second Affirmative Rebuttal) 4
  minutesRespond to final Negative
  argumentsSummarize the debate and show the
  audience how the Aff position is superior and
  the Aff has     carried the burden of
  proofConclude effectively.