I just annotated a couple of professional editorials on diigo for you, with the idea that the comments might help you as you work on your own piece. 

A lot of people find Kohn's work provacative, and not always in a good way. What's your reaction to this reading? Does it reflect the tensions you see around you in school, or is he talking about a different world from the one you live in? Post your response as a comment on this message. 

Here's a link to Newton Minow's "wasteland" speech, which Obama references in his address.

Here's the link to the Obama speech that will be the focus of tomorrow's debate: 


Also, I mentioned the Fiji studies on body image in class today; here's a nice summary. 

Post your diigo username as a comment on this message so I can add you to the class diigo group. (This won't make sense until class today (if then :))

If you're a member of the Class of 2011, watch this video: 


http://vimeo.com/9627529


I need to meet with you at some point this week to get your course choice for next year. 

Tuesday, Feb. 22 -- Second draft due. 


Monday, March 1 -- Receive second drafts back. 


Monday, March 8 - Final draft due. 


Friday, March 12 -- I'll name the semi-finalists from the class. 

Nicholas Kristof of the NYTimes recently asked a Pakistani teen who had lived for a year in the United States to blog about her life back in Pakistan. 


Thought some of you might be interested in the results. 


Also, I am sometimes guilty of being overly critical of marketing techniques in class (the analogy between persuasive techniques and logical fallacies comes to mind). Here, Kristof argues that we would do a better job saving the world if we figured out how to market good causes more effectively. 

Part 1
Part 2
Part 3
Part 4


Total time: 30 minutes. Sorry about the little editorial tags at the beginning of each clip. 

Excellent question. Check out the "sample editorial" I posted on the main page. It comes from a previous year's student, and I added my own commentary to help you out.