Thursday, September 11, 2014

9/11 Commemoration - "The Lottery," cont'd (Old Man Warner - Durbin Analysis - Discussion) - Timeline of Texas History


Today we:

Commemorated the 9/11/01 terrorist attacks on New York City & the Pentagon

Continued with Shirley Jackson's "The Lottery"

  • Role Played Old Man Warner's defense of the Lottery against the "Young Fools" (Read loose, incomplete transcript here at 9/11/14 point.)
  • Watched & discussed USC Professor James Durbin's video analysis of "The Lottery"
  • Analyzed logical fallacies involved in "The Lottery"
    • post hoc ergo propter hoc = after this, therefore because of this
    • Chronological Snobbery Fallacy
    • Argument from Tradition Fallacy

Analyzed a Timeline of Texas History

Assignment - Due Friday
Finish writing 2 important events, as above


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