1. Journal entry -- write a journal entry as though I was Grand Dragon Locke. Comment on the progress of the Klan, the Klan agenda and aims, possible problems, and the like.
2. Short story -- write a short story detailing the Klan's march down 16th St and demand for the firing of all non-Klan employees. Told from the perspective of either a participating Klansman or one of the local business owners. Detail the Klan's efforts and non-Klan resistance.
3. News article -- create a news article detailing night when the Klan broke up an anti-Klan political rally. Detail the hysteria, the excitement, and the Klan success.
4. Editorial -- write an editorial as an angry, anonymous Denverite. Decry the Klan's intimidation and violent tactics, call for a rallying of Klan opposition.
5. Personal letter -- create a personal letter between Grand Dragon Locke and Imperial Wizard Simmons. Have Locke brief Simmons on the Klan's doings in Colorado, and elucidate the plan for the KKK in Colorado.
Friday, April 10, 2009
Saturday, April 4, 2009
9c: Checking Quotations, Paraphrases, and Summaries
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9b: Brainstorming Visual Aids
5 possible visual aids:
1. Picture of Klansmen burning cross
2. Picture of Clarence Morley
3. Picture of John Locke
4. Picture of a KKK meeting (i.e. at Lakeside, on South Table Mountain, etc)
5. Picture of knights marching down 16th Street
1. Picture of Klansmen burning cross
2. Picture of Clarence Morley
3. Picture of John Locke
4. Picture of a KKK meeting (i.e. at Lakeside, on South Table Mountain, etc)
5. Picture of knights marching down 16th Street
9a: Writing Thesis Statements
1. The Ku Klux Klan amassed an enormous following in Colorado, and it was able to exert a profound influence in state politics, business, and religion.
2. The reform that the Klan promised gave it the platform it needed to establish a foundation in Colorado, and once it became entrenched, it had only to infiltrate the political realm.
3. Insomuch as it held great sway in state politics, business, and religion, the Ku Klux Klan was the most influential institutition in Colorado during the 1920s.
2. The reform that the Klan promised gave it the platform it needed to establish a foundation in Colorado, and once it became entrenched, it had only to infiltrate the political realm.
3. Insomuch as it held great sway in state politics, business, and religion, the Ku Klux Klan was the most influential institutition in Colorado during the 1920s.
Friday, March 27, 2009
8a: Quoting, Paraphrasing, and Summarizing
ORIGINAL PASSAGE: During the 1920s, Colorado had the largest and most influential Knights of the Ku Klux Klan following of any other state west of the Mississippi River. In the 1924 elections, the Klan gained control not only of state government with the election of Governor Morley, but also of many local governments. Fremont County was one of those local governments with a dominating Klan presence, having a particularly large following of Klansmen and Klanswomen in Cañon City and Florence. These two local Klaverns claimed that they organized to improve the schools, end the liquor problem, stop crime, and promote the state and national Klan agenda.
LINK: KKK essay
1. Write a paragraph incorporating a short quotation from the passage. Modify the quotation using an ellipsis and brackets.
In Colorado, the Ku Klux Klan (KKK) was able to build a massive following and exert profound influence on state politics; indeed, “during the 1920s, [it] had the largest and most influential. . . Ku Klux Klan following west of the Mississippi” (Gunn). The source of the Klan’s authority came straight from Colorado citizens, who looked to the Klan to cure society’s many ailments. The reform that the Klan promised gave it the platform it needed to establish a foundation in Colorado, and once it became entrenched, it had only to infiltrate the political realm.
2. Paraphrase the passage. Check your paraphrase carefully to make sure that it is accurate and appropriate.
In the 1920s, the Ku Klux Klan amassed an extremely powerful population in Colorado. By the middle of the decade, the Klan had members filling many local government offices, and even had a knight, Clarence Morley, elected governor. Two of the largest Klan followings resided in Canyon City and Florence, where the Hooded Empire vowed to alleviate the many social problems plaguing these communities, and also to push the Klan initiative.
3. Summarize the passage. Check your summary carefully to make sure that it is accurate and appropriate.
Colorado had a massive Ku Klux Klan population in the 1920s. Its members held enormous influence in state and local politics, particularly in Florence and Canyon City; here, its members struggled to purify and improve society, as well as to advance the Klan agenda.
LINK: KKK essay
1. Write a paragraph incorporating a short quotation from the passage. Modify the quotation using an ellipsis and brackets.
In Colorado, the Ku Klux Klan (KKK) was able to build a massive following and exert profound influence on state politics; indeed, “during the 1920s, [it] had the largest and most influential. . . Ku Klux Klan following west of the Mississippi” (Gunn). The source of the Klan’s authority came straight from Colorado citizens, who looked to the Klan to cure society’s many ailments. The reform that the Klan promised gave it the platform it needed to establish a foundation in Colorado, and once it became entrenched, it had only to infiltrate the political realm.
2. Paraphrase the passage. Check your paraphrase carefully to make sure that it is accurate and appropriate.
In the 1920s, the Ku Klux Klan amassed an extremely powerful population in Colorado. By the middle of the decade, the Klan had members filling many local government offices, and even had a knight, Clarence Morley, elected governor. Two of the largest Klan followings resided in Canyon City and Florence, where the Hooded Empire vowed to alleviate the many social problems plaguing these communities, and also to push the Klan initiative.
3. Summarize the passage. Check your summary carefully to make sure that it is accurate and appropriate.
Colorado had a massive Ku Klux Klan population in the 1920s. Its members held enormous influence in state and local politics, particularly in Florence and Canyon City; here, its members struggled to purify and improve society, as well as to advance the Klan agenda.
Sunday, March 15, 2009
7b: Evaluating Sources
Goldberg, Robert Alan. Hooded Empire: the Ku Klux Klan in Colorado. University of Illinois Press: Chicago, 1981.
Relevance:
The info will help me accomplish my purpose, and it wil help me address my readers' needs/interests. The book offers enough and the right kind of evidence, and uses it faily; it is convincing, and its sources are provided. The author is knowledgable, is an expert in the field, and does not write with bias. The publisher, too is reputable.
Quillen, Ed. "Welcome to Kolorado, Klan Kountry." Colorado Springs Independent 22 May 2003.
Relevance:
This is published in a repuatble periodical. It is up-to-date, and it is written with historical and fairly-used evidence, not personal bias. It provides good information that I can use in finishing my paper. It is approrpiate and relevent.
Gunn, LaDonna. "The Protestant Kluxing of Canyon City, Colorado.".
Relelvance:
The domain name is .lib, so it is a reliable source. There is a site information page. The author is knowledgable in the field, and writes without bias. It offers plenty of valuable and relevant information, and it will help me accomplish my purpose. This, too, is a credible source.
Relevance:
The info will help me accomplish my purpose, and it wil help me address my readers' needs/interests. The book offers enough and the right kind of evidence, and uses it faily; it is convincing, and its sources are provided. The author is knowledgable, is an expert in the field, and does not write with bias. The publisher, too is reputable.
Quillen, Ed. "Welcome to Kolorado, Klan Kountry." Colorado Springs Independent 22 May 2003.
Relevance:
This is published in a repuatble periodical. It is up-to-date, and it is written with historical and fairly-used evidence, not personal bias. It provides good information that I can use in finishing my paper. It is approrpiate and relevent.
Gunn, LaDonna. "The Protestant Kluxing of Canyon City, Colorado."
Relelvance:
The domain name is .lib, so it is a reliable source. There is a site information page. The author is knowledgable in the field, and writes without bias. It offers plenty of valuable and relevant information, and it will help me accomplish my purpose. This, too, is a credible source.
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