Deogratias and Thesis Statements

Starter 9

1. What is the message of this cartoon?

2. To what degree do you think this is accurate?  Explain, drawing on your knowledge of the past and the present.

Deogratias

Read the excerpts from WWtIY called "Dogs of Rwanda."  Then answer the following questions in about 3-5 sentences each:

1. How does this connect to Deogratias?
2. What new insight does this give you into Deogratias' character?
3. What does it tell you about the role and status of dogs in Rwandan society?

Deogratias Seminar Prewrite

Choose TWO of the following questions to answer in typed paragraphs.  You will need this with you at the start of class tomorrow:

1. What makes Deogratias go crazy?  Think about what he did, and what was done to him.
2. What was the significance of Deogratias turning into a dog?
3. Who is the person in this book who should take the most blame?  In other words, who is most responsible for what happened to Benina, Venetia, and Apollinaria?  Why?
4. What is this book trying to say about genocide?  (Hint: go deeper than "it's bad"!)
5. How does the message of this book apply to your own life?

WWtIY: Part 4.  Flipping the Question and Finding Evidence

Participate in a short workshop on how to flip an in class writing question into a thesis statement.  Then work on finding evidence from Social Darwinism and from WWtIY to support your thesis statement.

HOMEWORK

Finish Deogratias Seminar Prewrite.  It must be TYPED!  DUE: Start of class, Tuesday.