Maynes-Aminzade, Liz

This exercise has students explore the postwar notions of high brow and low brow by ranking and discussing various cultural items. The previous week, the students had read several articles from the 1940s and 50s about the concepts of highbrow, middlebrow...

What does a good thesis entail? This activity helps students identify the features of a strong thesis. The instructor brings 4-5 thesis statements about texts read previously in the class. Among the sample theses, there is 1 strong one and the rest are...