Freshmen: Today we did an activity designed to help you come up with ideas for essay topics for the rest of the year, a sort of savings account, into which you make deposits now so you can withdraw ideas from it later on. I asked you to consider the following questions and to have a dozen solid ideas, at a minimum, as a result:
What problem would I like to see solved?
What situation do I think needs correcting?
What issue do I think needs explaining?
What phenomenon would I like to explore?
What’s something I would like to learn more about?
What choice, decision, or personal preference of mine needs to be understood by others?
What area of my expertise needs sharing?
What subject is close and familiar to me that needs to be viewed and considered from a distance?
What do I know a lot about that would be interesting to others?
What point of view needs my powers of persuasion?
What interesting stories can I tell?
What interesting experiences have I had that I can share with others?
Your list of answers is due next block; read for 20 minutes Monday and Tuesday night and bring Speak to class with you on the block; there is a Membean quiz to do tonight and you have your normal work on it this week.
Sophomores: Today we began The Power of One. Read Chapter One tonight, and for every chapter you read, I want you to write a short reflection (one paragraph). This should be reflective in nature, not a summary, and done when you finish each chapter, not days later. Your essay is due tomorrow, and there is a Membean quiz to do tonight and you have your normal work on it this week.
CNF: Today we began reading Chapter 5 and will conclude it on Wednesday.
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