Great work today. Each class identified several similarities between "Harrison Bergeron" and "Flowers for Algernon. While people brought up the main characters' determination and deaths, the key idea, which was mentioned in each class, was the ways both Harrison and Charlie shed their handicaps so that they might become all that they could become.
Becoming all that you can become. It's an admirable goal, is it not? Something to think about when you are actively reading your two articles tonight. The two articles share the same topic, and a major point of our discussion tomorrow will be your selection of the article you feel does the better job of arguing its case. They argue the same topic, but one will undoubtedly be more convincing to you then the other. Which will it be? Whatever you decide is fine, just be sure to know why you decided what you did and be ready to defend it to the death...or at least until someone convinces you otherwise. You'll be writing on the topic, discussing it with like-minded peers, preparing arguments, and debating it. Should be energetic and fun.
The timed writing went well. I heard some pretty confident people after each class. You had to tap into your creative side to nail this one down. I'm looking forward to checking out the first few submissions tonight.
It was great hearing from Regan Stohler in period one today. She said she's done many timed writings in high school already. The more we do now, the better off you'll be, not just for PARCC and ISTEP, but for high school next year.
Here's an early tip for you. Three days next week. One day we will have a point of view quiz. I'm talking about first person, second person, third person limited, and third person omniscient. I probably won't tell you when, so take this as your only warning. If you don't understand something about them, you better ask me soon.
Last chance for the word challenge I posted last week will be Wednesday before Thanksgiving. Jenni Munoz dropped eight strong ones on me today, but I left them at school. Come back tomorrow to see what her creative mind developed.
See you tomorrow.
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