Warm-up ...
Get the handouts on top of the Chromebook cart - and think about the following quote:
"Your school may have done away with
winners and losers, but life HAS NOT. In some
schools, they have abolished failing grades and they'll
give you as MANY TIMES as you want to get the right
answer. This doesn't bear the slightest resemblance
to ANYTHING in real life."
- Bill Gates
Today ...
- Read the persuasive article "In Praise of the 'F' Word" in class.
- Working with a partner, answer (in complete sentences WITH evidence from the writing) the close reading and writing craft questions over the article.
- Turn them in when finished - then review the reading from yesterday with your partners to compare notes, highlights/underlines, areas of emphasis, etc. We will quiz over that material tomorrow.
