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You will be reading one of Shakespeare's most frequently performed plays.
How do we relate to this story in the modern age? Why do we study this play today? Please write 10-15 sentences about 1) Which play you chose and why you picked it. 2) what you already know about your choice play and Shakespeare, and 3) argue for or against it's modern relevancy. Americans are at increasing risk of disease because of the unhealthy food we eat. The U.S. has 78 million obese adults, the highest number of any country in the world, even China, with four times the population. 68.8 of Americans are overweight. One out of three children in America are obese. GMOs, processed food controversy, hidden ingredients, and health food label debates are constantly in the news. Magazines are filled with super-food recipes, dieting tips, and meal plan ideas. What will it take to get us to change our eating habits? What is your understanding about some of these topics? What are your eating habits? What is your definition of healthy and do you match it? Please write a 10-15+ sentence response.
Quickwrite: What do you know about the events on September 11th? What was your family’s experiences on that day? Please write 5-10 sentences.
1. What does being alive mean to you?
2. How do you assign value to life? 3. What makes life challenging? 4. What makes it worth living? --Describe a few examples that help show your thinking about how people should value life. Explain your thoughts and examples in 10-15+ sentences. The article you will read today, “Jim Crow Policing” by Bob Herbert, was first published in The New York Times on February 2, 2010. It tries to persuade its readers that law-enforcement agents should not take any action on the basis of race alone. It uses a combination of logic and emotion to achieve its purpose.
Have you ever been stopped by the police because of your appearance? If you have, what was your reaction? If you haven’t, what do you think your reaction would be? Why do you think you would react this way? What do you know about racial profiling? What do you think about it? Do a quick Google search. What articles in the news recently fit this topic and what is the media's commentary on what happened? Write for five minutes, about 10+ sentences. Then comment on someone else's response. Think of something you tried to persuade a parent, teacher, or friend to do or believe. It might have been to buy or pay for something, to change a due date or a grade, to change a rule or decision, to go somewhere, or some other issue. Explain the situation.
-What kinds of arguments did you use? -Did you use logic? -Did you use evidence to support your request? -Did you try to present your own character in a way that would make your case more believable? -Did you try to engage the emotions of your audience? Write a short description of your efforts to persuade your audience in this case. Please make sure your response is 10-15 sentences. Use writing as a tool to collect ideas. Take inventory of your general thoughts about your future. Please write 7-10 sentences on your goals for after high school. This guiding questions may be helpful.
1. If you are going to college, why did you make this decision, and where will you go? 2. What do you want to get from your college experience? 3. If you are going into the work world or the military, why are you choosing that option? 4. What do you want from working or entering the military or any other career you might be considering? Once you have finished writing, reread what you have written, and begin to 1. list reasons why you are ready for the next stage of your life, or 2. list questions regarding what you need to know about your plans. Look at the posts of your peers and give them helpful information or encouragement! |
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