Soph - Socratic / Seniors - Guest Visit Greg McKnight Jr.

Hello Writers!

Work Diligently as we bring this grading period to a close.  Your attendance, participation,behavior, and commitment to process are a huge part of your assessment in our class. Please speak with me if you have any concerns.

Sophomores - Expository/Argument Culminates this week.
Pivotal Underlying Questions:
1. When faced with months to live, how do you say goodbye?  (Zach)
2. How do you find out what you love? How do you know it's what you should do with your life? (Jobs)
3. Happy Accidents.  What has happened to you that at first seemed "bad/unlucky" but in hindsight turned out to be rather fortunate? (All articles and texts and clips)
4. What is wrong with the world and what can I do help make it better? (I Am)
5. To be (to live) or not to be (to not live) - that is the question. (Hamlet)
6. How do you turn your hurt/fear into art/creative expression? (Ray)
7. Is it important to have faith in something greater than yourself or our world? Does this make life easier for some?  More difficult? (Horton)
8. Nobody has the right to take away the option for "death with dignity" from someone who is terminally ill. (Brittany)

Sophomores
1. Boys Socratic - Thursday
2. Girls Socratic - Friday
* Take Notes discuss Questions.  Make an overall claim/thesis, use the "texts" as evidence/ethos, tie it all together so that YOUR VOICE is present. Appeal to credibility (your own and your choice of text

HW - Multiple paragraph essay due Monday. Must be very neatly written or typed. 
Effort and well connected ideas will be noted.
 
Seniors
1. Mentor Text - "Hands"
* Write your poem - draft due Wednesday.
2. Guest Visit - Greg McKnight Jr and Asante (5th/6th period only)
* Participate! Write! Engage! Take Aways!

HW - All poems now in play!
* Authors Chair on Friday

EC
* LE Tuesdays
* Poetry Club Wednesdays at Lunch
* SD Slam - Monday 3/13
* Pie Day 3/14 - Bring a pie!