Those of you interested in Model United Nations should attend a meeting at lunch in Room 14. We have an excellent collection of countries this year, including France, Iceland and Iran.
Your revisions of the high school sports essay are due Thursday in class. A lot of you have big fixes to make that you can begin working on now, the most important being to explain why high school sports have the unique benefits you claim. It’s not enough to claim that sports build teamwork; you need to explain why sports uniquely help develop it.
Try to think about making claims that are not totally obvious. Surprise the reader with an interesting, specific detail or claim they might not have considered. And don’t over-explain claims that seem obvious.
Additionally, I would guess that most of you never read the actual prompt, which includes some excellent evidence that could be used as either evidence supporting your claims or as naysayers you could respond to. Why not actually read it and use it? 🙂
If you want to retake the persuasion test, you can any day this week during these times:
- 6:45 a.m.
- 7:20 a.m.
- 2:30 p.m.
You have until the end of the week to take the exam again and should remember that your new grade will replace the old one, even if you do worse the second time.
Study before you take it!
Your test over the play 12 Angry Men will be a take-home test and due on Monday, October 2 at the start of class. For each day you turn in the test late, you will lose 30% from your grade. The test is a grade worth 150 points.
Your completed study guide will also be due that day and worth 50 points.
Our debate over gun control will include the following questions:
- Would more gun control increase the safety of Americans?
- Can the government legally restrict individual ownership? (Second Amendment)
- Should the government ban the use of semiautomatic weapons?