Juniors - Wednesday and Thursday, Oct. 15-16

We spent our block days this week finishing up the article we read earlier in the week, "A Bullet's Impact" by Mitch Albom. We continued with that discussion in class, went over Albom's use of story and other strategies he uses to persuade his audience. We then read the commentary "Proof We've Failed to Teach What Children Should Know" by Leonard Pitts, Jr., discussed it and then compared it to our first piece. We talked about voice, purpose, audience, and also We talked about what makes these pieces persuasive, what they are trying to convey to their audience, and outlined thier pros and cons on the board. We also began reading our third mentor text, "A Deadly Decision," which we will continue with on Friday. Click the link below to download a copy. No homework tonight if you have finished reading this - if you didn't finish in class you must have it read by tomorrow.

"A Deadly Decision" Mitch Albom