Monday, October 15, 2018

october 15

JOURNAL TOPIC:
Ralph Waldo Emerson wrote, "Treat men great and they will prove themselves great."  Was he right?  Explain why you agree or disagree.


Ralph Waldo Emerson also wrote, “The only person you are destined to become is the person you decide to be.”  What does this mean to you?  How can you do this in a world that seems to pressure you in so many ways to be something else?

AGENDA:
1. Journal
2. Checking in and planning the week
3. A note about literature analysis
4. Emerson's "On Self-Reliance"

COMMENT to this post with the fiction novel you're reading.  Please include the title, the author, and the reason you chose it.

POST to your blog about your thoughts on working independently (title: I'M IN CHARGE/ 1st sentences: "Some high school students need to be told what to do all the time and reminded or threatened when they don't get the job done.  Independent work can be challenging, but I like it because...") 

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