Week 5-Tuesday

Warm Up

Reading

• A Scare, a Scar, and a Silver Lining

Writing Response

• Appreciation (30 minutes)

Follow-Up Grammar Exam

• Today we will take the same grammar exam we took weeks ago.  I will provide the results the following class and then go over the test carefully.  

Week 4

Today we meet four of the Soñadores from Nicaragua.  These four children are six years old and part of a program that will guarantee them access to education from pre-k through college.  Let's spend time with them this morning and do a brainstorm regarding their future.  

Before brainstorming, we will read a UNESCO article on education that came out last year.

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We will use a series of questions that come from an ancient Greek practice of finding balance.  Here are some of the areas: 

Fact

• Did something happen?
• What are the facts?
• Is there a problem/issue?
• How did it begin and what are its causes?
• What changed to create the problem/issue?
• Can it be changed?

Definition

• What is the nature of the problem/issue?
• What exactly is the problem/issue?
• What kind of a problem/issue is it?
• To what larger class of things or events does it belong?
• What are its parts, and how are they related?

Quality

• Is it a good thing or a bad thing?
• How serious is the problem/issue?
• Whom might it affect (stakeholders)?
• What happens if we don't do anything?
• What are the costs of solving the problem/issue?

Policy

• Should action be taken?
• Who should be involved in helping to solve the problem/address the issue?
• What should be done about this problem?
• What needs to happen to solve this problem/address this issue?

Source:  Purdue Writing Lab

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We will use this brainstorm to write another essay in our next class.  This will also launch the service-learning effort for our class.  Please bring your completed forms to our next class.

• Service-Learning Form
• Sign-Up for Food and Table

Sample Essay