Friday, December 18

In-Class:

• No journal
• I read out loud an example of an excellent Beowulf perspective paper written by a student in our class and we talked about what made it so effective.
• We read the second half of "Blocking the Transmission of Violence" on pages 384-390.  We discussed the pros and cons of CeaseFire.
• Students "talked back" (through writing) to a paper I handed out of everyone's opinions on the CeaseFire program.  Students responded to five arguments on either side (pro and con).  
• We watched a video on the concept of, "Pay it Forward," an idea that was brought up during our class discussion about the ripple effect of doing a small thing that affects a lot of people over the course of time. 
• https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GJeWFoKZ63U

Homework:

• None!
•  Make up missed assignments like the Beowulf Persepctive paper. It's worth 100 points and is really hurting your grade!