- Journal: Students identified the thesis of the intro and the topic of each of the paragraphs in the following student essay:
One of my pet peeves is to see
children disrespect their parents.
Often, children argue with their parents as though they were their
peers. Children should respect their
elders. I believe that a characteristic of a true gentleman & lady is the
respect they have for their elders. They are the people who taught us
everything we know. They are much wiser than people who are younger. I also
believe that they deserve to be honored because they are respectable people.
Children should respect their elders
because older people have many life experiences. In the story of Hercules, Hercules was trained to become a hero. The person who
trained him had already trained past heroes. Hercules wouldn’t have become a
great man if it weren’t for his trainer’s experience. Our elders have much more
experience and they leave us an example to learn from. No one can learn on
their own. Old people are there to guide us because they might have gone
through the same situations we have. Therefore, respecting our elders is
necessary for our growth.
Our elders are wise and they are very
knowledgeable. They know how to teach in a way that we can learn from it. “The
wife of Bath’s Tale” lines 75-80, the knight is at trial & is to be put to
death for his punishment. The queen begs the king so that she may summon him
for a special mission, and it says, “…yet you shall live if you can answer me:
what is the thing that women most desire?” After this passage, the queen says
in (lines 81-86)-“If you can’t answer on the moment though I will concede you
this/you are to go a 12 month and a day to seek and learn sufficient answer.”
The queen is a very wise woman, she gives the knight a second chance so that he
might learn from his mistake. Shouldn’t we respect our elders? I believe that
they teach the younger generation and even though they make many mistakes, our
elders are never going to give up on giving second chances.
Children
should respect their elders because of the sacrifices they have made. Like our
parents for example, have sacrificed a lot for the benefit of us. Our former presidents
have given much for the future. The same concept goes to our generation. What
we do should always benefit the future. I believe that the old folks deserve
much honor. Referring to another Disney classic, Mulan, they always say “Bring
honor to our family”. Mulan, as well as other girls her age are taught at a
young age by their parents to become a suitable wife. When they are out in
public, the people are very attentive to their teachings. When Mulan bring her
family honor, her mother and father earn respect for being knowledgeable
parents.
Our elders
are not only to be respected, but they are the people who have given hope and
opportunity to us, the youngest generation. They teach us continuity until they
die. Our elders are wise and know more than we can say. They have much more
experience. Last but not least, our elders deserve our unconditioned respect
because they are honorable.
- We read portions of the second half of Martin Luther King Junior's Speech about the Vietnam War and summarized significant points.
- Students were assigned a packet to do worth 20 points and due Friday. This is the last thing that will be on the term 3 grade,
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