Thursday, November 20, 2009

Do Now: "Love your neighbor, yet don't pull down your hedge." What does it mean? Do you agree? Why?
Today's goals: We will focus onn the following topics:
1. Constructed Response review.
2. Self - Assessment: Personal Virtue chart
3. Benjamin Franklin's aphorisms in Poor Richard's Almanack:

 Vocabulary Alert: An Aphorism is a witty or clever saying that makes a wise observation about life. 

Read the 19 aphorisms. Pick your favorite and explain it in a brief paragraph.
Write your own aphorism and get it ready for presentation.
Homework: Study for quiz- "The Autobiography" including the 13 virtues, vocabulary and aphorisms.