Wednesday, November 17, 2010

Today's Lesson

Check H/W ... Humour & Summary Reports?

Free Rice

Journal Nine: Pressure (Part Two)


John Barton:

I've always had to be the best because it's been expected of me
(p. 46)

But I don't know what I want to be ... How can I tell my father I don't want to study law if I don't know what else I want to be? (p. 133-34)

Is your situation similar to John's? How? Why? What pressures do you face from your family?

P.E.E.R:
Peter BY Kate Walker

Never be bullied into silence. Never allow yourself to be made a victim. Accept no one's definition of your life, but define yourself ~ Harvey Firestone.

Discuss how BULLYING is dealt with in Peter by Kate Walker.

Tuesday, November 16, 2010

FREE RICE LEADERBOARD WEEK 6

25) Kayrouz (18) 1290
24) Charlie (24) 1560
23) Jesse N (24) 2040
22) Jay (14) 4050
21) Vili (13) 4580
20) Andrew P (21) 5500
19) Maher (12) 6190 (?)
18) Andrew N (10) 10390
17) Jide (9) 10700
16) Hieu (23) 10840
15) Jon (17) 11000
14) DK (5) 12330
13) Phi (7) 12360
12) DD (15) 12400
11) David (8) 12500
10) Hooper (22) 12550
9) Alex (20) 13000
8) Ben (18) 15010
7) Roni (3) 15060
6) Peter (4) 18120
5) Josh (11) 21480
4) O'Beirne (1) 24030
3) Kwabena (2) 29890
2) Jesse T (16) 33390
1) Scott (6) 37050

Sunday, November 7, 2010

Classwork: Monday 8th November

You need to complete the following three activities by next lesson. If by some chance you complete these before the end of the lesson, you may choose to begin preparations for the review section of your exam; which is next week.

1) Complete your summary report. Whilst this should have been completed for H/W over the weekend, I would anticipate that there would be some of you who may benefit from the extra class time given.

2) Complete a journal on the following topic. DESTINY. Josie states that we are "masters of our own destiny" yet Lee disagrees, stating that "if your father's a dustman, you're going to be a dustman and if your father's filthy rich, you're going to be because he'll introduce you to his rich friend's son/daughter" (p. 144). How true is this in your family life?

3) Complete a journal on the following topic. LEADERSHIP. Sister Louise (p. 181) states "I know what came over you. You decided to become a sheep for the day, Josephine. You weren't a leader. You were a follower. You'll never amount to anything if you can be so easily influenced."
To what is Sister Louise referring? How does what she says apply to your own life?

Just a reminder too that these (as well as the previous three LFA journals) will be examined.