Update Sept. 27

Bellwrite: Record in your commonplace book what you learned that was most valuable to you this week.

Student presentations on logical fallacies:

• Kat--Ad Hominem
• Cayla--Ambiguity
• Nathaniel--Slippery Slope

Students continued working in small groups to describe the sequence of the development of  a witch-hunt mentality. Students also found examples of a logical fallacies from The Crucible.

Homework: Finish reading The Crucible. Locate two vocabulary words from the reading to add to our word well.

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Students shared current event briefings. We then began studying George Orwell's "Politics and the English Language." We considered whether the English language is truly in decay or whether it is simply evolving. We asked whether culture changes language or language changes culture. Orwell argues that good language causes good thinking, which in turn is essential to our political life.

Homework: Students should obtain a vocabulary notebook: small, so as to be able to carry it around and add words throughout the day. Students should find 10 new words this weekend. Vocabulary development is a critical habit that we must develop.