Assignment: Discussion Practice 1: Human Nature

ENGLISH LANGUAGE ARTS 9-B
2023-02-03T19:54:32Z

Due: Feb 3, 2023 by 11:59pm

In an effort to strengthen your spoken communication and argumentation skills, we are going to spend 15-20 minutes TWO times a week engaging in class discussions. Discussions will typically take place on Tuesdays and Thursdays in place of silent reading. (You're welcome, Reluctant Silent Readers.) You are not responsible for reading log entries on days that we have discussion UNLESS you are absent or you do NOT submit your preparatory materials to the corresponding Canvas assignment.

For the class discussion assignments, you will be given 5 minutes to read and write written responses to the three discussion points of the day. You will only have five minutes, so you need to use your time wisely. Jot down your thoughts in the text box for this assignment-- you do NOT need to write in complete sentences. You are writing down your opinions so that you can refer to them later during discussion. (Make sure to submit your notes when you are done typing so that you can receive credit for the assignment.)

After five minutes are up, we will start our class discussions. You will have only 5 minutes for each discussion.

Here are today's three discussion prompts. You need to write responses to EACH of these prompts to receive credit:

1. How much do you need to know about someone before you can judge whether they are good or bad?

2. Is there such a thing a bad or good person? Why or why not?

3. Does everyone in the world have a responsibility to try to be good? Why or why not?

In an effort to strengthen your spoken communication and argumentation skills, we are going to spend 15-20 minutes TWO times a week engaging in class discussions. Discussions will typically take place on Tuesdays and Thursdays in place of silent reading. (You're welcome, Reluctant Silent Readers.) You are not responsible for reading log entries on days that we have discussion UNLESS you are absent or you do NOT submit your preparatory materials to the corresponding Canvas assignment.

For the class discussion assignments, you will be given 5 minutes to read and write written responses to the three discussion points of the day. You will only have five minutes, so you need to use your time wisely. Jot down your thoughts in the text box for this assignment-- you do NOT need to write in complete sentences. You are writing down your opinions so that you can refer to them later during discussion. (Make sure to submit your notes when you are done typing so that you can receive credit for the assignment.)

After five minutes are up, we will start our class discussions. You will have only 5 minutes for each discussion.

Here are today's three discussion prompts. You need to write responses to EACH of these prompts to receive credit:

1. How much do you need to know about someone before you can judge whether they are good or bad?

2. Is there such a thing a bad or good person? Why or why not?

3. Does everyone in the world have a responsibility to try to be good? Why or why not?