Warm up: Students went online to read about the shooting of Andy Lopez in Santa Rosa. Individual students were asked to write about the following questions:
1. What happened in Santa Rosa last week?
2. Would the police have acted differently if Andy had looked like he was White or Asian?
3. Could the same thing happen in your town?
4. Did Andy do anything wrong? Could his parents have done anything to protect him?
Students then wrote a paragraph on the following question:
Do you trust the police where you live? Describe a specific story or encounter with the police. (Try to write about what has happend to you, your friends or your family.)
The instructor reminded students about the rules of the introductory sentence and offered several sentences as examples:
Students then read out loud their paragraphs to a partner. The instructor collected the paragraphs.
Students took out their homework (20 sentences on words given on 10/28/13) and read out loud to a partner.
Students then presented 3 of their best sentences to the whole class.
Students reviewed Cañada's Spring Catalogue and discussed briefly the class options.
Homework: Read pages 56 and 57. Complete 2 prep questions from page 58 and complete page 60 including the Thank you letter.
1. What happened in Santa Rosa last week?
2. Would the police have acted differently if Andy had looked like he was White or Asian?
3. Could the same thing happen in your town?
4. Did Andy do anything wrong? Could his parents have done anything to protect him?
Students then wrote a paragraph on the following question:
Do you trust the police where you live? Describe a specific story or encounter with the police. (Try to write about what has happend to you, your friends or your family.)
The instructor reminded students about the rules of the introductory sentence and offered several sentences as examples:
- "I trust the police in the town where I live."
- "I don't trust the police and try to avoid them."
Students then read out loud their paragraphs to a partner. The instructor collected the paragraphs.
Students took out their homework (20 sentences on words given on 10/28/13) and read out loud to a partner.
Students then presented 3 of their best sentences to the whole class.
Students reviewed Cañada's Spring Catalogue and discussed briefly the class options.
Homework: Read pages 56 and 57. Complete 2 prep questions from page 58 and complete page 60 including the Thank you letter.
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