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2019-2020 - English 11 Persuasive Letter Research: Opening Activity

Overview

Seeking Change: At Robinson & In Your Community

It's easy to look at the world around us and criticize what we see or wish things were different. More challenging are these ideas:

“Each time someone stands up for an ideal, or acts to improve the lot of others, or strikes out against injustice, he sends forth a tiny ripple of hope.” ~ Robert F. Kennedy

“The world is a dangerous place, not because of those who do evil, but because of those who look on and do nothing.”  ~Albert Einstein

“Science may have found a cure for most evils; but it has found no remedy for the worst of them all — the apathy of human beings.”  ~ Helen Keller

Social Media & Opposing Viewpoints in Context

Individual Brainstorm:

Take a few minutes to scan through the database AND your social media accounts (reading, not posting). 

Make a list of SIX ideas / issues / topics you'd like to change. 

Graffiti Board

Graffiti Board

  1. Keyword Searching Reminders: Watch the Video (to the right). 
  2. Complete the "say something" activity.
  3. Add to the class' Graffiti Boards.

Keywords