We began today with a writing into the day in response to a Calvin and Hobbes comic about academic writing. Then, Megan read all of the persuasive appeal paragraphs from last class and we voted on which appeals were most convincing.
After that, we got into groups and answered questions (found on the PowerPoint) about "In the Basement of the Ivory Tower." Each group was then assigned a section of "Social Class and the Hidden Curriculum of Work." These group read and answered questions (also found on the PowerPoint) about that section. Finally, we divided up the groups so that each of the new groups had at least one person representing each section. These new groups shared what they had read. In essence, after this group work, each person knew what the whole article said even though he/she hadn't read the whole thing. In these new groups, we also talked about whether we believed the idea that schools filter people into the same social class in which they began.
Homework:
Ignore all the homework in the homework column for today.
Instead, post on your blog what you are thinking after today's discussion. What are the two readings making you think about?
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