Wednesday: This I Believe

To Start:

• Pick one of the adages from four corners:
  • ​Sticks and stones can break your bones, but words can never hurt you.
  • Money can't buy happiness.
  • All's fair in love and war.
  • Two heads are better than one.
  • Fake it until you make it.
  • Love conquers all.
  • Where there is a will, there is a way.
  • Crisis brings out the best in people.
  • An eye for an eye is justice.
  • What you don't know can't hurt you.
  • The clothes make the (wo)man.
  • All's well that ends well.
  • Honesty is the best policy.
  • Look before you leap.
  • She who hesitates is lost.
  • Failure teaches success.
  • Great minds think alike.
• Pick one adage to reflect on in your starter document.
  
• Did you strongly agree, agree, disagree, or strongly agree with the statement. Why you believe it?

Classwork:

• Read the "This I Believe" project overview.
• Peruse other people's "This I Believe" essays.
  • Essays with videos.
  • Essays aired on NPR.
  • Essays featured by TIB.
• For each essay, consider:
  • What was the author's core belief?
  • What was effective about the essay?
  • What would make the essay even more effective?
• Review the syllabus quiz.

Homework:

• Finish starter, if needed.
• Retake syllabus quiz, if needed.
• Get syllabus signed, if needed.