Please silently read for 10 minutes. If you check out or brought a physical book you may relocate within the room.

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10/8/2019

-Silent Reading

-Announcement

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Mr. Guevara and Ms. Buehler

have a message for you.

Pay close attention to what he has to say

In the doc assigned in Classroom please write a letter to the school board expressing your opinion on their decision. Keep the below points in mind.

*We will send these so please be civil.

What are your thoughts?

Write a letter to the school board.

Your thoughts

Feel free to give your opinion!

How do you feel about this?

Try to give reasons behind it!

Why do you feel this way?

Back it up

LET’S ANALYZE

WE WILL NOW LOOK BACK AT YOUR LETTER TO FIND PARTS

IDENTIFYING PARTS

USE THE FOLLOWING MARKS

Circle

CIRCLE YOUR OVERALL ARGUMENT

DO YOU SUPPORT THE BAN OR REFUTE IT?

Underline

UNDERLINE YOUR MAIN POINTS

SEE IF YOU cAN FIND THREE SOLID REASONS

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LET’S BRAINSTORM

NOW AS A GROUP YOU WILL BRAINSTORM

Discussion

As a group discuss...

What might be the boards MOTIVATION for doing this?

MAKE A LIST OF THE PEOPLE WHO ARE IMPACTED

WHO ARE THE PEOPLE INVOLVED?

MAKE A LIST OF THE PEOPLE IN CHARGE OF THE DECISION

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MAKE A LIST OF WHO CAN FIX THE PROBLEM

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What do you want/need to hear?

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Step 1

Step 2

What information would you want to get in order to gain support for your opinion?

What would the board need to hear in order to change their minds or to feel supported?

Continue to think!

Go home and talk with your parents, friends, etc.