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1. 2 Minute Drill: students should be prepared to give a short talk, without notes on their Story of Stuff. The basic structure is an introduction, a mention of what it is made from, how the materials are gathered, how they are changed in a factory and how the process affects the environment. Close with a short personal opinion/judgment about whether you think you item should continue to be made or not.
No Notes/No Scripts.
Tuesday HW
1. Both the "Story of Stuff" (five short paragraphs and some drawn pictures) and the "Create a Country" (three longer paragraphs and a map or graph) assignments are due tomorrow by 3:15 PM. We had a productive day today. We will have more time in class tomorrow to finish it off. It is my preference that we finish the work at school if possible. I have assigned idea generation and research gathering as homework over the past two weeks but the composition has largely been done in class.
Monday HW
1. The good copy of the Story of Stuff is due with hand drawn pictures in class on Wednesday, January 21.
The students have healthy amounts of class time to do this work and several have completed the good copy writing already.
2. The good copy of the paired "Create -a- Country" activity is due in class on Wednesday, January 21. The students have had considerable amounts of class time to do this work with partner input.
