NOTE: DUE TO TODAY'S EARLY DISMISSAL, PERIOD 7 WILL NOT MEET AND WILL COMPLETE THIS ASSIGNMENT AT A LATER DATE.
Objectives:
After this class, students will be able to:
1. analyze the psychological effects of adversity.
2. write a persuasive essay on a controversial topic.
3. manage time to complete a full-length essay.
Agenda:
No Warm-Up Today! Students will complete a practice AP Exam timed essay. Below is the prompt:
Adversity has the effect of eliciting talents which in prosperous circumstances would have lain dormant. —Horace
Consider this quotation about adversity from the Roman poet Horace. Then write an essay that defends, challenges, or qualifies Horace’s assertion about the role that adversity (financial or political hardship, danger, misfortune, etc.) plays in developing a person’s character. Support your argument with appropriate evidence from your reading, observation, or experience.
Homework: There is no homework assigned for this class tonight.
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