We started today by talking about holiday scams--how people try to persuade us to give them our money with tricks or wordplay. We looked at the example of the "Power Balance" wristbands. We examined the techniques used to persuade gullible customers.
We also looked at an interesting website online: http://www.yaymath.org
I know that my class is an English class, but I couldn't resist showing off this great website. A high school math teacher posts videos of himself teaching his class. It's great for students to go online and catch lectures if they were absent from school or had trouble understanding concepts.
I then taught a brief mini-lesson about writing cover letters. Students will need to include a cover letter as part of their "Antigone" movie project.
Finally, students had about an hour of time in which to work on their projects. They'll have another work day on Friday, in the computer lab. Projects are due Monday! It's a test grade!!
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