Problem/Solution Day 1

Daybook writing:

Look at the pictures on pages 134-135 of Bedford. Think about these families and situations. Write some paragraphs that describe what you see in these pictures.

Together we create two columns on the page, one labelled "Problems" one labelled "Solutions." We brainstorm problems with any solutions that these pictures bring to mind.

Now we read an example of the next paper you will write. Bedford pages 185-187, "Why Prisons Don't Work."

In your daybooks, groups answer questions 2, 3, 5, 7, and 8 from page 187.

At the end of class, turn in your daybooks with three handouts included (see Friday's post).

Homework:

1. Begin thinking about a problem you can write about, with actual solutions you can propose and explain. The problem should be something you have personal experience with.

2.  Remember the short essay due Wednesday.