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Homework

Seniors
You write an in-class argument essay tomorrow about the relative value of college, answering the question posed by this week's edition of Newsweek: Is College a Lousy Investment? Consider the following:
  • how much difference does the determination of the student make?
  • how much difference does your major make?
  • what is your opinion of a university based on?
  • what kind of education might you receive compared to the relative cost?
  • what else is considered as valuable about college beyond classes?
  • should all students who graduate high school go to college?
  • how about community college as a way to cut costs?
  • should some take a "gap year" to discover their life's passion and explore options?
Also consider the suggestions for "arrangement" in your book. You can start your essay with a narrative anecdote about your interview subject, for example, or describe the atmosphere of an LSU football game to emphasize the value of that experience. Your essay should be written in class but you should be thinking about it beforehand and can even bring in some notes.

Sophomores
Read the rest of Act Three of The Crucible. Tomorrow, we will discuss the PSAT in addition to talking about the play.

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