This class is an exploration of the transition from childhood to adulthood. What are your individual strengths and challenges? How are you influenced by your family, friends, and various environments? How much do you know about your history and heritage? What are your core beliefs and values, and how do those shape how you deal with challenges? What are your goals for completing high school and the immediate years after high school? To help us on this journey, we’ll read four novels focused on different aspects of "coming of age" and Malcolm Gladwell's "Outliers" about success. Students will be assigned a variety of papers and essays throughout the year to relate course topics and readings to their own experiences. (1 English credit)



Monday, May 19, 2014

HW 10: With Great Power Comes Great Responsibility

Directions: Click the link to listen to the podcast on NPR "Comics: With Great Power Comes Great Responsibility"

Write a one-page, typed, double-spaced response addressing the following:
1. Summarize the main idea of the podcast (you can focus on 5 key points and explain why these points seemed important and/or interesting to you)

2. Pick one or two of the examples of people making sacrifices to help and/or having an impact on others. What did they do and what is your opinion of their actions?  Be detailed and specific.

3. Describe your own philosophy about the importance of "giving back" and participating in a positive way in your community (local, national or global). In what ways do you currently or have you recently helped someone else? (This could be a one time incident or an ongoing help you provide)

4. If you become successful as an adult, what would you want to do to help your community (local, national, global).  Explain your choices. Why are these important? If you will not give back to the community, then why not?

5. Describe people you know or know of who you think are great role models of successful people. Explain who they are, what they do and why you admire them in particular.


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