Students, please watch both of the videos below. You might want to watch them more than once. They contain a lot of good information that you will use throughout this course.
After you have viewed the videos, respond to the following in a five-paragraph essay. Keep in mind all that you learn in the two videos as you write. Remember, do not immediately jump into your essay. "Think on paper" by creating an informal outline or doing some free writing. Write a draft, then revise it. Hand in a copy in class on Friday that represents at least two drafts.
Here's your question: Benjamin Franklin was a strong believer that anyone could become "healthy, wealthy and wise" through hard work, self-discipline and self-improvement. Your reading assignment, Part 4 of his autobiography, contains an example of the kind of self-improvement he loved: his list of virtues and his plan for working on each one, week by week.
Do you agree with Franklin that anyone can be healthy, wealthy and wise through hard work and self-improvement? Be sure to consider other factors that might influence whether someone becomes healthy, wealthy and wise, such as family background, economic situation, education, personal circumstances, etc.
Remember, watch the videos first!
These are the links, in case the technology does not work!
The five-paragraph essay: http://youtu.be/GwjmMtTVO1g
The thesis: http://youtu.be/DIaUowHUNsg
After you have viewed the videos, respond to the following in a five-paragraph essay. Keep in mind all that you learn in the two videos as you write. Remember, do not immediately jump into your essay. "Think on paper" by creating an informal outline or doing some free writing. Write a draft, then revise it. Hand in a copy in class on Friday that represents at least two drafts.
Here's your question: Benjamin Franklin was a strong believer that anyone could become "healthy, wealthy and wise" through hard work, self-discipline and self-improvement. Your reading assignment, Part 4 of his autobiography, contains an example of the kind of self-improvement he loved: his list of virtues and his plan for working on each one, week by week.
Do you agree with Franklin that anyone can be healthy, wealthy and wise through hard work and self-improvement? Be sure to consider other factors that might influence whether someone becomes healthy, wealthy and wise, such as family background, economic situation, education, personal circumstances, etc.
Remember, watch the videos first!
These are the links, in case the technology does not work!
The five-paragraph essay: http://youtu.be/GwjmMtTVO1g
The thesis: http://youtu.be/DIaUowHUNsg