Postive vs negatives of groups

We class we discussed positives of being in a group.  What are some of the groups you belong to and discuss the positive of your group.  With everything their are some negatives.  What are some of the negatives of belonging to your groups.  What are some negative about being in any group in general.  Have you ever heard of this group?  Watch the video help you think of some negaives.

Ice breaking getting to know each other

As we discuss groups in class we are forming a group.  To help with that we should first get to know each other.  Answer any 10 of the next 15 questions and respond to what someone else has written.

1) What is the best movie you have ever seen?
2) Who is the most important person to have lived during your lifetime?
3) If you could be an animal other than human, what would you be, and why?
4) What was the best day of your life?
5) what is your earliest memory?
6) What is your biggest worry?
7) What would you like to be doing in 5 years from now?
8) If you had 5,000 dollars, what would you do with it?
9) What is the one thing you don't like about being in this class?  What is one thing you like about being in this class?
10) My favorite entertainer is....why?
11) The season I like best is...why?
12) One thing people like about me is....  One thing people don't like about me is......
13) The person in this group who is most like me is.... The person in this group who is least like me is...
14) The person in this class I would like know more about is...
15) What I would like to learn about in this class is.....
Write two paragraphs comparing and contrasting one of the following:
(your choice)

1) Rules in Middle School vs High School
2) Rules in the classroom of two teachers you had before or have now.
3) Your parents rules when you were young vs. now or as you get older.

You must include in your answer the three types of rules.  Tell me how you felt about the rules and if it was difficult having them change from one kind to another.

First 30 pages of Speak

After reading chapter 1,  what are your first throughts  on the book.  Why do you think I chose this book for us to read in this class?  What connections can you make to what we have talked about in class so far. What connections can you make to your first few days of high school?