1. Connections between Ideas
Bridge to College English

2. Materials 1 piece of notebook paper Something to write with
Put your electronics away
You’re going to listen to a commencement speech. Your job is to write down AT LEAST 10 thoughts in response to the speech as you listen.

3. Commencement Speech
David Foster Wallace 2005 Kenyon College Commencement Speech

4. Analysis On the same paper as your video notes:
Write a paragraph (at least four sentences) in which you make connections between our study of juvenile justice, the value of life, and Wallace’s commencement speech.
Turn your work in to the purple box!

5. Library
Go to the library to check out a copy of The Shallows by Nicolas Carr.
When you get back to class, preview the text
What’s the subtitle?
How long is the book?
How many chapters?
What’s “a digression”?