1. Why do people take risks?
Unit 3: Risking it All
Why do people take risks?

2. Define: Risk What does it mean? What are some examples?

3. Class Definition of Risk
Taking a chance and not knowing what the outcome could be - good or bad.

4. Quick Write
What does it mean to “risk it all?”
What is a risk that you have taken, and what was the outcome? (I mean BIG risks - not like I ate the questionable piece of gum I found on the floor)
How do mistakes relate to risks?
How do you feel about YOLO?

5. Quote Pass: Read it Rephrase it Evaluate it

6. Quote of Choice:
Rephrase it
Explain why you chose it / what it means to you

7. Identify someone you respect for the risks that he/she has taken.

8. Make a List of Risk Takers: Part 1
Celebrities / Athletes:
Positive: Negative:

9. Make a List of Risk Takers: Part 2
History:
Positive: Negative:

10. Make a List of Risk Takers: Part 3
Family/friends:
Positive: Negative:

11. Make a List of Risk Takers: Part 4
Characters in books/movies/TV shows:
Positive: Negative: