Top of the Class Socratic Seminar

Today we will be doing a socratic seminar that revolves around valedictorian speeches of 2009 New York City students.  There are 7 of them so we will have 7 small groups.  Each group will read the main article from the New York Times.  Then each group will be assigned a different valedictorian speech.

Your job as a group is to discuss the article and speech and to find at least two very important things that you learned.  You will bring that back to the class at the end of the period and we'll discuss as a whole group.

TOP SCHOLARS From left, Jenae Williams, Jordano Sanchez, Adam Sealfon, Kristina Arakelyan, Christian Monsalve, Adrienne Edwards and Muhammad Safa on Grand Avenue in Brooklyn.

The main article:  "In Uncertain Times, Valedictorians Look Ahead."  by By LIZETTE ALVAREZ

Published: June 26, 2009

Speech 1:  http://graphics8.nytimes.com/packages/flash/nyregion/20090628Valedictorians/Muhammad_Safa.pdf

Speech 2: 

http://graphics8.nytimes.com/packages/flash/nyregion/20090628Valedictorians/Christian_Monsalve.pdf

Speech 3:

http://graphics8.nytimes.com/packages/flash/nyregion/20090628Valedictorians/Adam_Sealfon.pdf

Speech 4:

http://graphics8.nytimes.com/packages/flash/nyregion/20090628Valedictorians/Adrienne_Edwards.pdf

Speech 5:

http://graphics8.nytimes.com/packages/flash/nyregion/20090628Valedictorians/Janae_Williams.pdf

Speech 6:

http://graphics8.nytimes.com/packages/flash/nyregion/20090628Valedictorians/Jordano_Sanchez.pdf

Speech 7:

http://graphics8.nytimes.com/packages/flash/nyregion/20090628Valedictorians/Kristina_Arakelyan.pdf

The Graduates 2008

Last Year's "The Graduates 2008" from NBC News. Looking for this year's 2009 version. It aired tonight, but not available on the internet yet. Strange. But, enjoy. As soon as I find the latest one I will share it.

So looking forward to attending MANY of your college graduations, when that day comes!

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