Thursday, September 17th, 2015

• Bell work: Quiz on “The Cask of Amontillado”• Homework: • Due 9/18: Symbolism Shield from “The Cask

of Amontillado.”• Due 9/21: Irony foldable on “The Cask of

Amontillado.”

6 Thinking Hats: Yellow Hat• The yellow hat helps you think positively.• Viewpoint that stresses optimistic thinking and the

overall value of the decision you are considering. • Yellow Hat thinking stresses the importance of

perseverance in the face of adversity.• Helps focus on the positive points even when

initially there seem to be none. • less natural than the Black, Red or White Hats. • Deliberate effort has to be made in order to start

generating responses, especially if the idea does not seem interesting to the individual.

1st Whole Group Activity:

2nd Small Group Activity:• Directions: 1.Each group picks a blue hat topic. 2.

Use only yellow hat thinking and tell me the good points of each scenario.

• What if cell phones had never been invented?• Parents are required to take the same tests as their

kids.• Vending machines only sell fresh fruit.• You are assigned a career the day you are born.• Hawaii is the new capital of the United States.• Citizens pay a $500 fine for not voting in an

election.