First period today we began by debating which is more moral and humane the death penalty or capital punishment. We then began reading "The Bet" by Anton Chekhov. Homework for tonight is to finish reading the story while filling the margins with questions, thoughts and ideas.
Periods 2,7,8 discussed the effectiveness of jail as a tool to change people. We then began reading "A Retrieved Reformation" by O. Henry which is a short story about a bank robber who is not changed by jail but who is changed at least for a bit by something. HW for tonight is to predict what makes Jimmy Valentine change if it isn't jail. This should be written on a loose leaf sheet of paper.
