Today we completed Lesson 9 - Writing an Engaging Lead. We read the first five paragraphs of the Blakeslee article, "Old Accident Points to Brain's Moral Center" to discuss different types of leads (and what makes them work). Our prompt: Explain how a fact about Gage's accident has helped modern scientists understand more about the brain. Make sure to introduce your entry using what you have learned about introductions. Remember to use citations when you are quoting from the text: put the author's name in parentheses (Blakeslee). After sharing, we completed a skill drill as well - students were to reread their entry, and write two or three more leads about Gage and the modern day implications of his accident, starring their favorite. (For this prompt, I'm looking for a full page, and a strong lead to post on the bulletin board and discuss in lesson 11.)

Students then had time in groups to try and finish the Blakeslee article. If not, it is homework.

Homework:
* Finish Blakeslee article.
* Read 20 min.