Journal

First: Read “On Being Seventeen, Bright, and Unable to Read” on pages 573-575.  You have extra time for your Bellwork/Journal today because of the reading!

Then write your journal responding to the prompt below. There are a lot of questions to help you if you need guidance in drawing connections between Doodle, David Raymond (from the article you read), and yourself.  Write to the part(s) of the prompt that grab you.

Doodle, David, and You…

Compare the situations of Doodle and David Raymond as well as your own experiences with facing expectations that may have seemed unrealistic. (Perhaps you can think of a time when you weren’t as successful at something that others were good at? Or when people set expectations for you that were just impossible for you?)

How are the situations similar?  How are they different? 

What did the world (society, other individuals), expect of Doodle, David, and yourself? 

How did this affect Doodle, David and yourself? 

Share your opinions and insights as well as carefully reflecting on the two texts and your own experience.