43 1 Leading and following 37 Discuss qualities Work with a partner. a) What qualities do you think a teacher should have? Individually, write down at least three adjectives. Explain to each other why you consider these to be important qualities. b) In Teacher Man, Frank McCourt did not confront the liars and forgers. Instead, he turned the excuse notes into a creative writing assignment. Do you think that he did the right thing? Share your thoughts with the rest of the class. WRITING 38 Write excuse notes a) Imagine you have a fifteen-year-old son or daughter who needs an excuse for falling behind in English. Write the excuse note. b) Come up with reasons for arriving late to class or for not having done your homework. Write at least one excuse note. c) In Teacher Man, the teacher continues by giving the students ideas for writing excuse notes: “An Excuse Note from Adam to God” or “An excuse note from Eve to God”. Choose one of the ideas and write the excuse note. 39 The teacher as leader What do you think this excerpt has to do with the topic leading and following? Write down your thoughts and remember to give reasons for your opinion. Hæfniviðmið • Tekið þátt í samræðum um kunnugleg málefni og látið skoðun sína í ljós. • Flutt frásögn eða kynningu um undirbúið efni af öryggi og svarað spurningum. • Samið texta og leikið sér með málið þar sem sköpunargáfan og ímyndunaraflið fá að njóta sín. • Skrifað um skoðanir sínar, tilfinningar, reynslu og þekkingu með fjölbreyttum orðaforða.
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