Encourage Students to Enter Vocab Video Contest, which ends next week!

• If needed, go to the Vocab Contest page, and review the rules with students.
• Be sure to tell them Mrs. Labert has digital tools in the library they can use to create their videos.
• Videos must be uploaded to SchoolTube by last school day before Thanksgiving break.
• If you haven't already, show them sample student-created video uploaded to SchoolTube (from a previous year).

Current Event Reading

• Pose this question to students and give them 1 minute to turn and talk to a partner: Do leaders have moral obligations?
• Allow a few to share out with whole class.
• Display the blog post from //The New York Times Learning Network//,and read aloud the post. (If you can't display it, just read it aloud.)
  • How far do you think responsibility extends for leaders like Joe Paterno?
    Do they generally have a moral obligation to take action in cases that do not necessarily fall under their specific authority? Or is that too high a standard?
    Is it enough to have major achievements and a great deal of respect?
    Or does leadership carry with it higher responsibilities?
• Give each group time to share out with whole class.

Vocabulary (If time allows)

• Log in with your username and password.
• Click on +"Video Library" in blue bar at top of page.
• Select "Two's Company Part 2."
• Select the first set of words.
• Review the words with the whole class to make sure they understand their meaning.