Squealer's Speech- Response

      I believe that Squealer's saying Napoleon only wants what's best for everyone. He's saying that Napoleon wants the animals to ALWAYS be the best they can be even if that means not making mistakes in which they can learn and improve from. Without Napoleon, there's a chance the animals will be in danger or can't survive and he'd rather not take that risk because there may no longer even be an Animal Farm.

The Qualities of a Good Leader: Response

     I believe that intelligence is one of the qualifications for leadership. Although, honesty/communication, having a sense of humor, confidence, commitment, creativity, and positive attitude are also key. When selecting the leader of our Animal Farm group, we took commitment, confidence, communication, and creativity into consideration. The 4 C's. When it comes to qualities in a leader, they need to be fully committed in what they're standing for. If you expect someone, like a team, to have efficient work, the leader must set the example. Equality can be shown if the leader is working alongside their team. This can also give them lots of motivation to work as hard and gain the leader's respect. They have to be confident and creative. If all goes bad at any time, the leader has to keep calm and stay confident. This way, everyone can keep working forward towards the goal. As a leader, it is important to think outside of the box. Other ideas or possibilities should be acknowledged because they may be the conclusion you were looking for, maybe even a faster, more efficient way.
Communication: Knowing what you want may seem crystal clear in your mind, but if you try to explain it to someone and they have no idea what you're talking about, there's a problem. Being able to clearly explain to someone what you want is extremely important.

What happened in class/ QOTD

Hello, everyone! I hope your chilly Wednesday has been 1Dful! (get it) I'll keep this short yet quite detailed so here's a recap of 6th period:

I came a bit late to the hallway but because of my SLOD duty, I remembered to hold the door open. (Props to Vinh for being first to hold the door once Ms. K opened it. No props to Brian because he completely forgot about him being SLOD. There, there. Just kidding!) I'd like to acknowledge all the people who noticed Vinh and I holding the door and give a special thanks to the people who said thank you. (Although, in my opinion, I do not want people to feel obligated/forced to always say thank you or acknowledge "the chosen ones" because, like Hannah previously wrote, there may be people who are occupied or not as observant.) 

After everyone was settled in class, Vinh, Brian (who again, completely forgot and needed to be reminded) and I read the board. [HW: print out CH 4 Study Guide for AF] Then, we were off to get our AF books. After what took most of the class period, we walked back and were given points for our group uniforms. We were also assigned to write about topics (chapters or main characters) on the white poster paper.

Towards the end of the period, Valerie and Eddie were dueling to answer AF-relevant questions. Reward: gain 2 extra points for their groups. If I remember correctly, Valerie won about 2-4 points for her group? Well done! It looked like fun and I encourage all of us to try it at least once! 

Now for our QOTD:
What are some ways we, as a class, can stay on task? Please elaborate on your ideas!