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=**Today's Lesson!**=

If you missed today's lesson, or just want to review what we went over, this is the place!

Warm-up Quiz (10 minutes)
We took the [|survival quiz] and compared our results. Many of us would not survive!

Group work and Class Discussion (30 minutes)
Today we got into groups of four and discussed the following question: If our class were teleported to a deserted island (without any adults) what do you think would happen?

Here's what people said:
 * Most groups said they would take a democratic approach and let everyone contribute to decisions
 * One group stated that they would elect a student as their leader



Final Free Write (10 minutes)
What happens to groups of people when we think we aren't accountable for our actions? If your teachers weren't around, how would you act? What would you do if you were in a situation where no adults would find out about your actions?

Today's Vocabulary
accountable - obliged to accept responsibility dubious - questionable or suspect as to true nature or quality of something ebullient - having or showing liveliness and enthusiasm vicissitude - the quality or state of being changeable

Assignment (Due Friday)
Write a story describing what would happen after Chapter 10 if **you** had written the book. Who would survive and who would wouldn't? How would the children act? Find the assessment rubric here