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exploring the Concept of Choice
aCTIvITy 1.2
Learning Targets
• Paraphrase and analyze quotes related to choices.
• Consider the choices you make as a reader and writer.
Paraphrasing Ideas
1. In the graphic organizer below, paraphrase each quote in the first column and write a personal response to the quote in the second column. Remember that to paraphrase means to put information in your own words.
Read and Paraphrase
What is the author saying?
Personal Response
To what extent do you agree or disagree with what the author is saying about choice?
1. “Life is the sum of all your choices.” — Albert Camus
2. “While we are free to choose our actions, we are not free to choose the consequences of our actions.”
— Stephen R. Covey
3. “The strongest principle of growth lies in human choice.” — George Eliot
4. “The last of the human freedoms is to choose one’s attitude.” — Victor Frankl
5. “The ultimate measure of a man is not where he stands in moments of comfort and convenience, but where he chooses to stand at time of challenge and controversy.” — Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.
6. “I believe the choice to be excellent begins with aligning your thoughts and words with the intention to require more from yourself.” — Oprah Winfrey
Unit 1 • The Choices We Make 5
LearNING sTraTeGIes:
Brainstorming, Paraphrasing, Word Sort, Activating Prior Knowledge, Previewing
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