Yes–we are in an economic downturn, but I made sure that one extra person went to Vegas this Spring Break.
Last quarter, my advanced composition students had to write a letter addressed to someone they knew, using what they learned about persuasion, to changed his/her mind about something. One of my students was attempting to get permission from her very conservative/traditional parents to go to Vegas.
We went over it in office hours and I made a suggestion about adding a paragraph . . .
I found out today that she sent the letter to her parents and that she indeed went to Vegas. Her mother specifically cited my paragraph.
Success!
