The document lists several choices but does not provide any context to explain them. It includes the cities of Denver and Seattle, a statement about not watching the Super Bowl, and a reference to crying on Sunday due to a football play from last weekend. The final line notes refusing to acknowledge or watch the Super Bowl.
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January 30 (English Express)
1. A.
B.
C.
D.
E.
Denver
Seattle
I will not watch the Super Bowl
Neither
Like the instructor, I might be crying
Sunday because of Colin Kaepernick’s
interception last weekend and refuse to
watch the Super Bowl or even
acknowledge that it is happening
2.
Describe your experience asking for
help.
Who did you ask? What did you
ask? Did you get help?
How far outside your comfort zone
did you step? Why did you choose
that level?
Was this exercise difficult for you?
Why or why not?
5.
Fess up
What is Pink’s argument in this
chapter?
Why don’t rewards (usually) work to
motivate people?
What do you think about “The Seven
Deadly Flaws” of carrots and sticks
that Pink lists on page 57?
6.
When do carrots and sticks work?
What are the three steps to
motivating people for boring jobs?
7.
8.
You are managing a group of fifteen employees
I will give you a task (because I am the head
honcho!)
Your job is to get the employees to do it using
the techniques Pink describes in chapters 2 and
2a (use the chart on page 67 to help)
Describe (specifically) what you would do as
the manager to ensure the completion
Submit your assignment to Moodle
9.
Get in a group with the people who had the
same task
Discuss
How did everyone approach the task?
What differences do you see?
What similarities?
Come up with a group plan and present to the class
10.
What do you know about the term
“Type A Person”?
Take five minutes to research it online
What did you find out?
Would you consider yourself “Type
A”?
14. Read “Critical Analysis” Part 3, 4,
and 5
Read Drive Chapter 3 (and prepare
for a reading quiz and discussion)
Write a critical analysis of one of
the chapters (1-3) and submit to
Moodle by Monday, February 3, at
11:55 p.m. and is worth 10 points
Participate in the weekly discussion
(post due Thursday and replies due
Sunday)