Pre-Reading Assignment: Your Thoughts on Ambition

What does the word ambition mean to you?

Do you think that you are ambitious? Explain.

Who are some people that you feel have ambition?

Who are some that you feel have little or no ambition?

Do you think that a person's ambition has helped or harmed other people?

Is it possible for a person to be too ambitious? Too little? Explain.

Assignment

Compile all of your responses to these questions into a well-written paragraph that expresses your stance on this topic:

 Why it is not preferable to have too much ambition.

Be prepared to present your paragraph to the class on Thursday, Nov. 10th.