Red Pill/Blue Pill Essay
Learning Target: I can use the Allegory of the Cave, Montana 1948, and The Matrix to make a decision about the world I'd like to live in.
The assignment is in Google Classroom.
1) With others, fill out the chart at the top following the directions on the assignment.
2) Complete the remainder of the assignment.
Circle: 1) If you walked into school tomorrow and found out no teachers were here but only students what would happen? 2) What would happen if students were asked to be in charge of their own education, what would school look like( meaning you would get to decide how things were run and what you learned)?
Final Unit: Design a SchoolLearning Target: 1) I can organize and perform a presentation that communicates ideas clearly and concisely with a clear voice and effective body language; 2) I can read original text historical documents to analyze and understand thoughts and ideas.
Introduction
For your English and history final, you will be designing a school based based on the principles put forth by the Enlightenment philosophers John Locke and Thomas Hobbes.
Hobbes and Locke published their differing philosophies of human nature in the 1600's in an attempt to explain how governments(In our case high school) should operate. All of these philosophers were writing during a time when Monarchy's ruled the world. When the colonists decided to split from the King of England, those philosophies played a pivotal role in the split and eventual formation of the United States of America.
Understanding the content of Hobbes' and Locke's philosophies will help you at the beginning of your junior year.
In this unit, you will:
1) Learn about some details from Thomas Hobbes' philosophy
2) Learn about some details from John Locke's philosophy
3) Learn about how designers and architects apply beliefs in their designs
4) Create components of a self-designed school that integrates the beliefs of Hobbes or Locke into your design.
5) Perform a summative presentation in which you explain aspects of your school and how those aspects are consistent with the philosophies you picked.
Requirements for the school (each person picks one):
-Main office design
-Principal's speech to students opening day
-Classroom design
-[required] Policies and practices around rules and what to do when kids break rules (Specifically: bathrooms and skipping)
-Campus design
Requirements for the presentation:
1) Introduction that defines purpose of presentation
2) Explanation of Thomas Hobbes' philosophy
3) Explanation of John Locke's philosophy
4) Explanation of the current structure of schools
5) Explanation of why your group picked the philosophers you did
6) Explanation of why your group rejected the philosophers you did
7) Each person present the part of the school they designed and how it aligns with the chosen philosopher using a quote from the philosopher's writing.
Here is the scoring rubric
Today's work:
1) Learning to think outside the box
2) Prepare and work
3) Practice presentations
Introduction
For your English and history final, you will be designing a school based based on the principles put forth by the Enlightenment philosophers John Locke and Thomas Hobbes.
Hobbes and Locke published their differing philosophies of human nature in the 1600's in an attempt to explain how governments(In our case high school) should operate. All of these philosophers were writing during a time when Monarchy's ruled the world. When the colonists decided to split from the King of England, those philosophies played a pivotal role in the split and eventual formation of the United States of America.
Understanding the content of Hobbes' and Locke's philosophies will help you at the beginning of your junior year.
In this unit, you will:
1) Learn about some details from Thomas Hobbes' philosophy
2) Learn about some details from John Locke's philosophy
3) Learn about how designers and architects apply beliefs in their designs
4) Create components of a self-designed school that integrates the beliefs of Hobbes or Locke into your design.
5) Perform a summative presentation in which you explain aspects of your school and how those aspects are consistent with the philosophies you picked.
Requirements for the school (each person picks one):
-Main office design
-Principal's speech to students opening day
-Classroom design
-[required] Policies and practices around rules and what to do when kids break rules (Specifically: bathrooms and skipping)
-Campus design
Requirements for the presentation:
1) Introduction that defines purpose of presentation
2) Explanation of Thomas Hobbes' philosophy
3) Explanation of John Locke's philosophy
4) Explanation of the current structure of schools
5) Explanation of why your group picked the philosophers you did
6) Explanation of why your group rejected the philosophers you did
7) Each person present the part of the school they designed and how it aligns with the chosen philosopher using a quote from the philosopher's writing.
Here is the scoring rubric
Today's work:
1) Learning to think outside the box
2) Prepare and work
3) Practice presentations
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