Wednesday May 4,2016

CBA SURVEY

Administrivia:
Schedule: Friday DBQ and Gattaca; Next Tuesday closing activity on Philosophy; today below.

College Trip Debrief

Circle: One thing, other than the lunch, that you liked, found interesting, or had more questions about?

Activity: What is a diploma?  How much of a difference does getting a college degree in your life? Using the internet, find some articles that highlight the advantages of getting a four year college degree.  These could be money related, health related, happiness related, upward mobility related, future success related.  You should find at least two articles that explain the possible advantages(stated above) about getting a four-year college degree.  You will be writing 2 paragraphs that support getting a college education using the claim, evidence warrant format.  These will be turned in.

Reading Quiz Montana: to end.

Philosophy Unit
Performance Indicators:
-Critique diverse perspectives on historical events (social studies)
-Analyze political structures of diverse cultures (social studies)
-Determine & analyze themes of informational text (English)

Practice Test: The cave and the Matrix and real world -- you'll have the choice of doing this by memory or with support.

The Cave
Learning target: you will be able to tell the original Allegory of the Cave by the end of class.
Last class, we read the Allegory of the Cave. Today, you will be writing about what you understand and what you think.  If you do well on this assessment, you will receive credit, if you do poorly, it will not count.

Enlightenment Philosopher DBQ
Introduction to Paradigm Shifts and Futurists
Presentation about how paradigms shift and what some possible shifts in our future are.