Tuesday, September 16, 2014

Tuesday / Wednesday 16 / 17 September

Students have been given an extra class in which to obtain an independent reading book (because of shortages in the Grant Library). Students will be taken to the library next class period, and will then begin their reading during SSR that period.

Class began with discussing the ways Prometheus and Pandora are like Genesis.

Students worked in groups and discussed the following questions from the Prometheus / Pandora chart handout:
1) What do the similarities say about the nature of humans? 
2) What are women’s roles in the relationships? What are men’s roles? 
3) What is significant about the differences between the stories?
4) What do these stories say about individuality and society? 
5) What lessons do the stories teach us? 
6) How is contemporary society reflected in these worlds, both before and after the fall?

4th Period analyzed two cartoons set in the garden of Eden.

Students were assigned the following Conflict in Current Events Homework due next class:
Provide the following information along with a one page summary and reflection of your article:
Your name; title of article; publisher/name of news organization; date of article.
Summarize what you read providing details from throughout the article and reflect on your reactions to the article.  Consider the questions below if you need some help with this part.
1      1) What is the root of the conflict?
2      2) To what degree did the military action or conflict achieve the reported result at this time?
3      3)  How was or could the conflict be resolved?
4      4) What connections can you make between this conflict and another current conflict or one in history?

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