Core 1:
- Discuss-on: Why would something be worth debating?
- Throw out ideas for debate.
- A 30-minute-expert blogging session on global censorship:
- Mr Mayo’s Delicious Account on Free Press
- Resources
- Facts
- Opinions
- Mr Mayo’s Delicious Account on Free Press
- Extension:
- Post your findings to your blog in the correct format.
Core 2:
- Discuss-on: Why do we establish hierarchies?
- Choose two steps in one of your school hierarchy and display them visually (using http://www.morguefile.com or http://www.everystockphoto.com) in Smart Notebook. Then answer the question in my example: How can we change the hierarchies that exist at Cresthill.
- Post to your blog using your Academy of Discovery Docs.
- If you don’t know how to do that, please follow this tutorial.
Core 3:
- Discuss-on: How does your outlook upon love affect your ability to love?
- Choose one of your metaphors for love (yours or Portia and Bassanio’s) and display it visually (using http://www.morguefile.com or http://www.everystockphoto.com) in Smart Notebook. State your metaphor in a poetic way and explain from the point of view of one of the participants (you or a character of the play).
- Post to your blog using your Academy of Discovery Docs.
- If you don’t know how to do that, please follow this tutorial.
Core 4:
- If you are “finished” or “stuck” in your essay writing:
- Get a couple of people to read it and comment.
- Comment on other students’ essays.
- Look for revisions to make your piece more persuasive
- Edit using one of the following checklists if you like:
- For added flavor, record your essay as a podcast (on garageband with music if you like).
- If and when you finish working on your essay, you can start/continue your Academy Authentic work.
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