01.07.08

Cores 1+4:

1. Perfect Book Record-on: Speak the most important factor about your perfect book into the iPod recorder.
2. Explore the concept of Utopia through definition, brainstorms, and writing:
3. Brainstorm ideas about utopias and write down ALL responses:
   • What words come to mind when you think about utopia?
   • What changes may have taken place as humans redefine the term utopia?
   • What things or places might be considered utopian?
4. Categorize the ideas that were written down.
   • How could you categorize these ideas into groups?
   • What could you call each group? Why?
   • What are some commonalities of utopias?
5. Brainstorm a list of things that man throughout the ages would consider utopian?
   • What can you say about these things?
   • What do you call each of these groups? Why?
   • Are the following characteristics of utopias: paradise, heaven, new worlds, perfection of some sort? Why or why not?
6. Make generalizations about utopias and human’s changing ideas regarding them.
   • What can you say about utopias that is usally true? How are our examples alike?

• Humans have been searching for or trying to create a utopian world in some way since time began.
• Humans corrupt their utopia after finding it or creating it.
• Each human strives to create his/her own personal and societal utopia.
• Dreams memories, nature, emotions, and time help shape our ideas regarding utopia.
• Individuality can be lost in our quest for utopia.

Extensions: Continue your search for your perfect book: Ask your parents what their perfect book would be (or is).

Core 2:

1. Level 2 word-on
2. What can the OLPC project tell us about:
   • Learning/Education
   • Social Action Plans
   • Computers
   • Change
3. Extensions: Continue to work on your SAP.

Core 3:

1. Write-on: What is one thing that you own that you think is designed well? Describe it.
2. Continue discussion of Pink’s Six Senses of R-directed thinking.
   • How would you boil down his belief structure?
   • Even if you don’t believe all of it, do you think that it adds something valuable to our world? Why or why not?

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