Core 1: Write-on: Start looking at enclave societies. Is it possible to separate yourself from society and still be a part of it? Is it better to be steadfast in your beliefs if it means not being a part of progress (moving forward)? Extension: Would you have wanted to join …
Quite a few teachers have been asking me about how to use voicethread because they see the real potential that digital storytelling of this nature can have on the classroom and on learning. A few, however, have been delayed in trying it because of technical difficulties. Although there a much …
Core 1: Write-on: Finish reading the French Utopians section, and start looking at enclave societies. Is it possible to separate yourself from society and still be a part of it? Is it better to be steadfast in your beliefs if it means not being a part of progress (moving forward)? …
Cores 1+4: Write-on: How are the French Utopians different in their depictions of Utopia than Thomas More? Extensions: Finish translating the French Utopian tenets into your own words. [Flash http://academyofdiscovery.com/bhwilkoff/wp-content/uploads/squaremetaphor.swf h=616 w=785] Core 2: Discuss-on: Two SAP presentations Continue reading Harrison Bergeron to determine how your personal dystopia compares to …
Just like Wesley Fryer did for this post, I too will cross-post a comment. Your vision of leadership (or perhaps just the one that we are talking about now) is something of an enigma to many people. The idea of articulating what the believe in does not strike most people …
Cores 1+4: (Write-on) What are the major flaws with More’s Utopia? Draw a picture of what you think could go wrong in his vision of a perfect society. Check-in on Personal Curriculum. How are the French Utopians different in their depictions of Utopia? Extensions: What kind of ideas seem to …
Cores 1+4: Write-on: What is the most important aspect of the Utopia within your head that you would like to bring out into the real world? Why? Take a look at the original concept of utopia from Thomas More. What does his vision of Utopia say about his time period? …
Cores 1+4: Write-on: How does you concept of utopia (your idea of perfection) influence your idea of existence? (How are utopia and existentialism (the questioning of existence) related?) Go over questions from How the World Was Saved. Take a look at the original concept of utopia from Thomas More. What …
Cores 1+4: Blog-on: How would you describe the act of creation? (What goes through your head when you are creating something? How do you know when you have created something?) Turn in your Harrison Bergeron Google Doc: What did you learn through this process? (Have someone read your reflection paragraph.) …
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