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 …
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.) …
Cores 1+4: Discuss-on: Why is easier to achieve equality by catering to the lowest common denominator rather than letting everyone achieve at a high level? How can we achieve equality in the second way better in the future? Continue to answer the questions from Harrison Bergeron, and don’t forget to …
Cores 1+4: What perfect books did your parents talk to you about? How were they different than your own? Write-On: How can one person’s utopia be another person’s dystopia? What are the different types of dystopias we encounter, or could encounter if we try to reach utopia? What would be …
Cores 1+4: Perfect Book Record-on: Speak the most important factor about your perfect book into the iPod recorder. Explore the concept of Utopia through definition, brainstorms, and writing: Brainstorm ideas about utopias and write down ALL responses: What words come to mind when you think about utopia? What changes may …
Cores 1+4: Write-On: Imagine that there were a perfect book out there for you. It has just the right mixture of content (the stuff it is about) and form (the way it is written). What would it look like? Construct your perfect book on our handout. Meet with me to …