The Karate Kid - Value of Life - Claims/Evidence

View the film - The Karate Kid
Take Notes - Characterization, Advice/Quotes (Three Min.)
7 Super Questions to analyze the film and it's statement about the Value of Life
Note - Issue(s), Claim(s), Quotes, Connections to you, your life, other texts

Text - The Karate Kid
Genre - Film
Rhetors - Daniel, Miyagi
***other characters can be evaluated as well

Homework:
Evaluate the film using the 7 Super Questions - Due Thursday/Friday
Philosophical Discussion - Thursday/Friday
Thanksgiving Potluck - Friday

Extra Credit Opportunity?
Be sure to speak with me on your own time.

Karate Kid - Value of Life

View the film - The Karate Kid
Take Notes - Characterization, Advice/Quotes (Three Min.)

Text - The Karate Kid
Genre - Film
Rhetors - Daniel, Miyagi
***other characters can be evaluated as well

We will use our 7 Super Questions to analyze the film and it's statement about the Value of Life
Please evaluate the movie critically.
Note - Issue(s), Claim(s), Quotes, Connections to you, your life, other texts

Homework:
Evaluate the film using the 7 Super Questions - Due Thursday
Philosophical Discussion - Thursday
Thanksgiving Potluck - Friday

Extra Credit Opportunity?
Be sure to speak with me on your own time. 

"Don't Forget To Breathe...Very Important...."

"First Learn Stand...Then Learn Fly...."

Let's Mix Things Up Daniel-Sons....

As we enter the middle section of our Value of Life Unit - we need to remind ourselves of all the grand opportunities that life gives us...even through adversity. Hamlet kind of got us down...and we need some positive vibes as we head into Thanksgiving Break. Truth.

We will pick up with the readings (Roger Ebert) when we return.

Text - The Karate Kid
Genre - Film
Rhetors - Daniel, Miyagi - however many other characters can be evaluated as well.

We will use our 7 Super Questions to analyze the film and it's statement about the Value of Life
Please evaluate the movie critically - as you will asked to "chart the text" and participate in a Philosophical discussion this week.

Homework:
Evaluate the film using the 7 Super Questions.  List a variety of possible answers and interpretations.
Philosophical Discussion - Thursday
Thanksgiving Potluck - Friday

Charting Text - Hamlet and Pop Quiz

To understand, or to not understand....that is the question....

Small Groups - Activity Completion #3-13

Work Check/Pop Quiz - Await Instructions

Role Play - Brittany, Steve, Hamlet, (Your Song) Author, Flea, and You....
*Field Questions
*Use your 7 Super Q's!

Homework:
*Read/Annotate - "Roger Ebert: The Essential Man"
*Activities 14 and 15

Activities 7-13

"To Be, Or Not To Be....That Is The Question..." - Shakespeare

Today we will continue to explore key concepts related to the Value of Life found in Shakespeare's Hamlet sililoquy "To be, or not to be."

Small Group - Activity Work and Discussion.
Help one another to understand vocabulary and key ideas!

Work Check - Tomorrow #3-13

Homework:
*Complete Activities - #3-13
*Activity 13 is the 7 Super Q's.
*Read and Annotate the Hamlet text in your packet.
*View the following clip which shows the dialogue/claims being delivered in many ways
 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RCJ4hKJvgJw
* Search online for a translation to help you understand this very famous sililoquy.

Hamlet - Why All the Pessimism?

"To Be, Or Not To Be....That Is The Question..." - Shakespeare

Today we will  explore key concepts related to the Value of Life found in Shakespeare's Hamlet sililoquy "To be, or not to be." 

You can find the excerpt in your packet.  Activities #3-12 are related to the text and we will be working on these in class all week.  Please keep up with the assignments.  

Work Check - BM, SJ, Song w/Super 7 Q's.

(Per.7) Pop Quiz - Nash/Flea Interview - Use the Super 7 Q's to show your understanding of charting a text with specific answers and your critical analysis.

Homework:
*Complete Activities - #3-7
*Read and Annotate the Hamlet text in your packet.
*View the following clip which shows the dialogue/claims being delivered in many ways
 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RCJ4hKJvgJw
* Search online for a translation to help you understand this very famous sililoquy.

The Value of Life - "To Be, Or Not To Be...."

"To Be, Or Not To Be....That Is The Question..." - Shakespeare

Today we will begin exploring key concepts related to Shakespeare's Hamlet sililoquy "To be, or not to be."  You can find the excerpt in your packet.  Activities #3-12 are related to the text and we will be working on these in class all week.  Please keep up with the assignments.  

Work Check - BM, SJ, Song w/Super 7 Q's.

Pop Quiz - Nash/Flea Interview - Use the Super 7 Q's to show your understanding of charting a text with specific answers and your critical analysis.

Homework:
*Read and Annotate the Hamlet text in your packet.
*View the following clip which shows the dialogue/claims being delivered in many ways.
* Search online for a translation to help you understand this very famous sililoquy.

Group Work - Seven Super Q's

"The ultimate value of life depends upon awareness and the power of contemplation rather than upon mere survival." - Aristotle

Please have out the following:
* Your Packet
* Your Notebook w/Q&A from Mon/Tues/Weds
* Song/Poem selection with annotations and paragraph reflection

Quote Share - Cipher Style  (P.4,7)
Steve Jobs Speech - Video/Text - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D1R-jKKp3NA

Small Group Activities
With your classmates - share your song/poem annotations/reflections.
*List your classmate, song/poem, relation to life/death theme, opp/pes
*Chose ONE of the texts and answer the Seven Super Q's

With your classmates - answer the following regarding both the SJ speech.
1. Text Info - Title/Rhetor
2. What is the text's big issue?
3. What claim does the text make?
4. Examples/quotes from the text?
5. What do you think about the text's claim?
6. Examples ?
7. How does this connect to SJ speech or other ideas regarding the Value of Life?

Homework:
*Work Check - 7 Super Q's - BM, SJ, your Song 
* Bring in a quote about the Value of Life.  Write a 4-6 sentence explanation for your choice.

Value of Life - Day #3 - Beginning to Chart Texts

"The Value of Life can be measured by how many times your soul has been deeply stirred."
- Soichiro Honda

 

Please have out the following:
* Your Packet
* Your Notebook w/Q&A from Mon/Tues
* Song/Poem selection with annotations and paragraph reflection

Small Group Activities
With your classmates - share your song/poem annotations/reflections.
*List your classmate, song/poem, relation to life/death theme

With your classmates - answer the following regarding both the BM story and the SJ speech.
1. Text Info - Title/Rhetor
2. What is the text's big issue?
3. What claim does the text make?
4. Examples/quotes from the text?
5. What do you think about the text's claim?
6. Examples ?
7. How does this connect to SJ speech or other ideas regarding the Value of Life?

Homework:
* Complete annotations and notes for Steve Jobs - "You've Got to Find What You Love"
Use the questions and answer them for the SJ speech- use your work from today to guide you.
* Bring in a quote about the Value of Life.  Write a 4-6 sentence explanation for your choice.

Resources:
Brittany Maynard - Death With Dignity
* Video  0http://www.utsandiego.com/news/2014/nov/03/brittany-maynard-death-dignity-dies-suicide/

Steve Jobs - "You've Got to Find What You Love"
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UF8uR6Z6KLc

The Value of Life - Introduction Continuation

Today we continue our new unit: The Value of Life.
You will receive your texts and activities.  Please have this with you everyday!

Let us continue to discuss these fundamental ideas.  You can list this as Activity #1

1) What does being alive mean to you?
2) How do you assign value to life?
3) What makes life challenging?
4) What makes life worth living?
5) Describe a few examples that help show your thinking about how people should value life?

Brittany Maynard - Death With Dignity
* Video Clip -
1) Do you agree or disagree with this sort of decision?
2) Write your initial reaction to the clip.  Support your viewpoint with evidence.
3) Write three questions that will allow for authentic discussion

Steve Jobs - "You've Got to Find What You Love"
Stanford Commencement Speech - View, Discuss, Read
Begin annotating - See Packet

Homework - Due Tmrw
*Bring in a song/poem about life/death
*Have some annotations and a paragraph that explains your reason and selection
You can quote specific lines or include your own background about the artist or band.

*Steve Jobs Speech
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UF8uR6Z6KLc

The Value of Life - A Unit of Discovery and Discussion

Today we begin our new unit: The Value of Life.

Before we read what others say about the value of life, take  a few minutes to respond to the following questions:

1) What does being alive mean to you?
2) How do you assign value to life?
3) What makes life challenging?
4) What makes life worth living?
5) Describe a few examples that help show your thinking about how people should value life?

Pearl Jam - Alive
* Eddie Vedder writes about the day his mother told him that his real father had died and that the man he thought was his father - was not. The lyrics below indicate.... Vedder shows that...The question he is asking pertains to....

"Is something wrong, she said
Well of course there is
You're still alive, she said
Oh, and do I deserve to be
Is that the question
And if so...if so...who answers...who answers...
I, oh, I'm still alive..."

Brittany Maynard - Death With Dignity
* Video Clip -
1) Do you agree or disagree with this sort of decision?
2) Write your initial reaction to the clip.  Support your viewpoint with evidence.
3) Write three questions that will allow for authentic discussion

Homework - Due Weds.
*Bring in a song/poem about life/death
*Have some annotations and a paragraph that explains your reason and selection
You can quote specific lines or include your own background about the artist or band.
*Steve Jobs Speech -  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UF8uR6Z6KLc