Please answer the following questions thoughtfully (at least 4-5 sentences for questions 3 & 4) by Wednesday 1/30/08 11:59pm!
1.What are the words you do not understand? Make a list. Don’t worry about definitions.
2.What do you anticipate to be the most difficult about this reading?
3.According to Adam Smith, what is the importance of “labour” to a nation?
4.According to Adam Smith what is the difference between “savage nations” and “civilized and thriving nations?”
Monday, January 28, 2008
Tuesday, January 22, 2008
Semester 1 - Reflection
Please answer the following questions in 5-7 thoughtful sentences. This will be due on 11:59pm on Friday 1/25/08.
1. From what work products (projects, essays, in-class assignments, discussions, etc.) did you feel the largest sense of accomplishment? Describe why.
2. What work products (projects, essays, in-class assignments, discussions, etc.) did you feel the most frustrations with? Describe why.
3. What expectations did you have of yourself this semester in all classes? In what ways did you meet them? In what ways do feel you did not meet them?
4. What do you look forward for next semester in Economics. The planned units are to study principles of economics through projects related to food courts, and monolpolies. Also, we will be completing a unit on personal finance. Are there other topics in Economics that you would like to cover?
1. From what work products (projects, essays, in-class assignments, discussions, etc.) did you feel the largest sense of accomplishment? Describe why.
2. What work products (projects, essays, in-class assignments, discussions, etc.) did you feel the most frustrations with? Describe why.
3. What expectations did you have of yourself this semester in all classes? In what ways did you meet them? In what ways do feel you did not meet them?
4. What do you look forward for next semester in Economics. The planned units are to study principles of economics through projects related to food courts, and monolpolies. Also, we will be completing a unit on personal finance. Are there other topics in Economics that you would like to cover?
Monday, November 26, 2007
Blog #9 - North Korea
This response is due by the following dates:
Eta/Theta Blocks - 11/29/07
Epsilon/Zeta - 11/30/07
Please respond to the following questions in 5-7 sentences:
1. Define "Chuche". What is it? Who created the ideology?
2. What do you think is the purpose of such an ideology? How does it affect the population of a country?
3. How is the ideology of North Korea different from that of the US?
Eta/Theta Blocks - 11/29/07
Epsilon/Zeta - 11/30/07
Please respond to the following questions in 5-7 sentences:
1. Define "Chuche". What is it? Who created the ideology?
2. What do you think is the purpose of such an ideology? How does it affect the population of a country?
3. How is the ideology of North Korea different from that of the US?
Thursday, November 8, 2007
Blog #8 - The Weather Underground
In no less than 500 words, please respond to the following prompt:
Upon watching the documentary "The Weather Underground" what do you think ultimately provoked this group to attempt a violent overthrow of the U.S. Government? Do you feel that these actions were justified? Why or why not? What flaws do you think our government has within its system that made this group of people want to violently protest its existence? What type of government do you think our society should have in order to prevent additional groups such as "The Weathermen Underground" to exist?
Upon watching the documentary "The Weather Underground" what do you think ultimately provoked this group to attempt a violent overthrow of the U.S. Government? Do you feel that these actions were justified? Why or why not? What flaws do you think our government has within its system that made this group of people want to violently protest its existence? What type of government do you think our society should have in order to prevent additional groups such as "The Weathermen Underground" to exist?
Monday, October 29, 2007
Blog #7 - Thesis Statement/Body Paragraph Revisions
Please submit an entry by Wednesday 10/31/07 11:59pm!
Please respond to the following questions. In your response be sure to number your response according to the prompts.
1. Re-write your thesis statement. If you feel like your thesis statement is strong enough, then explain why you feel that way in 5-7 sentences.
2. How will you plan on revising your body paragraphs? What steps do you need to take in order to revise your body paragraphs? How much time do you anticipate this will take?
Please respond to the following questions. In your response be sure to number your response according to the prompts.
1. Re-write your thesis statement. If you feel like your thesis statement is strong enough, then explain why you feel that way in 5-7 sentences.
2. How will you plan on revising your body paragraphs? What steps do you need to take in order to revise your body paragraphs? How much time do you anticipate this will take?
Monday, October 1, 2007
Human Nature Paper Benchmark #1
Due for All Blocks – Thursday 10/4/07 (Friday is the Picnic!)
Please respond with the following:
1) Your Essential Question
2) Your Thesis Statement
Please respond with the following:
1) Your Essential Question
2) Your Thesis Statement
Monday, September 17, 2007
Blog #6 - "The Politics of Fear"
“The Politics of Fear” Reading Questions – Due Thursday 9/20 – Eta and Theta Blocks Due Friday 9/21 – Zeta and Epsilon Blocks
Please answer each of the following questions in 5-7 thoughtful sentences.
1. When reading Hobbes and Machiavelli, we discussed as a class how the following strategies helped in getting through Hobbes. While you read, “The Politics of Fear” by Al Gore, choose 1-2 strategies you will use to get through his reading. Explain in 3-5 sentences how you think the strategies will help you get through the reading.
•look up definitions of words
•make a personal connection
•take up to a 5 minute break from the text
•highlight places to focus
•talking to the text to process the main points in your mind
•re-read out loud because some of us remember better reading out loud
•read it slow: take your time, be patient
•skip over adjectives and adverbs, and focus on nouns and verbs - decode the sentence
•don't over-analyze each word, look at the sentence as a whole
•recap in your head what was read or what's happening
•ask another person to read it to you
2. Why does Al Gore say that “[f]ear is the most powerful enemy of reason?
3. According to this chapter, what was supposed to be the function of the press? How is working now according to Al Gore?
4. Al Gore mentions the use of a new technology FMRI, according to his writings, what are the implications for democracy?
5. What mental structures do we have as human beings which dominate our decision making according to new research?
6. Describe the process of how fear operates in our brain. What is the significance of the amygdala?
7. What is vicarious traumatization?
8. According to Al Gore, how is television a vital link in creating fear in our culture?
9. What is probability neglect?
10. According to Al Gore, how has the current Bush administration used fear for their own ends?
Please answer each of the following questions in 5-7 thoughtful sentences.
1. When reading Hobbes and Machiavelli, we discussed as a class how the following strategies helped in getting through Hobbes. While you read, “The Politics of Fear” by Al Gore, choose 1-2 strategies you will use to get through his reading. Explain in 3-5 sentences how you think the strategies will help you get through the reading.
•look up definitions of words
•make a personal connection
•take up to a 5 minute break from the text
•highlight places to focus
•talking to the text to process the main points in your mind
•re-read out loud because some of us remember better reading out loud
•read it slow: take your time, be patient
•skip over adjectives and adverbs, and focus on nouns and verbs - decode the sentence
•don't over-analyze each word, look at the sentence as a whole
•recap in your head what was read or what's happening
•ask another person to read it to you
2. Why does Al Gore say that “[f]ear is the most powerful enemy of reason?
3. According to this chapter, what was supposed to be the function of the press? How is working now according to Al Gore?
4. Al Gore mentions the use of a new technology FMRI, according to his writings, what are the implications for democracy?
5. What mental structures do we have as human beings which dominate our decision making according to new research?
6. Describe the process of how fear operates in our brain. What is the significance of the amygdala?
7. What is vicarious traumatization?
8. According to Al Gore, how is television a vital link in creating fear in our culture?
9. What is probability neglect?
10. According to Al Gore, how has the current Bush administration used fear for their own ends?
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