The Giver Homework Questions:

• Are the trade offs the people have made to get rid of the bad things in life really worth it?

• What would you be willing to give up in order to have a safe, clean, peaceful society in which everyone is happy and cared for?

 

Please write a response in preparation for class discussion on Tuesday

Blog 4 Questions: Thoughts on society and The Giver

Blog Questions

Give a one paragraph or more answer to each of these questions on your blog. 

1. In what ways do we perceive memories in our society?
2. What do you think would be different in the world if we had only one-generation memories?
3. Do you have any questions about how the rules of your society or any society? 

Blog Post Three

Please complete this idea with two paragraphs.  Include a reference to an outside source:


The best lesson my grandparent (or parent or any relative) ever taught me was..

Blog Three: Stretching Your Positive Mind

Stretching your mind to see different perspectives on the same situation helps us to be smarter, happier and live, longer (Sean Achor, 2013-see Ted Talk and books)

Watch this Ted Talk


Then complete the following exercise.

1.)  Write about your life now as a student at MEI in all negative descriptions.  Write only facts.  Do not make up information.  Write only negative facts.  Write a complete paragraph.  Include ALL the details about your life at MEI.  Include as many details as you can, make them all negative, include as much as possible.





2.)  Write about your life now at as a student  MEI in all positive descriptions. Write about the same subject but write only facts, and write only positive statements.  Include as many details as you can, make them all positive, include as much as possible.






3.) Stretch: Write about the same subject using completely different information. Do not repeat ANY of the previous information.  It can be negative or positive.

Blog Journal Two: Read and Respond

Read the article and respond to the questions in your blog post.  Follow the blog post rubric (see Engrade for document).  This will be due a week from Friday, September 27th.

http://learning.blogs.nytimes.com/2012/02/06/do-you-like-being-alone/

Class Blog Share

Please share you blog URL here.  Put your name, your URL, and the name of your blog.

Journal: A Perfect World

Journal Entry:

Describe your idea of a perfect world. Include as many details as you can think of.

Assignment 1: Tick Tock Video response

Please Take a look at this Ted-ed.  Be sure to do the assignment in this order.

1.) Watch the video
2.) Answer the questions in "Think"
4.) STOP! You do not need to answer any other questions for now!

Be prepared to discuss your answers in class tomorrow.

Journal 1: MLK

Give your interpretation of the following quotation by Martin Luther King, Jr.

 We are not makers of history.  We are made by history

-Martin Luther King, Jr. 

 Why do you think MLK said this?  What was the context of this statement? What did he mean by this? Do you agree with him?  Write a three paragraph response.

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