JOURNAL TOPIC: [today's tunes: "My Hero" by the Foo Fighters; "Heroes" by David Bowie]
Heroes are essential to humanity. Every culture throughout history has
chronicled their exploits. Today their role is more important than
ever; heroes inspire us to think differently, act differently, and
ultimately become better versions of ourselves. Even though everyone
gets the general idea of a hero, the people we admire are as
individual as we are. They may have impressive personalities,
intellects or physical attributes; they may be ordinary people who do extraordinary things; they may be public or private. They may
even be our friends and relatives.
Write a letter to someone you consider to be a hero. Explain to this
person why s/he is heroic and tell the person how s/he has moved or
inspired you.
AGENDA:
1. Journal
2. Socratic seminar [possible topics: performative utterances in Hamlet,
the essay, vocabulary, speakers, study/blog strategies, "Modern
Thinkers," how the course can provide maximal value for every one of us
from now until the end of the semester/year]; take notes and feel free to capture on phones and
upload to the YouTube channel. As always, please be mindful; before you
turn on the camera ask everyone in your field of vision if it's ok to post their images-- and if they say "no" please don't. Mahalo.
(To be continued Tuesday. Please bring your current literature analysis novel to class Wednesday.)
HW:
1. Review/prepare for vocab #9 quiz tomorrow (Tuesday)
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