Monday, February 4, 2019

92 minutes

1.   SSR / Mindful Studies demonstration  

2.   Pair-share: consider the ending of “An Ex-Mas Feast.” What happens at the end? What does the ending “mean?” (how are we to understand the ending of this story?) What does the ending suggest about how we should feel about the events of the story? 

3.   Whole-class: discuss these questions 

4.   Hand in the questions about "An Ex-Mas Feast" as well as the annotated story 

5.   Quick-write: Choose one of the following prompts:

a.   "Why Civilizations Disappear": 

Using what you know of world history, jot down some of the reasons why civilizations might disappear.  What role do people play in their destruction?

b.   Can you think of a time someone told you that the world is going to end or that our civilization is collapsing?   Make a list of these grave dangers to our way of life.  Also do you know anything about civilizations that have disappeared?  Why did they disappear?     

6.   Share out 

7.   Begin working on Homework 

HOMEWORK DUE WEDNESDAY, February 6: Read "By the Waters of Babylon" (also posted in Google Classroom) and answer the questions that are posted in Google Classroom