11/7

Question of the week: "How are communism and capitalism portrayed in Brave New World?"
Today's learning target:  "I understand how Ayn Rand's Capitalism defines individual rights."

(Today's agenda was nearly the same as yesterday because of sex-ed schedule)
Agenda:

Mindfulness
Email parents link to my digital portfolio
Read or review Ayn Rand article click here for link
Recap yesterday's notes and write down anything you missed
Begin studying for Wednesday's test Click here for link

11/6

Question of the Week:  "How are communism and capitalism portrayed in Brave New World?"
Learning Target:  I understand how Ayn Rand's capitalism defines individual rights in contrast to Communism.

Agenda:
*Recap previous day's learning target
*Mindfulness
*Go over how to check digital portfolio and send an email to parents explaining   how this works to check your grades
*Brain break
*Read Ayn Rand article
*Journal entry #7:  How does Ayn Rand define individual rights in contrast to Communism?
*Brain Break
*Study for test on Tuesday.

11/5

Question of the week:  "How are communism and capitalism portrayed in Brave New World?"

Learning Target:  "I understand how Ayn Rand's version of capitalism defines individual rights."

Agenda:
*Mindfulness
*Group read/annotate of Chapter 3 Brave New World
*Brain Break--thumb wars
*Ayn Rand video https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s1RxKW-P5V8
*Group read and annotate Ayn Rand reading
https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B_C9fVngmGpvN3NtWHJJTS12UHc/view?usp=sharing
*Brain break--Fancy high-fives
*Journal #7:  "According to Ayn Rand, what are true individual rights and what is their relationship to capitalism?"

11/4

Follow-up:  Read to page 56 of "Brave New World"

Question of the week:  "How are communism and capitalism portrayed in Brave New World?"

Today's Learning Target:  "I understand how the Industrial Revolution is connected to the development of Communism."

Agenda:
Mindfulness
Henry Ford videos

1. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QtYRLtT8bvY
2.  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1Re-yUnO-Hk&feature=related

Group Read of the Communist Declaration of Faith

https://www.marxists.org/archive/marx/works/1847/06/09.htm

Journal #6:  "According to the Ford Videos and the Communist Declaration of Faith, how is the Industrial Revolution connected to the development of Communism?  Include one quote from the Declaration of Faith as evidence."

11/3

Follow-up:  None

Agenda:  

Seminar on last week's question, "How do we make a happy society?  Can we?"

Journal #5, answering the above question, using your notes on North Korea, comments made during seminar, the "Happy" film, and Brave New World

Lecture and note-taking (the information in red) on historical background of Aldous Huxley-- Click here to review