Friday 12-9-16...BNW DIscussion

BLOCK 6 had one final presentation

Papers were passed back in most blocks

Reminders about finals/rooms...will post on MONDAY for TUESDAY and also post on DOOR of classroom

REMINDER...DOWNLOAD INTERSESSION ASSIGNMENT

BNW Discussion:

• Huxley's mastery ... innuendos about many cultures through history (Greece/India/USA/Germany discussed/reviewed today)
• p. 70 .... Words are like X-Rays.... Power of books/words ... restriction of books/changing history (connect with Nazi Party in WWII)
• John the Savage and Bernard...neither have real friends nor fit in
• John and Bernard not being true friends to one another
• John standing up for what he believes in ... no matter what others think/Bernard as well
• Connecting John/Bernard/Helmholtz with other characters (TEXT-TO-TEXT)
• Foreshadowing John's Suicide...page 136 .... then last page of book

Block Days

Block Days we completed presentations and discussed BNW

Topics:
Role of SOMA to level emotions
How and Why the World State tried to create STABILITY
The "person" who feels vs the "person" who behaves/feels like a robot
Desire to fit in
Role of community
Importance of relationships
Role of Science

Friday 12-2 and Monday 12-5 and Tuesday 12-6

Friday 12-2 We continued with presentations
Block 4 completed presentations and began to delve into the RATIONALE behind how the World State was made...looking first at page 223 ... population based on ICEBERG.

Monday 12-5
All blocks began where Block 4 was on Friday and also looked deeper at what MOND's plan was to create the "utopia"
Page 220 includes a passage discussing what was eliminated from the world...lists items that cause man vs self and man vs man conflicts...to create STABILITY
Students added to the list while I did a binder check
Presentations continued

Tuesday 12-6 RETREAT

UPCOMING:

• BLOCK DAYS...complete presentations, complete discussion from Monday, and transfer some papers to CLASS PORTFOLIOS
• FRIDAY: BNW DISCUSSION, Intersession Assignment Discussion, and paper return
• Monday Part 1 of Final In Class
• Tuesday Final Exam

Block Days

Class Presentations on Block Day ... what is not done on Block Day will be completed Friday