Thur/Frid

HOMEWORK: Learn the following vocabulary words:
Crucible another 20 difficult words
For test Monday 11/16
HOMEWORK: READ Walden pages 1-53. By the end of page 53 you should have at least 15 quotes total. Remember, they must be handwritten with page references.
HOMEWORK: Write a 1 page reflection similar to your Nature walk reflection. What I would like you to write about is your attempt to go three days with no cell phone and to generally live a more free yourself from the same influences in life that Henry David Thoreau attempted to free himself from. Some of you will write about the fact that you are unable to go without your phones or other technology. This is fine. I have had similar struggles and only went 2/3 of the day yesterday without my phone. Why is this? What has changed in the world? What has changed in us? You may write this reflection on the back of your Nature walk reflection and submit it Monday.

Crucible test Thur/Friday next week, the 18th/19th
15 min reflection on your Nature walk (I only capitalize Nature when I'm in a Transcendentalist mood).
Homework: finish The Crucible
Read The Crucible in class--parts. "Oh heavenly Father, release this torment . . ."
"Yellow bird"; Hale's speech, Proctor's speech
End of movie
What is Miller saying about good and evil?

Going off the grid
Read My Life Without a Cell Phone--It's hilarious, mildly irreverent, and very thought-provoking.
Talk to people in person (walk over to their house)
Challenge: No cell phones for three days. (See exemptions below)
This is an optional assignment for students who really want to learn (true learning should change your perspective on life, not just give you facts, by the way) and for students who want to convince me that we should go on a Nature walk in the spring, as well as do generally cool and creative things throughout the year. Do as much of the three days as you can (no, not 3 min, Srikar).
What I would like you to do during this time is to slow down, truly savor life, and reflect on things that matter most.
Write a letter to someone and mail it
Read books
Play board games, Balderdash, etc.
Head off on walks; go for a run (listen to the wind, Cassie, not music ;)
Journalize: record your thoughts. I'm doing this assignment, too, and will likely write about 4 pages and do some drawings in a sketch book. Don't you love those blank sketch pads that can be used as a journal that you illustrate? Very cool
Why Cell Phones are Bad for Parenting (TIME magazine)
Exemptions: Talking with parents (to ask for a ride if you're stranded in the South Bronx, for example); Communicating for vital school related activities (e.g.The Musical)