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The Task • You have been invited to join a secret society • This secret society is called the Pythagorean Brotherhood • After completing research you will write an essay stating whether or not you accept the invitation

The Process 1) You will work in groups of four 2) Each person in your group must select something to become an “expert” in 3) Complete the guide questions for your area 4) Teach the rest of your group about your area of expertise 5) Write an essay accepting or declining the invitation (must go through the writing center)

Select Your Role Select your role and you will be taken to your expert page Initiation Historian Pythagoras Morals & Beliefs

Initiation • You will now become an expert on the initiation into this secret society • Use the resources listed to answer the guide questions • Remember you must report back to your group with all of your new knowledge

Initiation Resources • http: //www. phoenixmasonry. org/school%20 of %20 pythagoras. htm • http: //hem. bredband. net/arenamontanus/Mage /pythagoreans. html • http: //www. el-koussa. zgharta. com/elkoussa/books/pythagoras. htm • http: //64. 233. 179. 104/search? q=cache: Bg 2 Ps c 7 x. AMMJ: www. hendrickson. com/pdf/chapters/ 1565637186 ch 01. pdf+%22 pythagoreans%22+and+%22 Init iation+into%22&hl=en • /~matc/math 5. geometry/unit 3. html Guide Questions

Initiation Guide Questions Resources • • • What are the four degrees of initiation? Give a brief description of what was studied during each of the periods of initiation & how long each step lasted. Why do you think there are so many degrees in the initiation process? What was the very first step in the initiation process? How long was the testing period? Why do you think this testing/prep period was part of the initiation process? After the test period, what was the next step? What has to be turned over at the beginning of this next period? Could women be initiated? What happened to the items that you turned in if you were rejected from the society at the end of the 2 nd degree of initiation? What are three degrees of membership?

Historian • You will now become an expert on the history of this secret society • Use the resources listed to answer the guide questions • Remember you must report back to your group with all of your new knowledge

Guide Questions Historian Resources • http: //www. anecdotage. com/index. php? aid=14 101 • http: //www. anecdotage. com/index. php? aid=11 909 • http: //www. crystalinks. com/pythagoras. html • http: //www. themathlab. com/Algebra/lines%20 a nd%20 distances/pythagor. htm

Resources Historian Guide Questions • Who was Pythagoras’ first disciple? • What is the story behind his first disciple? • What happened if you broke the code of silence? • Give a very brief biography of Pythagoras. • Who did Pythagoras study with in Egypt?

Pythagoras • You will now become an expert on Pythagoras, the man who started the secret society. • Use the listed resources to answer the guide questions • Remember you must report back to your group with all of your new knowledge

Guide Questions Pythagoras Resources • http: //users. ucom. net/~vegan/ • http: //people. bath. ac. uk/jd 228/pythag. html • http: //etext. lib. virginia. edu/cgilocal/DHI/dhi. cgi? id=dv 4 -04 • http: //www. hammerwood. mistral. co. uk/gmusic. ht m • http: //www-groups. dcs. stand. ac. uk/~history/Hist. Topics/Greek_astronomy. html • http: //www. math. tamu. edu/~don. allen/history/pyt hag/pythag. html

Pythagoras Guide Questions • Describe the daily practice of the pythagoreans • Describe & give a proof of the Pythagorean Theorem • What two themes characterized Pythagorean Resources thought? • Besides math, what else did Pythagoras have a great influence on? Explain. • Pythagoreans believed what about numbers and the universe? Give examples!!

Morals & Beliefs • You will now become an expert on the morals and beliefs of the secret society • Use the listed resources to answer the guide questions • Remember you must report back to your group with all of your new knowledge

Guide Questions Morals & Beliefs Resources • http: //www. math. tamu. edu/~don. allen/histo ry/pythag. html • http: //math. about. com/library/blpyth. htm • http: //www. absoluteastronomy. com/encycl opedia/P/Py/Pythagoreans. htm • http: //www. websteruniv. edu/~evansja/glos sary. html#pythagoreans • http: //www. uh. edu/engines/epi 213. htm

Morals & Beliefs Guide Questions Resources • What were some of the rules that the Pythagoreans followed • What were considered their rulers? • How were women treated? Were they allowed to be part of the brotherhood? • What happened to someone who found irrational numbers? (make sure you know what an irrational number is) • What was special about their meals? • Due to the beliefs of the Pythagoreans why do you believe they only at certain things?

Conclusion • In your groups discuss the information you have learned. • Each of you must decide whether or not you would like to accept the invitation to join the Pythagorean Brotherhood. • You must support your decision with the information your group has gathered to receive credit

Conclusion • Once you have completed a rough draft, you must take the assignment to the writing center.