HOW TO THINK PAIR SHARE Please follow these

HOW TO THINK, PAIR, SHARE Please follow these steps: Think quietly for one or two minutes about the question / prompt After, turn to your partner and ask them the same question Take turns Involve others around you Report back to teacher and whole class Finally, record your thoughts on the paper provided

Plagiarism Brochure Please follow these steps: Work with as a pair or team of three students Create a ‘Mock-up’ of a brochure to teach others how to avoid plagiarism Friday-bring your computers to finish a professional looking brochure Remember to cite your sources when referencing material to show your reader you've done proper research Report back to teacher and whole class ( Your presentation will be marked according to criteria A and B on the Interactive Oral.

VOCABULARY Academic Vocabulary consternation cower wince neutralize synchronize vigilance handicap doctrine furtive heritage recompose inference Literary Terms appeal allusion ethos pathos logos parallelism simile narrative metaphor conflict figurative language satire

THINK, PAIR, SHARE What are the benefits to everyone being equal? What are the drawbacks? Should everyone be equal?

INTERVIEW PRESENTATIONS • Criteria B – Conversation flows naturally. • Speak like you did when you first interviewed each other. • Do not tell us what your partner said.

THINK, PAIR, SHARE Can society operate without control, and can peace be the result of a strict control? Explain.

THINK, PAIR, SHARE Will our growing tendency to connect with people through the internet lead to future problems with face to face communication? Why, or why not?

THINK, PAIR, SHARE Will the human race eventually leave the planet earth? Why, or why not?

THINK, PAIR, SHARE Will our growing tendency to connect with people through the internet lead to future problems with face to face communication? Why, or why not?

THINK, PAIR, SHARE Is media already controlling people? Explain.

THINK, PAIR, SHARE Will genetic modification become common in unborn fetuses. (ex. Controlling for genetic disease, determining sex, determining eye color, etc. )? Explain.

THINK, PAIR, SHARE Will fear of nuclear war again rise to the forefront of our consciousness? Why, or why not?

THINK, PAIR, SHARE How do you define equality? Are people truly "equal"? Why or why not?

THINK, PAIR, SHARE When is it best to conform to the wishes of others? Explain.

THINK, PAIR, SHARE Is technology outpacing humanity’s ability to responsibly understand / apply it? Why, or why not?

THINK, PAIR, SHARE Will a disregard for environmental issues lead to serious future problems regarding the inhabitability of our planet? Explain.

THINK, PAIR, SHARE Why might books be considered dangerous? Explain.

THINK, PAIR, SHARE Will technology cause us to redefine what it is to be human? Explain.

THINK, PAIR, SHARE What factors, both positive and negative, come along with conformity? Explain.

THINK, PAIR, SHARE Is the disappearance of individuality a concern? Why, or why not?

THINK, PAIR, SHARE In a perfect world, is fair equal? Why, or why not?

THINK, PAIR, SHARE How do you define equality? Are people truly "equal"? Why or why not?

THINK, PAIR, SHARE Why are people often resistant to change?

THINK, PAIR, SHARE Is there such thing as a perfect world?

THINK, PAIR, SHARE Can anything be gained by rebelling? Explain.

THINK, PAIR, SHARE What are some concerns about the affects of media?

THINK, PAIR, SHARE How do you think an individual might change society?

THINK, PAIR, SHARE What handicaps does society impose on people today? Are all talented people encouraged to develop their talents? If so, how? If not, why not?

THINK, PAIR, SHARE Is beauty truly in the eye of the beholder? Can it be found in everyday things? Explain.

THINK, PAIR, SHARE It is said that depravation is good for the soul. To what extent is it healthy to live simply versus to live extravagantly?

THINK, PAIR, SHARE How does what we value shape our identity? Explain.

THINK, PAIR, SHARE What lengths will people go to to cover up a mistake?

THINK, PAIR, SHARE When is it acceptable to make people prove their innocence?

THINK, PAIR, SHARE What determines who is powerful and who is powerless in a society?

THINK, PAIR, SHARE When is it okay to witness injustice and say nothing?

THINK, PAIR, SHARE Can past wrongs be transcended or risen above? Is redemption possible?

THINK, PAIR, SHARE What is the difference between cautious, paranoid and hysterical behavior?

THINK, PAIR, SHARE Is guilt by association ever justified?

THINK, PAIR, SHARE How do people behave differently in groups then they would acting alone?

EINSTEIN’S DREAMS Vocabulary Pharmaceutical Vicious Peering Embroidered Vaulted Withered Voltage Ubiquitous Wistfully Awning Slump Eliminate

EINSTEIN’S DREAMS Vocabulary displace unfortunates indistinct apothecary sullied painstakingly whimpers ignorant wretched volatility simultaneously contradictory

THINK, PAIR, SHARE In the Prologue of Einstein's Dreams why does the narrator describe the setting as "a room full of practical ideas"?

THINK, PAIR, SHARE To what extent can we act individually in creating new knowledge? Explain.

THINK, PAIR, SHARE Should speculation be a part of the scientific process? Why, or why not?

THINK, PAIR, SHARE What is the effect of the present-tense point of view in Einstein's Dreams?

THINK, PAIR, SHARE In Einstein's Dreams how does Einstein's understanding of time change his character along with his understanding of the universe?

THINK, PAIR, SHARE In Einstein's Dreams how do Einstein's dreams develop his character?

THINK, PAIR, SHARE What role do love and relationships play in Einstein's Dreams?

THINK, PAIR, SHARE In Einstein's Dreams what is the effect of the novel's structure?

THINK, PAIR, SHARE In 14 April 1905 of Einstein's Dreams what does the narrator imply about time as a circle?

THINK, PAIR, SHARE Does knowledge come from inside or outside? Do we construct reality or do we recognize it?

THINK, PAIR, SHARE “It is simply the mind clouded over by impure desires and impervious to wisdom, that obstinately persists in thinking of ‘me’ and ‘mine’. (Buddha)

THINK, PAIR, SHARE “The imagination has always been important in the great scientists and in the great artists. ” (Alan Lightman).

THINK, PAIR, SHARE Why are most main characters in Einstein's Dream Figures without traditional character arcs?

THINK, PAIR, SHARE In 16 April 1905 of Einstein's Dreams how does time differ from the previous chapter 14 April 1905, and how does it affect fate differently?

THINK, PAIR, SHARE What does the narrator mean when he calls a person from the future "an exile of time" in 16 April 1905 of Einstein's Dreams?

THINK, PAIR, SHARE “He that will not reason is a bigot; he that cannot reason is a fool; and he that dares not reason is a slave” (William Drummond)

THINK, PAIR, SHARE Is Google, or the internet generally, making us stupid? Prepare in reference to Carr’s text.

THINK, PAIR, SHARE How is the author defining stupidity and intelligence? Do you agree with Carr’s definition or would you define it differently?

THINK, PAIR, SHARE Can you connect how Carr defines intelligence to your attachments to technology, and if so, how?

THINK, PAIR, SHARE What does the internet make you better at? Is there anything you feel it makes you do worse? What other issues does the article raise and would you connect it to?

THINK, PAIR, SHARE “Reason is itself a matter of faith. It is an act of faith to assert that our thoughts have any relation to reality at all. ” (G. K. Chesterton)

THINK, PAIR, SHARE “As for me, all I know is that I know nothing” (Socrates)

THINK, PAIR, SHARE “Man is an animal suspended in webs of significance he himself has spun” (Clifford Geertz)

THINK, PAIR, SHARE “What men really want is not knowledge but certainty. ” (Bertrand Russell)

THINK, PAIR, SHARE “The greatest obstacle to progress is not the absence of knowledge but the illusion of knowledge. ” (Daniel Boorstein)

THINK, PAIR, SHARE Grade 11 What characteristic does a tragic hero always have? Tell what might be a tragic flaw in your own character.

THINK, PAIR, SHARE What will we never be able to program a computer to do? Explain.

THINK, PAIR, SHARE Grade 11 Tell about someone you consider heroic. Explain.

ELA - Function & Form PLOT Since the main idea is a supporting event might be . SETTING THEME CHARACTER Both and could be classified as I have a connection here. I I think the author wants us to imagine . Even understand . I though I’ve never visited want to find out and , I think it might be similar how might it be shown. to.

BLUE - # 1 GREEN # 2 Sentence strip # 1 – Identify new ideas / make new plans Function and forms I learned that , so now I think. I still need to know –find out. YELLOW # 3 Sentence strip # 2 – Compare and Contrast Function and forms Sentence strip # 3 – Distinguish fact & opinion Function and forms They both have , but has. My idea is that is going to. I think because. (A) . , but is both is -er than a is. They are. RED # 4 Sentence strip # 4 – Form Ideas Function and forms I think because. This is a(n) because we can/cannot prove.

SENTENCE STRIP # 1 – IDENTIFY NEW IDEAS / MAKE NEW PLANS FUNCTION AND FORMS I learned that , so now I think . I still need to know–find out

SENTENCE STRIP # 2 – COMPARE AND CONTRAST FUNCTION AND FORMS They both have but has . A is -er than is , but Is. They are both

SENTENCE STRIP # 3 – DISTINGUISH FACT & OPINION FUNCTION AND FORMS My idea is that is going to . I think because .

SENTENCE STRIP # 4 – FORM IDEAS FUNCTION AND FORMS I think because This is a(n) because we can/cannot prove .