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

THINK, PAIR, SHARE Academic Vocabulary effective coherence internal coherence external coherence hence drafting annotation parallel lateral agile vile Literary Terms genre stanza denotation connotation figurative language narrative sensory details characterization myths symbolism

THINK, PAIR, SHARE Does every choice we make have a cost?

THINK, PAIR, SHARE What can we learn from the choices made by others?

THINK, PAIR, SHARE What affects the choices we make?

THINK, PAIR, SHARE Does choosing to do one thing mean giving up the opportunity to do something else?

THINK, PAIR, SHARE To what extent are people defined by the choices that they make?

THINK, PAIR, SHARE How can the author’s choice of words strengthen or change the message of the story?

THINK, PAIR, SHARE How does Poetry help us “feel” life?

THINK, PAIR, SHARE What do good readers do in order to make connections and predictions based on the text?

THINK, PAIR, SHARE What is the most important lesson to learn in life?

THINK, PAIR, SHARE Why do we make the choices that we make?

THINK, PAIR, SHARE How do I appreciate and take advantage of the encouragement and nurturing I receive from adults?

THINK, PAIR, SHARE What do I want from life and how will I pursue it?

THINK, PAIR, SHARE How do I use persistence to succeed?

THINK, PAIR, SHARE How do I collaborate to achieve goals?

THINK, PAIR, SHARE What types of people are accepted as part of a community and what types of people are excluded?

THINK, PAIR, SHARE How is it dangerous to be an outsider within a community?

THINK, PAIR, SHARE What effect does fear have on people and on society if allowed to go unchecked?

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 I have a connection here. I imagine. Even though I’ve never visited , I think it might be similar to. CHARACTER Both and could be classified as. THEME I think the author wants us to understand. I want to find out and how might it be shown.

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 � I think out , so now. I still need to know–find.

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

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

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