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Agenda- January 24 th , 2014

Freshmen: SSR QUIZ Myth of the Day Finish Odyssey paraphrase activity Juniors: SSR QUIZ 10-15 minutes- finish Transcendentalist Poster. Agenda- January 24 th , 2014. Read silently and independently You may listen to your own music at a low level

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Agenda- January 24 th , 2014

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  1. Freshmen: • SSR • QUIZ • Myth of the Day • Finish Odyssey paraphrase activity • Juniors: • SSR • QUIZ • 10-15 minutes- finish Transcendentalist Poster Agenda- January 24th, 2014

  2. Read silently and independently • You may listen to your own music at a low level • If you did not bring a novel, you must do the alternate assignment to get any points • If I have to tell you to wake up, shut up, or stay on task, you have already lost points SSR Rules

  3. Resistance to Civil Government To conform, or not to conform? That is the question!

  4. 1. What does it mean to CONFORM? • 2. What motivates us as human beings to conform to others? (What do we perceive we are gaining or losing?) Conformity- Discussion

  5. The human race is a herd. Here we are, unique, eternal aspects of consciousness with an infinity of potential, and we have allowed ourselves to become an unthinking, unquestioning blob of conformity and uniformity. A herd. Once we concede to the herd mentality, we can be controlled and directed by a tiny few. And we are.David Icke 3. How does American culture view conformity? (Think about how most Americans feel about those who choose NOT to conform) 4. Does the culture we have conformed to make us easy to control/lead/deceive? How? Why? Follow the Herd

  6. Education Today 5. Do you think the Educational institution today teaches students to think alike or think differently? Why?

  7. 6. What do you think could motivate someone to try to get others to conform to them? • In other words…why do people want us to be just like them? What motivates them to try to change us? What do they think they gain? Changing Others

  8. Choose ONE of the questions below. Write 2-3 paragraphs (EDITED writing, not brainstorming) answering and explaining FULLY. • Embed ONE quote using MLA Format (5pts): (LAST NAME). • 1. How does conformity ultimately make or break a human civilization/society? • 2. How does conformity affect the individual—his identity, his happiness, and his future? • 3. Who ultimately gains from society’s conformity today? Why? Reflection

  9. “The supreme lesson of any education should be to think for yourself; absent this attainment, education creates dangerous, stupefying conformity.” Bryant McGill • “So many people live within unhappy circumstances and yet will not take the initiative to change their situation because they are conditioned to a life of security, conformity, and conservation, all of which may appear to give one peace of mind, but in reality nothing is more damaging to the adventurous spirit within a man than a secure future.” –John Krakauer • “Conformity is the jailer of freedom and enemy of growth” –JFK • “The opposite of courage is not cowardice, it is conformity. Even a dead fish can go with the flow.” –Jim Hightower • “Group conformity scares the pants off me because it’s so often a prelude to cruelty towards anyone who doesn’t want to—or can’t—join the Big Parade.” –Bette Midler Reflection-Conformity

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