March 5 - 9

What if we all spoke the same world language? 

How does technology affect our communication and our behaviour?

Friday
REMINDER: Speeches! Wednesday, March 14
1. Parallelism QUIZ
2. Cat pictures contest - voting!!!!
3. Pairs & Squares - Cat Pictures Please. Highlight a part of the story that you think relates to the second of the blue questions above. Discuss with your partner. Move to a group of 4. Repeat.
4. Questions about Graphic Organizer? Put your "Cat Pictures Please" 3, 2, 1 into the collaboration space on the page called Cat Pictures 3,2,1.
5. Non-fiction: What do you see when you look at my Facebook? Text is in your Inquiry 2 folder. Read and complete your Graphic Organizer. 
6. Complete the End of Week 1 reflection in your Graphic Organizer.

Thursday

REMINDER: Speeches!

There was supposed to be a parallelism quiz yesterday!! Forgot! It will be tomorrow instead.

1. Cat pictures - silly contest rules: - BEST pose/expression; no evidence of PhotoShop; absolutely NO suggestion of misuse or harm to pet; clear, sharp focus; eyes are a key ingredient; good lighting.
2. Explanation of yesterday's prediction clues.

3. Join Hypothes.is : https://hypothes.is/groups/5nJjjaVx/en11spring18

3. Where to find the story "Cat Pictures Please". https://via.hypothes.is/http://clarkesworldmagazine.com/kritzer_01_15/

During reading highlight parts of the story that you think relate to the blue Inquiry 2 questions that you see above.

Move into pairs after reading the story and discuss the parts of the story you highlighted. You should comment both on your own highlights, and the highlights of your partner using Hypothes.is

4. After reading: fill-in column 2 & 4 on your evidence of learning chart.

5  Column 3: give 3 insights about the plot; 2 insights about the main character; 1 insight about the the theme (the author's message about humans and their behaviour)



Wednesday

1. Complete yesterday's look at your top communication apps/inventions.

2. "Cat Pictures Please" http://clarkesworldmagazine.com/kritzer_01_15/
Before we read - In your graphic organizer for Inquiry 2, write down these 2 questions: What is a person? What properties must an entity possess to be a "person"?
Sophia is a citizen of Saudi Arabia: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=acj3jYRLLmk

3. Predict what the story will be about based on these words: 
hentai, "the Matrix", HAL, Skynet , Marvin, the Paranoid Android, The Golden Rule, Asimov's  3 laws of robotics, Maneki neko

Best cat pictures please... a contest!! What????

 

 

Tuesday

It has become appallingly obvious that our technology has exceeded our humanity. 
- Albert Einstein (Scientist) 
1. Agree/disagree - Today's Meet
2. Give one get one: how does technology affect our humanity, our communication and our behaviour? 

- Slip of paper with tech/communication aid: guess the date it was "invented". Line–up based on the date you think your technology was widely introduced. 

- Pick your Top 5 apps individually.

I will put you into groups....

- Join your group and pick your top app. 

Purpose of app? 

What is one important fact about the impact of this app/site? 

How did it change the way we communicate? 

How did it change the way we behave? 

4. Create your graphic organizer and put it in the folder called Inquiry 2.

text	personal response	specific activities for each text	how does this technology affect our communication & our behaviour?

Monday

1. Tidy-up some loose ends from Inquiry 1. Macbeth; Selfie Contest; Parallelism.

Selfrie inquiry 1: Reflect on one of our inquiry questions: how has your understanding changed? Knowing what you know now, what advice would you give yourself at the start of this inquiry?  

Are leaders born or made?

How do leaders use language to persuade/influence/manipulate others?

2. Inquiry 2! Graphic organizer & calendar of events