Thursday, January 14, 2016

Thursday Jan 14 and Friday Jan 15

THURSDAY
1. Debrief Exhibition and Project:  Roses and Thorns Circle

2. Rhetoric and Ideology Project Self-Assessment (due at end of the hour)

  • Grab a paper copy of the rubric (or if you are absent, download a copy)
  • Write your name on it.
  • Score yourself in each category.
  • On the back (and annotated on the front if you wish), give a narrative of how you feel your project utilized the Four A's of rhetoric. BE SPECIFIC!!!
  • Turn it in to the box before you leave today.


3. Rhetoric and Ideology Project Reflection Guidelines (due Sunday)

  • We will work on getting your video files to you:)  Many thanks to Dana and Alessandro for their videography!


FRIDAY: Sub and Film (Happy)

Assignment:  Come up with 5 probing seminar-style questions that this film brings up for you.  We will be discussing this content on Tuesday, so please takes notes to the degree that it helps you process the content.

Essential Questions for Next Project
1.  What is the purpose of our existence?
2.  What is happiness and what makes you happy?
3.  What does it mean to live a meaningful life?
4.  To what extent can literature and film shape your personal philosophy on happiness and meaning?