Really cool site

http://teachingamericanhistory.org/convention/delegates/committee_table/


This is a good site that explains some of the Committees during the Convention.

Cartoon Analysis

Cartoon Analysis Worksheet

Visuals	Words (not all cartoons include words)
Level One: List the objects or people you see in the cartoon.	Identify the cartoon caption and/or title.   Locate three words or phrases used by the cartoonist to identify objects or people within the cartoon. Record any important dates or numbers that appear in the cartoon
Level Two: Which of the objects on your list are symbols?   What do you think each symbol means?	Which words or phrases in the cartoon appear to be the most significant? Why do you think so?   List adjectives that describe the emotions portrayed in the cartoon

 

Level Three: Describe the action taking place in the cartoon. Explain how the words in the cartoon clarify the symbols. Explain the message of the cartoon (1 paragraph)

Rubric for Project Oral Presentation

Oral Presentation Rubric : Signers of the Constitution Teacher Name: Mr. Holmes Student Name:     ________________________________________

 

CATEGORY	100	80	60	15
Content	Shows a full understanding of the topic. Follows the time line.	Shows a good understanding of the topic.	Shows a good understanding of parts of the topic.	Does not seem to understand the topic very well.
Preparedness	Student is completely prepared and has obviously rehearsed. Does not read the PP slides to class.	Student seems pretty prepared but might have needed a couple more rehearsals.	The student is somewhat prepared, but it is clear that rehearsal was lacking. Reads from PPs	Student does not seem at all prepared to present.
PowerPoint	PowerPoint template was correctly followed. Information is correct and easy to understand.	Some mistakes on following the template. Information correct but some typo's.	Slides out of sequence and information on slides is hard to understand.Some typos and historical facts are wrong.	Template not used. Many mistakes and typos. No effort put forward.
Listens to Other Presentations	Listens intently. Does not make distracting noises or movements.	Listens intently but has one distracting noise or movement.	Sometimes does not appear to be listening but is not distracting.	Sometimes does not appear to be listening and has distracting noises or movements.

 

Date Created: Sep 27, 2009 06:31 pm (CDT)

Computer lab days:

Sept 8, 9, 12, 15

8-9 should be your research days

12th is for your short paper

15th is for your PP

 

Questions

Readability Score: 11.6

1. Define: ubiquitous, norm, quantified, digitized, panopticon, transparent, symmetrical, equitable, juncture, bias, backlash, modernity

2. What does the writer mean by “coveillance”? What does he mean by “watching the watchers”?

3. If you believe something is inevitable, does that mean you shouldn't try to stop it? Why or why not? What are some things that people have thought were inevitable that people have fought anyway?

“It is no coincidence that the glories of progress in the past 300 years parallel the emergence of the private self and challenges to the authority of society.”

4. What does the writer mean by the “emergence of the private self”? What does he suggest about the relationship between privacy and personal freedom?

5. Why did our primitive ancestors have to accept the authority of society to such a great extent?

6. Does the fact that they did so mean that the individual self is a modern invention? Do you think our forebears ever had their own desires, apart from the interests of the group?

7. What are some ways in recent centuries or millennia that we have created societies that can survive while allowing us to fulfill more of our individual desires, or even allowing others to benefit from such individual initiative? What are some ways in which individuals have taken advantage of this freedom?

8. “[T]he human impulse to share trumps the human impulse for privacy.” If this is true, how were we able to move away from societal authority and toward individual freedom in the first place?

9. “Encoding visible systems open to all eyes makes gaming them for secret ends more difficult.” Is it okay for society to reestablish its authority over us as long as nobody games the system for “secret ends?” Why or why not?

“We are now expanding our self by inhabiting virtual spaces, linking up to billions of other minds, and trillions of other mechanical intelligences. We are wider than we were, and as we offload our memories to infinite machines, deeper in some ways. Amplified coveillance will shift society to become even more social; more importantly it will change how we define ourselves as humans.”

10. Is it actually possible to merge our minds with others or redefine who we are as humans? If such a project is attempted, who will do this defining? Will we all have to accept it? Explain.

11. Is it possible or desirable to expand our selves onto other selves? If so, is it worth it to lose control of our own individual selves in return for participation in some larger self? Why or why not?