"You've got to find what you love"

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"And most important, have the courage to follow your heart and intuition."
                                                                                           Steve Jobs

 1. Steve Jobs -- "You've got to find what you love" 

    This is the text of the commencement address delivered by 

    Steve Jobs on June 12, 2005.  You have annotated the text 

    paragraph by paragraph, noting important ideas and 
    reflecting on what you have read. You have also responded
    to questions.

 2. Your quickwrite on the value of life -- I asked you to do that for homework . . .  yes, homework. I gave you paper for this and asked you to write "Quickwrite" at the top. I will collect immediately.

3.  Final Essay for Module #4, Prompt #1

4.  Tomorrow we will get the netbooks out and begin on this essay.

HOMEWORK:  Essay on the value of life

"You've got to find what you love"

Good Morning!

"Stay Hungry. Stay Foolish."

 1. Steve Jobs -- "You've got to find what you love" 

    This is the text of the commencement address delivered by 

    Steve Jobs on June 12, 2005.  You have annotated the text 

    paragraph by paragraph, noting important ideas and 
    reflecting on what you have read. 

    Respond carefully and completely to the questions on
    the handout provided today. 

2.  Final Essay for Module #4 -- Begin considering what you

     would say about the value of life. 

The First Computer

HOMEWORK:  Look at Activity #42, Prompt #1.  Begin collecting your thoughts about how we should value human life.  Without thinking of structure, complete a quickwrite.

"What Is The Value Of A Human Life?"

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 1.  "What Is The Value Of A Human Life?" -- Yesterday we read this text by Kenneth Feinberg, the individual who was appointed to distribute the government compensation fund for 911 families.  I asked you do write a reflection on the back of the handout.  I would like you to share what you have written.

2.  Steve Jobs -- "You've got to find what you love" 

     This is the text of the commencement address delivered by 

     Steve Jobs on June 12, 2005.  Please annotate the text 

     paragraph by paragraph.  *Note important ideas.  *Reflect on

     what you have read.   *Ask questions of the text.  Take time to

     process this text.

3.  Final Essay for Module #4 -- Begin considering what you

     would say about the value of life. 

What Is The Value of Human Life?

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1. "What Is A Life Worth?"  -- Yesterday you turned in questions on this text and your responses to Activities #30 & 31. I would like to read some of your responses.

 

2.  Human Life Value Calculator -- the value of human life calculated according to specific formulas.  We will look at a form for this.

 

3.  "What Is The Value Of A Human Life? by Kenneth Feinberg.

     Complete questions under Activity #41 after the text.

What is a Life Worth?

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 Pan Am Flight 103, Lockerbie, Scotland

 1.  "What Is A Life Worth?"  -- Yesterday you responded to questions on the text.  I will collect them right away.

What parts caught your attention in the article?  Take a few moments to review the article and be ready to respond.

(I am giving you paper for the following two activities.)

2. Activity #30 -- Summarizing and Responding
Write a summary of the article's descriptions of how life is valued and people's responses to that valuing of life.

  Activity #31 -- "Thinking Critically." -- to be completed before the end of the period and turned in.
 

"What Is A Life Worth"

Good Morning!

1.  "What Is A Life Worth?"  Yesterday you worked on this article in class, annotating it for main ideas and noting the points where a value of life is expressed -- economically and emotionally.

Kenneth Feinberg on 911 (Youtube video)

2.  Questions on "What Is A Life Worth?"  As a means to understand this article more fully, thoughtfully complete the questions.  Work with a partner.

3.  Activities #30 and 31 --  we will orally discuss those activities. 

HOMEWORK:  Complete questions 

"What Is A Life Worth?"

Good Morning!

I hope that you had a great weekend! 

1.  New Seating Chart -- Let's start the second semester with a new visual perspective in class.

2.Re: Oral Book reviews.  Thank you for your sustained patience in listening to the book reviews.  All and all I think you did a great job, and I enjoyed listening to you speak.  There is not an independent reading book requirement for this second semester as we will be reading two long works, and I will want you to be prepared with the reading.

3. Module #4 Text:  "What Is A Life Worth?
    Activity #26: Making Predictions and Asking Questions

   As you read the article for the first time, look for the main issues and the various stances people take in response to those issues.  Look for connections to the idea of valuing life and to what was previously said about valuing life by Shakespeare and Ebert.  Annotate the text.

  
Amanda Ripley

HOMEWORK:  Finish reading the article "What Is A Life Worth?"