Seniors
You are writing an essay tomorrow on high schools in America, based on the following prompt (adapted from #3 on 164):
Juniors
Answer questions #2-7 on page 362, and read Act III
Sophomores
You are writing an essay tomorrow on high schools in America, based on the following prompt (adapted from #3 on 164):
To what extent do American high schools prepare students to achieve Dewey's vision of "a curriculum which acknowledges the social responsibilities of education," one that presents "situations where problems are relevant to the problems of living together"?You must answer the question in the form of a thesis and support your thesis with evidence from at least three of the articles in your book (can also use the article handed out in class).
Juniors
Answer questions #2-7 on page 362, and read Act III
Sophomores
- Read Thoreau's "Civil Disobedience"
- Answer Comprehension Check and #2-4 on 378
- Print out an article on a recent (or not-so-recent) act of civil disobedience - could be related to the current "Occupy Wall Street" movement, the "Tea Party" movement, the "Arab Spring" uprisings, or any of the various protests and demonstrations relating to civil rights in this country.