Tuesday, 9/6: Intro to The Night Thoreau Spent in Jail

What is the individual's role in creating a just society? What is justice?

Today's Objective:
Begin to analyze Thoreau's philosophy on education, religion, the government, individualism v. conformity, justice/civil disobedience and contemplate the extent to which you agree with him on these various THEMES.

Starter 5: Review sesh!
For the next 10 minutes, jot down everything you can remember about last week's lessons on:

• Dr. King's "Letter from a Birmingham Prison"
• The Mexican-American War
• Henry David Thoreau (who was he? what were some of his core beliefs? why was he imprisoned?)

Class Biz

• See the homework page for this week's reading schedule/homework
• I will be gone this Friday to coach the high school's mountain bike race.  If you need anything from me for going into the weekend, be sure to touch base before Friday.
• Lilah and Rollin- how is that poster coming along?

Agenda
1. Share out your notes from the starter review
2. Let's dive into The Night Thoreau Spent in Jail!!

• ​Volunteers to act out pages 3-14?
• Volunteers to set up the stage

3. Time to silently read (please be through page 31 by tomorrow, B.O.C) and Honors to meet with Ashley to discuss responses to Zinn, Ch. 1

• As you read, take note of significant passages/lines/quotes that show Thoreau's philosophy on education, religion, the government, individualism v. conformity, justice/civil disobedience and contemplate the extent to which you agree with him on these various THEMES
  
• Also, try to identity juxtaposition on page 23: Which characters are juxtaposed and what similarities or differences are the playwrights highlighting?

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4. Acting!  (pages 3-14)

5. Class Discussion

•  Ah ha! Say what?  I wonder......
• What are you beginning to gather about Thoreau's philosophy?
• What did you notice about the juxtaposition on page 23?
  
• What questions/pushbacks do you have about his philosophical views?