Tuesday, February 17th

Today's Goals

• Energy and Place: Learn about the nation’s largest and oldest river conservation organization, Trout Unlimited,  through the presentation of Ty Churchwell. 
  
• Happiness and Meaning: Express your personal philosophy in a creative, artistic form!

Announcements:

• Book Club Honors Meeting TOMORROW at Lunch!
• Turn in your lit circle books
• If you did not finish the test on Friday you MUST do so by the end of the day!
• David and Brandon-- schedule a time to make-up the test
• Interesting film on race and racism in our country-- TONIGHT 6:45 pm at the Durango Library or Thursday at FLC, Student Union- Check it out!
• Tia, Alex, Sean and Shane: missing evidence of peer critique
• Turn in your essays today if you had an extension.

Agenda
1st and 5th periods: Happiness and Meaning  Personal Philosophy Statement and Art Piece work time

• Ashley's Example
• Another example: Watsky's spoken word poem: "Tiny Glowing Screens, Part 2":  This poem tells a depressing story about how the stars make us feel inadequate, about how — amongst seven billion people — each one of us is insignificant. However, upon closer look, Watsky seems to be trying to make meaning or find his purpose in the face of that feeling of inadequacy/insignificance. Think about how he defines meaning/purpose in this poem.

2nd and 6th periods:  Guest Speaker, Ty Churchwell, from Trout Unlimited to talk about Conservationism in action!

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