Friday, January 14th: TNTSJ and Bidder 70

Starter #9:  Civil Disobedience Personal Reflection

1. Is there anything you believe in strongly enough that you'd risk going to jail to defend it or fight against it?
2. If so, what is it and WHY do you believe that strongly in it?
3. If not, why do you think that is? 

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Reminders

• #20time letter signed by parents?
• Finish the #20time inspiration research assignment by start of class on WEDNESDAY

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Acting ​TNTSJ

1. Pick one of your annotations to share with a group of 4-5 students. Each take a turn sharing out.

2. What themes seemed to be most prevalent?  Any questions/confusions?

2. Act out pages 28, 33-37

Actors:

• Thoreau
• Ellen
• John

Discussion Questions
​1.   What is "huckleberrying"? (18) and how does John and Henry's school differ from traditional education?
2. How does Henry express his views on non-conformity? Do you agree with these views?
3. What is transcendentalism??

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Time to read and annotate

1. Get to the top of page 84 (we'll start there on Tuesday)
2. Annotate for important THEMES/BINARIES as well as questions/confusions OR other ideas you strongly agree or disagree with.
3. Complete the vocab section of your note-taking guide (5 words total)
4. Try to come up with a definition of transcendentalism and the pages in the book you think speak to it

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Introduction to Tim DeChristopher- A modern-day Thoreau?

On TUESDAY, we'll stary watching the film, Bidder 70. Today, we'll just watch the trailer of the film and a 12 minute interview with Tim DeChristopher ("Released from Prison").
Take notes on the following:

• Why did Tim DeChristopher protest?
• Do you agree with the reasons for his protest? Why or why not?
• What similarities do you see between Tim and Henry David Thoreau? What differences?
• What else stood out to you about the interview? (Feel free to do some more research on Tim DeChristopher- there are a lot more videos)