Class Values cont. and Cynical People

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Starter 2- Values

1. What are the three highest values you have?  Why do you value these so highly?
   
2. What do you do in your life that concretely shows these values?

 
Revisit Values, Add Behaviors (35 min)
Yesterday we talked about what we value as a class.  Today, we’ll make it a little more concrete. 
 
Values mean nothing until the rubber hits the road.  Unless you show it in action, can you really say that you truly value it?

1. Values listed on boards
   
2. Students in pairs
   
3. We value __________, so we____________
   
4. Brainstorm together for a few minutes.  Then hit at LEAST 3 of the values on the board and finish the sentences!

Come back together, gallery walk.  Put a star next to the sentences that really stand out to you.  Lori will compile the top choices!
 
The Habits of Highly Cynical People (rest of class)
Read and annotate this article—it will be the basis for a Socratic seminar that is connected to our critical thinking goals for the course this year.  Make sure to mark:

1. Places where you are confused
2. Important or beautiful sentences/ideas
3. Vocab (look it up!)
4. Questions you have
5. HINT…you’re probably going to want to look up a definition of cynicism!

As you finish reading, put your name on the board, and I'll put you in coaching groups.

Highly Cynical Coaching

1. Summarize the main point of this article.  What, in one sentence, is it saying?
   
2. Go paragraph by paragraph.  Pay special attention to paragraphs 3-7, 20, 23
   
   1. Summarize main idea
      
   2. Answer questions/clarify meaning
      
   3. Have your group write two thought-provoking seminar questions on an index card and give them to me.
      

HOMEWORK:
None.  We will finish coaching tomorrow if necessary.