Thursday- Class Behaviors + Reading/Annotating

DUE DATES- ON TIME

1. Syllabus signed by you and parent/guardian. DUE: Monday, 8/29, Start of Class.
2. ​Habits of Highly Cynical People Annotations/Vocab. DUE: Friday, 8/26, Start of Class.

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Announce- 

1. Colorado Youth Congress
2. Interested in organizing for change and social justice (past = mental health and racial justice, but re-evaluating this year)
3. Application due Friday- written or video
4. $500 stipend for participation!
5. See details and link to application

Set Up Starters
Create a Google Doc labeled with “Full Name- Humanities Starters,” and share it with me.  Make sure to give me permission to comment!

1. Every starter should be clearly labeled with the Starter # and date.
2. Newest starter goes at the TOP of the page
3. If you would like to copy the questions from my DP every day you can, but I don't require the questions be there as long as they are clearly labeled with the number and date!
   

Starter 1- Values

1. What are three values you have that guide how you make choices and live your life? List them.
2. What do you do in your life that concretely shows these values?  Give a specific behavior or an example that you do that shows these!
   1. ​Example: Community- I try to organize at least one multi-day river trip every summer for multiple families- this really helps build community for myself and my kids. I am also joining the local theatre community by doing more auditions, and putting myself out there.
      
   2. Example: Efficiency- I have systems and routines for everything that are designed to reduce the time things take to complete, so that I have more time for the things I love.
      

Revisit Values, Add Behaviors 
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!

Habits of Highly Cynical People- Read and Annotate
Before we start reading, let’s answer questions from yesterday, and look at our annotations/vocabulary so far.  

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 ​

You have the rest of class to finish this- if you don't finish in class, you will need to complete it for homework.