Grendel Discussion Questions
Download GUIDED QUESTIONS for GRENDEL here: Grendel Guided Questions https://docs.google.com/document/d/130R9tPNZfIJzQ5d0AioM_IXok_yUiYGL8YQvG71-TEI/edit?usp=sharing
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“Grendel” Discussion Chapters 1-2
For discussion and reflection (and maybe a journal entry or two): Why does the ram make Grendel angry..why is he so angry period? Contemplate Grendel as other characters from lit. Does he remind you of anyone? For me, it’s Holden from Catcher in rye, The …
Sleepwalking towards Armageddon: An examination of tolerance, religious knowledge systems and a way forward
Read the short essay penned by Author Sam Harris titled, “Sleep Walking Toward Armageddon.” When finished, reflect on the following questions: Harris writes, “Which will come first, flying cars and vacations to Mars, or a simple acknowledgment that beliefs guide behavior and that certain …
How America Lost Its Mind: The history of belief trumping truth
Great question. Is it? Do you believe that currently in our society, there is a stark (clear delineated) difference between belief and truth? Before we discuss that, YOU need to understand the difference. So, what is the difference between belief and truth? For a much …
Conspiracies Examined: An investigation into how truth is constructed
We’ve been discussing myth making via our reading of Sapiens as well as our recent examination of the myths that exist in our society. We’ve discovered that there is often a very fine line between what Harari would describe as MYTH and what our society …
TOK Essay: Stacks on Stacks of Knowledge Questions
See link below to lots of great knowledge questions for every 2017/18 TOK essay prompt, generated by you! https://docs.google.com/document/d/1qroiJdSW9rWPmtp_osL7W7c6j31qeiRFsIOQM1RPW1Y/edit?usp=sharing
Reality as a Shared hallucination
After watching the TED talk by Dr. Anil Seth below: Meditate on the following questions in TOK JOURNAL form: What are implications of “reality as a shared hallucination”? For knowledge acquisition? For Truth? For Shared Knowledge? For Perception? As an aside, my favorite quote from …
Is tolerance the root of democracy’s Demise?
Karl Popper, a famous Austrian philosopher of science from the 20th century put forth the thesis that too much tolerance is a bad thing. Is it? Watch the Vice Media coverage of the Charlottesville Neo-Nazi gathering/protest below and assess your position on tolerance and censorship: …
To Shoot an Elephant: An examination of shared vs. personal knowledge
To Shoot an Elephant? Not exactly, “To Be or Not to Be?” However as you’ll read, it becomes almost as heavy an existential question. While reflecting on how to move forward with you all, I thought it had been too long since we read some literature …
Artist or Artifice?
We’ve been discussing art as a concept as well as “quality” as a way of assessing art. You, my students, have so astutely agreed that originality, creativity, and technical skill are key components in art creation. Thus, consider the following excerpt from the linked article …