THE MENO Western Literature on September 1, 2015.

THE MENOWestern Literature on September 1, 2015

Get into your groups for the day! GROUP #1

Valerie Kakos Paige Fisher Kaleigh Kinney Joseph Vargas Kaitlyn Hafenbredl

GROUP #2 Caylie Charlton Taylor Custer Taylor Wellette Christian Lopez

GROUP #3 Megan Champion James Etten

Jessica Linan Ryan Hanson

GROUP #4 Michael Cornejo Haddie Elliott Jolin O Connor Christian Tran

GROUP #5 Kalei Jones Jessica Linan Kylie Uhrig Lawrence Andrew Pip

“The Meno”

Discuss the article in your groups and review any questions or answers. You may want to discuss your questions (especially the

ones that were confusing). You may also want to discuss these questions:

Were you “bewitched, enchanted…at [your] wit’s end?...[your] soul and tongue torpid” (Plato 9)? HINT: “Torpid” means lethargic.

Why should we be perplexed? Why should we try to perplex others?

What was the experience of the Socratic dialogue? How do you ask such great questions?

HONORS: Discuss your Honors questions for the article.

Socratic Seminar: Classical Education

This Socratic Seminar is a unit test over the material covered in our Classical Education Summit.

You are to discuss: Terrance Moore’s “A Classical Education for Modern Times,” John Agresto’s “The Suicide of Liberal Arts,” Sir Ken Robinson’s “Changing the Paradigm,” Plato’s “The Meno”

Why? To reach some greater understanding about education.

For this preparation assignment, you must write a question for each text. You must also answer your own question with a thoughtful response AND a quote to support your claim. The Socratic Seminar is worth 60 points.

CLASSICAL EDUCATION SOCRATIC SEMINARWestern Literature on September 2, 2015

Take out the vocabulary section of your journal or binder for Word Wednesday!

Happy Word Wednesday – Week 2

HOSP or HOST (latin word for hospes meaning “host” or “guest”) Inhospitable: unfriendly Hostel: Place for traveler’s to stay

at a low cost Hospice: Place for the terminally illOther words you might connect: Hospital Hostage

Happy Word Wednesday – Week 2

AM/IM (Latin word for amare meaning “to love”) Amiable: Friendly Amicable: Friendly, Peaceful (more

formal than “amiable”) Enamored: Charmed with love;

infatuated Inimical: Hostile, unfriendly (“in-”

negates the meaning) Paramour: A secret love that is not

allowed by law or custom (“par-” means “by or through”)

Think “amigo” in Spanish!

Root Word Practice for Week 1 & 2

Get a white board, expo marker, and tissue for today’s activity. Be very careful with these boards! Directions for the activity:

When it is quiet, I will show a new question and the first person to hold it up correctly gets a point.

The winner earns a prize.

WHAT IS A PERIOD BEFORE A WAR? Happy Word Wednesday!

SOME MIGHT CONSIDER GANDHI A

?Happy Word Wednesday!

WHERE MIGHT YOU STAY WHEN YOU ARE TRAVELING IN EUROPE?

Happy Word Wednesday!

THE LULLABIES ALWAYS THE INFANT.

Happy Word Wednesday!

WHO IS MORE BELLICOSE: BATMAN OR A CARE BEAR?

Happy Word Wednesday!

WHAT CAN YOU CALL A TREATY?

Happy Word Wednesday!

WHAT CAN YOU CALL AN UPRISING?

Happy Word Wednesday!

THE BOYFRIEND GAVE HIS GIRLFRIEND A RING TO HER BECAUSE SHE WAS OBSESSED WITH WEDDINGS.

Happy Word Wednesday!

WHERE MIGHT A TERMINALLY ILL PATIENT STAY?

Happy Word Wednesday!

THE LITTLE GIRL HELD THE PUPPY

BECAUSE SHE NEVER WANTED TO LET HIM GO.

Happy Word Wednesday!

THE EXCHANGE FAMILY WAS NOT WELCOMING, SO THE STUDENT COMPLAINED THAT THEY WERE

Happy Word Wednesday!

THE YOUNG MEN WERE WITH THE LAMBORGHINI IN THE DRIVEWAY.

Happy Word Wednesday!

SINCE HE ALWAYS GOT INTO FIGHTS, HE WAS SUSPENDED BECAUSE OF HIS

.Happy Word Wednesday!

SHE COULDN’T MARRY HER BECAUSE HER PARENTS ARRANGED THE MARRIAGE.

Happy Word Wednesday!

HE WAS A SOCIAL BUTTERFLY BECAUSE HE WAS SO .

Happy Word Wednesday!

LAST QUESTION FOR THE WIN!

CLASSICAL EDUCATION SOCRATIC SEMINAR

Sit in a circle where you can make eye contact with everyone in the group.

Have your preparation assignments in front of you. Check yourself to make sure you are maintaining a

balance between talking and listening. You may certainly check others in the discussion as well.

Use your question stems when there is an awkward silence in the discussion.

Use quotes to support your arguments. If you interrupt each other, remember to say “and

what were you going to say, ?” after you finish.

Homework due Tuesday, Sept. 8th

Read and annotate your assigned virtue in Aristotle’s Nicomachean Ethics. (Minimum of 10 annotations—see board for details) Regular Virtue: Friendship Honors Virtue: Happiness

Read and annotate an article that you find about your virtue and bring a hard copy to class. New York Times, The Atlantic, The Washington

Post, etc. What makes a strong friendship? How can happiness be achieved?