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GREAT BOOKS 1
Welcome to Valley High School Gifted Great Books 1
8/12/2008
1. Write answer to Journal Question: Where does your sense of authority
come from?
2. Discuss class objectives, set-up individual folders
3. Read-Handout on Hierarchy of Authority
Standard: Community Global Awareness
8/14/08
1. Write: Answer to Question-How would you describe your self? What is your
outstanding characteristic?
2. Read: "WE The People"-P.1-Philosophical & Historical Foundations of the
American Political System.
8/19/08
1. If you could have conversation with a world leader, who would it be? What
would you ask?
2. Read: Play-"In A Grove."
3. Discuss perspective.
4. Study skills
8/21/08
1.Write: Answer to Question-Where did the founding fathers get their ideas of
representative government from?
2. Read: In We the People Lesson 3, What Did the Founders Learn about
Republican Government from the Ancient World? Pg. 13
3. Read: Handout-Socrates, Plato. Aristotle
8/22/08
!. Write: Ans. Question-How significant do you consider the ideas of
historical figures to be?
2. View: DVD-"Bill & Ted's Excellent Adventure."
8/25/08
1. Write: ANS. Question-Which Founding Father would you like to have a
conversation
with?
2. Read: "We The People"- Pg.7-12-Lesson 2-How does Government Secure Natural
Rights?
3. View DVD-"Founding Brothers"
8/27/08
1. Write: Answer Question-How would you organize a government so it would be
fairly easy to remove and replace officials who were not doing their job?
2. Continue DVD-"Founding Brothers"
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