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SHHH!!! YOU ARE INVITED

SHHH!!! YOU ARE INVITED. Don’t forget to open your evite. E-vite. The Task. You have been invited to join a secret society This secret society is called the Pythagorean Brotherhood After completing research you will write an essay stating whether or not you accept the invitation.

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SHHH!!! YOU ARE INVITED

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  1. SHHH!!! YOU ARE INVITED Don’t forget to open your evite E-vite

  2. The Task • You have been invited to join a secret society • This secret society is called the Pythagorean Brotherhood • After completing research you will write an essay stating whether or not you accept the invitation

  3. The Process • You will work in groups of four • Each person in your group must select something to become an “expert” in • Complete the guide questions for your area • Teach the rest of your group about your area of expertise • Write an essay accepting or declining the invitation (must go through the writing center)

  4. Select Your Role

  5. Initiation • You will now become an expert on the initiation into this secret society • Use the resources listed to answer the guide questions • Remember you must report back to your group with all of your new knowledge

  6. Initiation Resources • http://www.phoenixmasonry.org/school%20of%20pythagoras.htm • http://hem.bredband.net/arenamontanus/Mage/pythagoreans.html • http://www.el-koussa.zgharta.com/el-koussa/books/pythagoras.htm • http://64.233.179.104/search?q=cache:Bg2Psc7xAMMJ:www.hendrickson.com/pdf/chapters/1565637186-ch01.pdf+%22pythagoreans%22+and+%22Initiation+into%22&hl=en • /~matc/math5.geometry/unit3/unit3.html

  7. Initiation Guide Questions • What are the four degrees of initiation? • Give a brief description of what was studied during each of the periods of initiation & how long each step lasted. • Why do you think there are so many degrees in the initiation process? • What was the very first step in the initiation process? • How long was the testing period? • Why do you think this testing/prep period was part of the initiation process? • After the test period, what was the next step? What has to be turned over at the beginning of this next period? • Could women be initiated? • What happened to the items that you turned in if you were rejected from the society at the end of the 2nd degree of initiation? • What are the three degrees of membership?

  8. Historian • You will now become an expert on the history of this secret society • Use the resources listed to answer the guide questions • Remember you must report back to your group with all of your new knowledge

  9. Historian Resources • http://www.anecdotage.com/index.php?aid=14101 • http://www.anecdotage.com/index.php?aid=11909 • http://www.crystalinks.com/pythagoras.html • http://www.themathlab.com/Algebra/lines%20and%20distances/pythagor.htm

  10. Historian Guide Questions Resources • Who was Pythagoras’ first disciple? • What is the story behind his first disciple? • What happened if you broke the code of silence? • Give a very brief biography of Pythagoras. • Who did Pythagoras study with in Egypt?

  11. Pythagoras • You will now become an expert on Pythagoras, the man who started the secret society. • Use the listed resources to answer the guide questions • Remember you must report back to your group with all of your new knowledge

  12. Pythagoras Resources Guide Questions • http://users.ucom.net/~vegan/ • http://people.bath.ac.uk/jd228/pythag.html • http://etext.lib.virginia.edu/cgi-local/DHI/dhi.cgi?id=dv4-04 • http://www.hammerwood.mistral.co.uk/gmusic.htm • http://www-groups.dcs.st-and.ac.uk/~history/HistTopics/Greek_astronomy.html • http://www.math.tamu.edu/~don.allen/history/pythag/pythag.html

  13. Pythagoras Guide Questions • Describe the daily practice of the pythagoreans • Describe & give a proof of the Pythagorean Theorem • What two themes characterized Pythagorean thought? • Besides math, what else did Pythagoras have a great influence on? Explain. • Pythagoreans believed what about numbers and the universe?Give examples!! Resources

  14. Morals & Beliefs • You will now become an expert on the morals and beliefs of the secret society • Use the listed resources to answer the guide questions • Remember you must report back to your group with all of your new knowledge

  15. Morals & Beliefs Resources Guide Questions • http://www.math.tamu.edu/~don.allen/history/pythag/pythag.html • http://math.about.com/library/blpyth.htm • http://www.absoluteastronomy.com/encyclopedia/P/Py/Pythagoreans.htm • http://www.websteruniv.edu/~evansja/glossary.html#pythagoreans • http://www.uh.edu/engines/epi213.htm

  16. Morals & Beliefs Guide Questions Resources • What were some of the rules that the Pythagoreans followed • What were considered their rulers? • How were women treated? Were they allowed to be part of the brotherhood? • What happened to someone who found irrational numbers? (make sure you know what an irrational number is) • What was special about their meals? • Due to the beliefs of the Pythagoreans why do you believe they only at certain things?

  17. Conclusion • In your groups discuss the information you have learned. • Each of you must decide whether or not you would like to accept the invitation to join the Pythagorean Brotherhood. • You must support your decision with the information your group has gathered to receive credit

  18. Conclusion • Once you have completed a rough draft, you must take the assignment to the writing center.

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