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Utopias. Mr. Botwinick May 28-30, 2013. Learning Target. I can create a cartoon about a real or imaginary utopia. 1.1.6 Read, view, and listen for information presented in any format (e.g., textual, visual, media, digital) in order to make inferences and gather meaning.
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Utopias Mr. Botwinick May 28-30, 2013
Learning Target I can create a cartoon about a real or imaginary utopia.
1.1.6 Read, view, and listen for information presented in any format (e.g., textual, visual, media, digital) in order to make inferences and gather meaning. • 1.g Navigate through text and illustrations to locate relevant information. • 1.k Complete a simple bibliographic citation. • 3.h Share their learning through various strategies, technologies, and formats. (14,89,93,110)
Word Wall Utopia
Directions • Choose one writer who has written about a utopia or choose one utopia which has actually been tried out. Read about this utopia. Some ideas and web sites are listed on the next few slides. • Complete the cartoon slides at the end of this presentation to show your understanding of a utopia that you read about.
Abraham’s Bosom • http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/01055a.htm
The Amish • http://youthvoices.net/discussion/amish-0
Utopias in America(Pick one from this article.)http://www.nps.gov/nr/travel/amana/utopia.htm
Christian Heavenhttp://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Revelation+20-22&version=NIV
Henry David Thoreau’s Version and Sir Thomas More’s Versionhttp://ler.letras.up.pt/uploads/ficheiros/4350.pdf
To examine other ideas of utopia, go to this Wikipedia link to see what other ideas of utopia have been envisioned:http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Utopia#List_of_utopian_literature
Use the following template to report out on a utopia that you investigated.
What is the name of your utopia? [Type answer here}
Where is it located? [Type answer here}
Does it now exist, or will it exist in the future? [Type answer here}
What does it look like? Describe it for me. [Type answer here}
Who gets to go there? How are the people chosen for this utopia? [Type answer here}
What are the rules for this utopia? [Type answer here}
What will this utopia give people that is better than what they have now? [Type answer here}
What would be the problems of living in this utopia? [Type answer here}
Anything else you want to tell me about this place? [Type answer here}
Save your work in MY DOCUMENTS. Next, locate the orange SMART Sync control panel on your computer’s desktop. Click the SUBMIT FILES button. Follow the directions to send your work to the teacher’s computer. Please do this even if your presentation is not completed.