12may14+Class

include component="tagCloud" flat ** Standards ** [|CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RH.11-12.3] Evaluate various explanations for actions or events and determine which explanation best accords with textual evidence, acknowledging where the text leaves matters uncertain. [|CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RH.11-12.6] Evaluate authors’ differing points of view on the same historical event or issue by assessing the authors’ claims, reasoning, and evidence. [|CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RH.11-12.9] Integrate information from diverse sources, both primary and secondary, into a coherent understanding of an idea or event, noting discrepancies among sources. =AIM= What is a zero-sum game? =Do Now= Do unicorns really exist?

=Mini-Lesson= What is a unicorn? How does it exist? How does it not exist? We can easily answer the first and second questions, but the third question presents a problem. Going back to the law of discrimination & relativity, we have accepted that any idea can only be explained by its opposite or negation. So while we recognize that the material world (objective) and the mental/spiritual world (subjective) represent opposites or negations, there combination is beyond our understanding. We often refer to this as existence or the universe, but how can we explain these terms without their opposite or negation? =Class Activity= Write a definition of the universe in your own words. Share written responses. Group Discussion about explaining or not explaining existence or the universe. =Closing Reflection= How does one go about explaining the universe? = Absence Make Up = In order to make up missed material, students need to do the following in their notebooks: Go to Previous Class Go to Next Class
 * 1) Complete the Do Now.
 * 2) Read the Mini-lesson & Class Activity.
 * 3) Complete the Closing Reflection.

= Lesson Plan =

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