1. If you haven’t already done so, copy and paste class 8 funds of knowledge responses onto Google Survey form. This was to be completed for class 10.
2. Read: Walter C. Parker. Teaching Democracy: Unity and Diversity in Public Life. Teachers College Press, 2003. Ch. 1. From Idiocy to Citizenship, pp. 2-13.
Reading questions – WRITTEN RESPONSES REQUIRED — 1-2 pages. Post to rolling Google doc with date, assignment title; send link. Single-spaced & typed in Times New Roman or Arial (size 12 font), 1-inch margins. Insert horizontal line between assignments. Remember to proofread.
- What are some takeaways?
- How does this resonate with your worldview, your sense of identity and agency?
- In relation to some of your entertainment industry pleasures, (e.g TV series, movies, video games, Tik Tok, sports, fashion, what else?) how would you assess their meanings on a continuum from idiocy to citizenship? Discuss one or two.