Daily Agendas
Week 7- October 13-17, 1997
Monday - No school for students; teacher inservice day.
Tuesday -
Welcome
Roll call
Announcements
Whole class sharing of projects - Carousel share
Small group assignment -
World Population/Timeline worksheet questions. Due Wednesday. Worth 25 points.
Homework -
Read Ponting pp. 250-258 for tomorrow.
Wednesday -
Welcome
Roll call
Announcements
World Population/Timeline Questions work time in class. Due at end of period. 25 points.
Homework -
Read Ponting pp. 258-266
Thursday -
Welcome
Roll call
Announcements
Whole class instruction and notes -
G. Hardin's "Tragedy of the Commons"
Individual reading assignment -
Jonathon Swift's "A Modest Proposal"
Homework -
Respond to Swift's essay, "A Modest Proposal" in a 3-4 paragraph short essay of your own. Discuss why you think Swift made the proposal and what could have been done about the problems that inspired it. Since Swift's proposal is satrirical and was never to be taken as a real suggestion, suggest what real alternatives might have been possible for Swift's situation in 18th century England and what alternatives might be available for our 20th century world situation. Due Friday; worth 25 points.
Links to supporting information -
Friday -
Welcome
Roll call
Announcements
Class meeting
Small group share -
Share essays that you have written. Give feedback to the author. Essays may be revised and turned in on Monday to reflect improvements suggested during the sharing time.
Whole class instruction
Extended discussion of Malthusian Principle and the Tragedy of the Commons. Limits to growth and natural carrying capacities. Consequences of overshoot and examples of that to localized populations. Possible courses of action: do nothing, do everything that can be done, mutual coercion mutually agreed upon.
Review activity -
The Black Death handout and questions. Due Monday and worth 25 points.
Homework -
Read Ponting pp. 267-277.
