Monday, September 24, 2012

Monday, Sept 24, The Stanford Prison Experiement / Can Animals think?

Objective: By the end of class, students will analyze non-fiction and compare common theme to fiction.
DO NOW

Copy vocabualry words and definitions into notebooks on page 26.

DIRECT INSTRUCTION

Discuss animal intelligence.  Read "Can Animals Think?" pages 27-29.

View CNN clip re: animal Intelligence.

Independent

From the information regarding animal intelligence, read the following and respond in a 4-5 sentence paragraph:


In The Most Dangerous Game, Zaroff has outwitted every animal he has ever hunted. Humans can reason but are we really more civilized? For instance, animals hunt only for food but humans hunt for sport. We have weapons and continue to create more dangerous ones. So, in your opinion, are humans truly the most savage beast? Why or why not? If you decide yes, is it possible that we will ultimately destroy ourselves? Why? How?

From the information regarding animal intelligence, read the following and respond in a 4-5 sentence paragraph:


What do you think of how humans treat of animals? What do you think of zoos? Hiw do you feel about hunting for sport? What about horse racing, dog racing and pit bull fighting?

Exit pass

Has human nature gone awry? Why or why not.





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