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Elenchus:
Online Debate and Socratic discussion
concerning current events and foreign affairs.
See Mr. Goyette to become a member of the Elenchus debate team.
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name as your first name. No nick names please.
Facing History and Ourselves:
Online research and educational activities designed to help students confront the vital lessons
of historical analysis.
Holocaust and Human Behavior: Students will take part in Socratic seminars
delving into the social patterns which led to the rise of the Nazi party in post World War I Germany. We will have the honor of hearing the personal testimony of Holocaust survivor Sonia Weitz.
Click on textbook below to learn more about the Holocaust
and Human Behavior unit.
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Regret to Inform: Understanding the lingering legacy of the Vietnam war from
American and Vietnamese viewpoints. The stories of several women are explored as the tragic nature of a prolonged war is uncovered.
Click here for information on Regret to Inform.
Click here for information on Facing History and Ourselves.
Click here to connect to the Debate Team Blog.
Click Here to Review the Fallacies of Argumentation
Click here to enter the Choosing to Participate website from Facing History and Ourselves.
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Gattaca
Catch this sci-fi classic in class on Thursday May
27th. Before the viewing students will discuss the similarities and differences between Huxley's "Brave New
World" and Niccol's "Gattaca." Related academic subjects to research include gene therapy, the eugenics movement,
Nazi use of taxonomy, the human genome, and human cloning. Students are encouraged to discuss the contemporary
implications of the ideas surrounding the film.
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