Day+3

1. Opening Journal Prompt: //What is it that distinguishes a human from another animal? What does it mean to be inhuman?// 2. Finish reading "The Most Dangerous Game" 3. Small group readings of BBC News article, [|"Manhunt game flying off shelves"] and DailyMail article, [|"] [|'I'm faster than a turkey and as smart as a boar': Unemployed man 'will let you HUNT him for $10,000... or $2,000 extra naked'] [|"]

Guiding Questions for Small Group Discussions:
 * Why is simulated violence attractive to some people? What does this say about our society at large?
 * What does it mean to be a "survivalist"? Do you think this is an extreme position or a normative one?
 * Where should the line be drawn between human and animal?
 * What does it mean to be inhuman or to commit an inhuman act?

4. Class Discussion of articles 5. Closing: Begin creating questions for tomorrow's Socratic Seminar following format outlined below. 6. Ticket out the door: Turn in 3 questions you are thinking about asking during tomorrow's seminar.

One question of fact: Two questions of interpretation: Two questions that are open ended:
 * Socratic Seminar Question Format**
 * Focus on details from the text.
 * Ask about people, places, and things.
 * Choose surface questions for others to answer.
 * Focus on meanings that the text communicates.
 * Ask about symbols, themes, and underlying messages.
 * Choose deeper questions for others to answer.
 * Focus on moving beyond the text.
 * Ask about future effects and implications.
 * Choose open-ended questions for others to answer.