Does the Future need us?

First, we’ll take the Four Idols quiz and grade it.

Next, we’ll break down Bacon’s essay into five paragraphs and have table groups prepare to lead short discussions about what he is saying. Create leading questions designed to check understanding and connections with real-life situations which are relevant.

1. Paragraph 9
2. Paragaph 12
3. Paragraph 14
4. Paragraph 22
5. Paragraph 29

Then, it’s AP test time. We’ll explore the wonders of the AP rhetorical analysis essay. Here is the test. The Scoring Guide. The Anchors. (Alternative links Test, Scoring Guide, Anchors).

Finally, I want to read Bill Joy’s essay Why the Future Doesn’t Need Us.  For HW: Write a 200-word response explaing what problems Joy sees with the Kurzweil-ian Singularity and what we should do to ensure a future that retains a human sense of dignity and meaning.