Socratic Seminar on The Hard Way on Purpose by David Giffels. Themes: 1. What Does Giffels mean by the The Hard Way on Purpose? 2. Do Akronites choose the hard way on purpose given the book? Do you believe Akronites choose the hard way on purpose given your experience? 3. How does the book fit into the curriculum we have studied? What side of Akron does it illustrate? 4. How has hope in Akron changed from 1985 to 2015?—better? worse?
Prepare questions for Giffels. Review overall idea of Hard Way on Purpose.
Neighborhoods of Akron. Select 3 different neighborhoods. Look over the statistics and decide 1. What sets this neighborhoods apart from other Akron neighborhoods? 2. What are the brightest spots in this neighborhood? 3. Where is improvement needed? 4. Any suggestions from you on how to improve?
HW: For Monday: The narrative of your city is what you make of it. David Giffels voices his narrative in The Hard Way on Purpose, but many of these events occur well before you were born. What narrative will you tell? What type of city do you want to live in—what are the characteristics? Image that city, that life. How do you reach that image in your head? The Millennials.—What do the statistics say about you? What does the author say about "Renewing and Rethinking Place"?
FRIDAY:
Jason Segedy, Transportation Director (now, Director of Planning and Urban Development, City of Akron).—Guest speaker. Be prepared to talk about "What to do with Innerbelt 59."
HW: For Monday: The narrative of your city is what you make of it. David Giffels voices his narrative in The Hard Way on Purpose, but many of these events occur well before you were born. What narrative will you tell? What type of city do you want to live in—what are the characteristics? Image that city, that life. How do you reach that image in your head? The Millennials.—What do the statistics say about you? What does the author say about "Renewing and Rethinking Place"?
