Hidden Intellectualism

Good morning!

You will need to open your Writer's Notebook in Google Drive, and the "Hidden Intellect" article from yesterday (you can find a link to in on yesterday's blog post).

While you're working on that let's talk about the word "intellectual" for a minute.

Intellectual. adjective

1. : of or relating to the ability to think in a logical way
2. : involving serious study and thought

Take a look at the following quotes about intellectuals. 

• “Intellectuals are not defined according to the jobs they do, but [by] the manner in which they act, the way they see themselves, and the values that they uphold.” -  Frank Furedi
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  “An intellectual? Yes. And never deny it. An intellectual is someone whose mind watches itself. I like this, because I am happy to be both halves, the watcher and the watched. "Can they be brought together?" This is a practical question. We must get down to it. "I despise intelligence" really means: "I cannot bear my doubts.” ― Albert Camus
    
   “The man of action has the present, but the thinker controls the future.”
  
  
  
  ― Oliver Wendell Holmes Jr
  
  
  “Intellectuals are not defined according to the jobs they do, but [by] the manner in which they act, the way they see themselves, and the values that they uphold.”
  
  
  
  ― Frank Furedi
  
  
  “What is an intellectual? In general, someone seriously devoted to what used to be called the “life of the mind”: thinking pursued not instrumentally, for the sake of practical goals, but simply for the sake of knowing and understanding.”
  
  
  
  ― Gary Gutting
  
  
  “Academics were not intellectuals; they were not curious, they built their stolid tents of specialized knowledge and stayed securely in them.”
  
  
  
  ― Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie, Americanah
   
  
  

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You're going to be reading Graff's article today in class, with a partner. 

I have assigned you those partners. It should be relatively easy to find them today. I've made it so that they're sitting next to you.

Here is the protocol you'll need to follow when approaching this text. 


Say Something Protocol

1. Work with a partner.
2. Decide together how you will "chunk" the text.
3. Read the first chunk independently. (highlight/comment on/make notes about things you find important)
4. Stop and talk about what you just read.
5. Repeat Steps 3 and 4 until complete.

Talk in order to:

• Explain what you read
• Ask questions about the text
• Connect with the rest of the text
• Connect to personal experience

In your Writer's Notebook write to answer the following questions before you leave:

What is Graff's thesis? Restate it in your own words.
What is your hidden intellect?
What is your area of expertise/knowledge?
How can this benefit you in the future?