"Geopoliticus Child" Seminar

To Start:
Look over the rubric. Pick one criteria you want to push yourself to do this seminar, and rewrite it on your starter document.

In Class:
We're having a Socratic seminar on Salvador Dali's Geopoliticus Child Watching the Birth of a New Man:

After you have participated in seminar, you have three options for how to do your reflection:

1. Answer one of the following questions in a typed TEA paragraph. Use details from the painting and our discussion to support your answer.
   1. Who are Geopoliticus Child and the New Man?
   2. What is this painting saying about the world?
   3. Is Dali portraying this birth as a positive or negative thing?
2. Write a short piece of fiction inspired by this painting. This could take the form of prose or poetry. It could be reacting to the painting, expanding on the themes of the painting, addressing what happened before or after this scene, taking the perspective of one (or more) of the figures in the painting. It should be no more than one page.
3. Create a simple, updated version of this painting. Visually represent the “birth of a new man” in today’s world. Who would the new figure be? How would their coming effect the world around them?

If you were absent, do answer all three of the questions in the first option, with one TEA paragraph per question.

To Close:
What was the most insightful contribution you heard a classmate make?

At Home:
Finish your seminar reflection. It is due Tuesday.