Human Ingenuity

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Human Ingenuity
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Human Ingenuity

• Human ingenuity is full of examples of humans
  as thinkers, inventors and creators from all
  subject areas. Human ingenuity goes beyond
  looking solely at individuals, and looks at human
  contributions seeing human contributions as
  logical, clever, and reasoning, as well as
  illogical, fallible, and devious.

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Ingenuity

• (noun a person, place,
• thing or idea)
• The power of being ingenious
• The power of creative imagination
• The ability to create
• The ability to deal resourcefully with unusual
  problems

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Ingenious

• Synonyms
• cleverness
• resourcefulness
• imagination
• creativity
• inventiveness
• smartness
• eloquence

• Antonyms
• dull
• uninteresting

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Superpowers!

• If you could have a superpower that was
  ingenious, what would it be and why?
• What would you use your superpower to do?

• Share with a partner!

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BING!

• What is the most important invention of the last
  200 years? Explain.
• Who is the most powerful person living today?
  Explain.
• Who is the most terrible person in history?
  Explain.
• Whats the most important piece of technology
  that exists in our world? Explain.

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Human Ingenuity

• How do these people (including the people who
  invented and marketed the technology and
  inventions) influence other people?
• How do these people influence the outcome of the
  world?
• What are their superpowers? How do they use their
  superpowers?

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How do we influence others?

• Human ingenuity is full of examples of humans
  as thinkers, inventors and creators from all
  subject areas. Human ingenuity goes beyond
  looking solely at individuals, and looks at human
  contributions seeing human contributions as
  logical, clever, and reasoning, as well as
  illogical, fallible, and devious.

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Influence through Persuasive Techniques

• What do we do?
• Think
• Invent
• Create

• How do we do it (well)?
• With
• Logic
• Cleverness
• Reasoning

We persuade!!!
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Unit Question

• How can the power of my brain change the world?

Answer this question in a one page response
(free-write/journal) in your composition
notebook. Be ready to share!