Gattaca quiz 1ºA

Remember next Friday we´ll do the quiz about the film. These are some of the questions I´ll make (the other questions are secret, but they all are about the plot):

-Would you like to live in a world like the one the film shows? Why/why not?
-What is Vincent´s key to success?
-Why hasn´t Vincent´s brother reached as far as Vincent having better genes?
-Why does Jerome commit suicide at the end of the film?
-Why does Vincent leave hair at his desk every day? Whose hair is that?
-What is special about the pianist in the film?
-What does Jerome have round his neck when he dies? Why?
-What is a "borrowed ladder"?
-What is a "God-child"?
-According to the trailer of the film, which you can watch HERE (go to "CLIPS" and then "TRAILER"), how many cells do we shed every day?
-What do we discover about the doctor at the end of the film?
-Who murdered the man in Gattaca? Why did he do it?
-Watch the alternative ending of the film HERE and explain it.
-Which moment makes Vincent think he can achieve anything if he fights for it?
-Who is a "Valid"? and an "In-Valid"?
-What is the difference between Vincent and his brother Anton?
-Why was Vincent operated on his legs?
-Search for this information in the internet: Who is the director of this film? Say two other films he has directed. When was this film released?

We´ll do the quiz in groups, the two groups which get the most points will get extra marks.

"There is no gene for the human spirit"

Debate 1ºA

Instructions for the debate:
-You must gather in groups of 2. There will be a group with 3 people.

-In groups of students with different levels the stronger student will be rewarded.

-In each group, one member will be for the statement and the other will be against. If you have the same opinion on the topic, one will have to pretend.

-The script with the debate must be handed in to the teacher on next Friday , I´ll give them back to you, with my corrections, next Monday.

-The debates will begin the next Tuesday.

-Each member in the group must speak at least 5 minutes.

-Participation of the rest of the students in the debate will be rewarded.

-Topics of the debate. Choose one of these statements:
1.All politicians are corrupted. I don´t believe in Democracy.
2.Parents should let teenagers do whatever they want. they are old enough now.
3.A computer with internet connection. I don´t need anything else in my life.
4.I agree with free abortion at the age of 16.
5.I would disconnect a dying but conscious person from the machines that keep him/her alive if he/she asked me to.
6.Spanish educational system doesn´t work.
7.The real crisis is the starving people in the Third World. No more money for banks!
8.Armies should disappear.
9.I believe in death penalty.
10.Sportsmen salaries should be controlled by the state. Nobody should earn more than 50,000 Euros a year.
11.I would manipulate the genetics of my future son to "design" him/her as I like (tall, blonde,intelligent...).
12.All drugs should be legalised.

-Each group must choose a different topic. Choose the topic fast! The first to tell me their choice will get it; if you are too late you´ll have to choose another one.

-Evaluation:2 points. 1 point will be a common mark, the other will be individual.