February 2 - 6
Assignment: Download and read Ayn Rand's "Philosophy, Who Needs It?"( html | pdf ) and write 180 words minimum on a pithy quote
Tuesday
Assignment:Download and read Seneca's "On Philosophy" ( html | pdf ) and write 180 words minimum on a pithy quote
Wednesday
Assignment: Read Cicero's "On Philosophy" html | pdf and write 180 words on a pithy quote.
Thursday
Assignment:Read Nietzsche's "On the Predjudices of Philosophers" html | pdf and write 180 words on a pithy quote.
Friday
Assignment:Complete survey on Quia Site; complete Documentation of Learning 1 (DLP)
February 9 - 13
Assignment: Download and read Montaigne's "On Physiognomy" ( html | pdf ) and write 180 words minimum on a pithy quote
Tuesday
Assignment:Download and read Montaigne's "To Study Philosophy is to learn to die" ( html | pdf ) and write 180 words minimum on a pithy quote
Wednesday
Assignment: Complete allegory application activity html | pdf.
Thursday
Assignment:Work on development of small group presentation of allegory application
Friday
Assignment:Complete survey on Quia Site; Read Plato's "On Self-Discipline" ( html | pdf ) and write 180 words on a pithy quote
February 16 - 20
Assignment: Read the first half of "The Apology" from The Trial and Death of Socrates and write 180 words minimum on a pithy quote
Tuesday
Assignment:Read the second half of "The Apology" from The Trial and Death of Socrates and write 180 words minimum on a pithy quote
Wednesday
Assignment: Read "Crito" The Trial and Death of Socrates and write 180 words minimum on a pithy quote
Thursday
Assignment:Complete DLP 2 with a narrative essay. Complete the survey on the Quia Site
Friday
Assignment: Have fun.
March 2 - 6
Assignment: Read "Euthyphro" in The Trial and Death of Socrates and write 180 word minimum on a pithy quote or alternative (html | pdf)
Tuesday
Assignment:Read Plato's "Stages of Government" ( html | pdf ) and list and explain five characteristics of a democracy that exist in America today.
Wednesday
Class Activities: Homework check; small and large group discussion of lists.
Assignment: Read HLMencken's "Last Words" ( html | pdf ) and write 180 words on a pithy quote or alternative.
Thursday
Class Activities: Homework check; Sharing of pithies
Assignment:Read Voltaire's "On Democracy" ( html | pdf ) and write 180 words or alternative.
Friday
Assignment: Complete DLP 3 for Monday, and also complete a survey on Quia.
March 9 - 13
Assignment: Download the information on Writing Dialogues (html | pdf) and write an original diaogue.
Tuesday
Assignment:Revise and expand your dialogue to incorporate a more complex argument
Wednesday
Class Activities: Sharing of dialogues; group revision
Assignment: Revise dialogues
Thursday
Class Activities: Work on dialogue revisions
Assignment:Work on dialogues
Friday
Assignment: Complete DLP 4 for Monday, and also complete a survey on Quia.
March 16 - 20
Assignment: Download "Principal Doctrines" html | pdf and write down the six with which you most agree.
Tuesday
Assignment:Download Seneca's "On One's Reading" html | pdf and write 180 words on a pithy quote or alternative
Wednesday
Class Activities: Class discussion of writings; PPP on Stoicism
Assignment: Download Seneca's "On Good as Attained by Reason" html | pdf and write 180 words on a pithy quote or alternative
Thursday
Class Activities:Small and large group discussion of writings
Assignment:Download Seneca's "On Acceptance and Fate" html | pdf and write 180 words on a pithy quote or alternative
Friday
Assignment: Complete DLP 4 for Monday, and complete a survey on Quia.
March 23 - 27
Assignment: Work on Belief paper
Tuesday
Assignment:Work on Belief paper
Wednesday
Class Activities: Work on Belief paper
Assignment: Work on Belief paper: Rough draft due tomorrow
Thursday
Class Activities:small group sharing of belief papers
Assignment:Revise Belief papers for final draft shsaring tomorrow
Friday
Assignment: Complete a survey on Quia; Read Cicero's "The Six Mistakes of Man" ( html | pdf ) and write about the one(s) you think most poignant.
March 30 - April 3
Assignment: Read Sir Francis Bacon's "Of Adversity" html | pdf and write 180 words minimum on a pithy quote or alternative
Tuesday
Assignment:Read Sir Francis Bacon's "Of Anger" html | pdf and write 180 words minimum on a pithy quote or alternative
Wednesday
Class Activities: Work on Belief paper
Assignment: Read Sir Francis Bacon's "Of Envy" html | pdf and write 180 words minimum on a pithy quote or alternative
Thursday
Class Activities:small group sharing of belief papers
Assignment:Read Sir Francis Bacon's "Of Revenge" html | pdf and write 180 words minimum on a pithy quote or alternative
Friday
Class Activities: Sharing of final drafts
Assignment: Complete a survey on Quia; Complete DLP 5 for Monday.
April 6 - 10
Assignment: Read first half of Bacon's "Idols of the Mind" html | pdf and give 2 mordern day examples of Idols of the Cave and Idols of the tribe.
Tuesday
Assignment:Read the second half of Bacon's "Idols of the Mind" and define and write down 2 examples of each Idols of the Marketplace and Idol of the Theater.
Wednesday
Class Activities: Discussion of the Idols
Assignment: Create a scenario for one of the idols which would illustrate their effect in society today.
Thursday
Class Activities:Small and large group sharing of Idols examples
Assignment:Read Sir Francis Bacon's "Of Revenge" html | pdf and write 180 words minimum on a pithy quote or alternative
Friday
Assignment: Complete a survey on Quia; NO DLP ASSIGNED!!
April 13 - 17
Assignment: Read Montaigne's "Of Liars" html | pdf and write 185 words minimum on a pithy quote or alternative.
Tuesday
Assignment:Read Montaigne's "On Cruelty" html | pdf and write 185 words minimum on a pithy quote or alternative.
Wednesday
Class Activities: writing prompt: small and large group discussions of writings
Assignment: Read Montaigne's "Of Drunkenness" html | pdf and write 185 words minimum on a pithy quote or alternative.
Thursday
Class Activities:Writing prompt: Small and large group sharing of writings
Assignment:Read Montaigne's "Of Cannibals" html | pdf and write 185 words minimum on a pithy quote or alternative.
Friday
Assignment: Complete a survey on Quia; write DLP with narrative for Monday after vacation.
April 27 - May 1
Assignment: Read Voltaire's "On Ancient Philosophy" html | pdf and "On Beauty" html | pdf and write down a quote from each to share
Tuesday
Assignment:Read Voltaire's "On Character" html | pdf , "On Destiny" html | pdf and "On Charlatans" html | pdf and write down a quote from each to share
Wednesday
Class Activities: writing prompt: small and large group discussions of writings
Assignment: Read Voltaire's
"On Envy" html | pdf , "On Luxury" html | pdf and "On
Prejudices" html | pdf and write down a quote from each to share
Thursday
Class Activities:Writing prompt: Small and large group sharing of writings
Assignment:Read Voltaire's "On Superstition" html | pdf , "On
the Limits of the Human Mind html | pdf " and "On Tolerance" html | pdf and write down a quote from each to share
Friday
Assignment: Complete a survey on Quia; Begin Virtue/Vice Paper html | pdf
April 27 - May 1
Assignment: Read Voltaire's "On Ancient Philosophy" html | pdf and "On Beauty" html | pdf and write down an annotated quote from each to share
Assignment:Read Voltaire's "On Character" html | pdf , "On Destiny" html | pdf and "On Charlatans" html | pdf and write down an annotated quote from each to share
Wednesday
Class Activities: writing prompt: small and large group discussions of writings
Assignment: Read Voltaire's
"On Envy" html | pdf , "On Luxury" html | pdf and "On
Prejudices" html | pdf and write down an annotated quote from each to share
Thursday
Class Activities: Writing prompt: Small and large group sharing of writings
Assignment:Read Voltaire's "On Superstition" html | pdf , "On
the Limits of the Human Mind html | pdf " and "On Tolerance" html | pdf and write down an annotated quote from each to share
Friday
Class Activities: Discussion of readings
Assignment: Complete a survey on Quia; Begin Virtue/Vice Paper html | pdf
May 4 - 8
Assignment: Read Emerson's "Self-Reliance", part 1 html | pdf and write 180 words minimum on a ithy quote or alternative.
Tuesday
Assignment:Read Emerson's "Self-Reliance", part 2 html | pdf and write 180 words minimum on a ithy quate or alternative.
Wednesday
Class Activities: writing prompt: small and large group discussions of writings
Assignment: Read Emerson's "Illusions" html | pdf and write 180 words minimum on a ithy quate or alternative.
Thursday
Class Activities:Writing prompt: Small and large group sharing of writings
Assignment:Read Emerson's "Circles" html | pdf and write 180 words minimum on a ithy quate or alternative.
Friday
Assignment: Complete a survey on Quia; write DLP with narrative for Monday..
May 11 - 15
Assignment: Read Montaigne's "On the Education of Children" html | pdf and write 180 words minimum on a pithy quote or complete an alternative choice.
Tuesday
Assignment:Read Emerson's "American Scholar" html | pdf and write 180 words minimum on a ithy quate or alternative.
Wednesday
Class Activities: writing prompt: small and large group discussions of writings
Assignment: Read John Taylor Gatto's "Acceptance Speech: NYC Teacher of the Year" html | pdf and write 180 words minimum on a ithy quate or alternative.
Thursday
Class Activities:Writing prompt: Small and large group sharing of writings
Assignment:Read Edmundson's "On the Uses of a Liberal Education" html | pdf and write 180 words minimum on a ithy quate or alternative.
Friday
Class Activities: Discussion of pithy quotes
Assignment: Complete a survey on Quia; No other homework. Have a great prom.
May 18 - 22
Assignment: Read chapters 1 and 2 of Siddhartha and write down 2 quotes for class discussion.
Tuesday
Assignment:Read chapters 3 and 4 of Siddhartha and write down 2 quotes for class discussion.
Wednesday
Class Activities: writing prompt: small and large group discussions of writings
Assignment: Read chapters 5 and 6 of Siddhartha and write down 2 quotes for class discussion.
Thursday
Class Activities:Writing prompt: Small and large group sharing of writings
Assignment:Read chapters 7 and 8 of Siddhartha and write down 2 quotes for class discussion.
Friday
Class Activities: Discussion of pithy quotes
Assignment: Complete a survey on Quia; Read chapters 9 and 10 of Siddhartha and write down 2 quotes for class discussion.
May 18 - 22
Assignment: Read chapters 1 and 2 of Siddhartha and write down 2 quotes for class discussion.
Tuesday
Assignment:Read chapters 3 and 4 of Siddhartha and write down 2 quotes for class discussion.
Wednesday
Class Activities: writing prompt: small and large group discussions of writings
Assignment: Read chapters 5 and 6 of Siddhartha and write down 2 quotes for class discussion.
Thursday
Class Activities:Writing prompt: Small and large group sharing of writings
Assignment:Read chapters 7 and 8 of Siddhartha and write down 2 quotes for class discussion.
Friday
Class Activities: Discussion of pithy quotes
Assignment: Complete a survey on Quia; Read chapters 9 and 10 of Siddhartha and write down 2 quotes for class discussion.
May 26 - 29
No School — Memorial Day
Tuesday
Assignment:Read chapters 11 and 12 of Siddhartha and write down 2 quotes for class discussion.
Wednesday
Class Activities: Books out: Nine Stories: small and large group discussions of writings
Assignment: Read "Teddy" in Nine Stories and write down a quote for discussion and a question for the class
Thursday
Class Activities:Writing prompt: Small and large group sharing of writings
Assignment:Read Forster's "What I Believe" html | pdf and write down a quote for discussion and a question for the class .
Friday
Class Activities: Discussion of pithy quotes
Assignment: Complete a survey on Quia; Complete DLP with narrative for Monday
June 1 - 5
Assignment: Read Rand's "The Defense of Howard Rourke" html | pdf and write down a quote and a question for discussion.
Tuesday
Assignment:Read Persig's "Arete, Quality and the Good" html | pdf and write down a quote and a question for discussion
Wednesday
Class Activities: writing prompt: Discussion of quotations.
Assignment:Begin work on Final Paper Assignment html | pdf
Thursday
Class Activities:Work time on paper.
Assignment:Work on final paper.
Friday
Class Activities: Work time on paper
Assignment: Work on final paper' First draft due on Monday. Complete survey.
June 8 - 12
Class Activities: Sharing of surveys; sharing of first drafts
Assignment:Work on final paper; Complete class evaluation survey and technology evaluation survey on Quia site.
Tuesday
Assignment:Final papers due tomorrow.
Wednesday
Class Activities: Class sharing of final papers
Assignment: None
Thursday
Class Activities:Class sharing of final papers
Assignment:None
Friday
Class Activities: Class sharing of final papers
Assignment: The course is over.