May 14,15,16,
17,18,21
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Presentations |
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May 10th
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Presentations |
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May 8th
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Work on presentations in class |
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May 4th
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Work presentations in class |
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May 2nd
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Work on presentations in class |
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April 30th
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Current affairs?/T.O.K. moments?
Class discussion
Classification activity |
No H.W. |
April 27th
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Current events?/T.O.K. moments
Discusssion |
No. H.W. |
April 25th
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Current events?/T.O.K. moments?
New Jersey gym
"Breed"?
Questions on Faith and the
documentary
Ted Talk on street art by J.R. |
Next week: Chromebook work on
presentations |
April 23rd/24th
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Critical thinking questions?
Finish article
Documentary
Imagination |
No H.W. |
April 19th,20th
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Collect Critical Thinking assignment (20th, give 1st hour
work. Begin work in class)
Current affairs?
Read "True Enough" article by
Farhad Manjoo
Begin watching "The Human
Experience" |
No H,W. |
April 17th, 18th
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Current affairs?/T.O.K.moments?
Presentation stuff-
ONE R.L.S.
ONE overarching knowledge question
Depending on what is included in the presentation (W.O.K.'s, A.O.K's etc. there must be subsidiary knowledge questions.
Article on Imagination
Ted Talk on Twitter Fiction
Classification activity.
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April 16th
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Current affairs/T.O.K. moments?
Presentation in class days (orange day): May 2,
4,8
Sign up for presentations: 10, 14, 16, 18 May
Ethical issue-Woolly Mammoth
Discuss
2nd to last assignment-
Critical Thinking Group
Work- Due Friday (4th hour) Thursday (5th hour) Tuesday (1st hour)
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No H.W. |
April 9th/12th
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Collect World Week assignments
Introduce Presentation
Assignment
Read about Real Life
Situations on
Theoryofknowledge.net
under Presentations
Formulate groups and
Real Life Situations
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No H.W. |
April 4th/5th
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Handout on Religion
Go over and discuss h/o
Intuition- Intro.
Activity
Reasoning activities
If time, Ted Talk |
No H.W. |
April 2nd/3rd
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Current affairs?/ T.O.K. moments?
Reminder on World Week assignment
Reading from text- 174- 183
Two handouts on Faith
Article on Religion
Ted Talk by Tom Honey
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H.W.- World Weeks assignment |
March 22nd
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Complete notes on Emotion
Daniel Goldman Ted Talk
(If time, "Robots That Show Emotion)
Article on Faith
Lesley Hazleton Ted Talk
Assignment during World
Week (required) |
No. H.W. |
March 21st
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Current affairs/article/8th Amendment/discuss
Notes on Emotion
Reason activities
Ted Talk- Daniel Goldman
'Why Aren't We More
Compassionate?" |
No H.W. |
March 19th/20th
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Ms. Bell will be presenting on research methods. Bring your E.E.
questions. |
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March 15th/16th
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Current affairs?
Critical thinking
E.Q. tests
Pure Emotion -"The Lady in Number 6" |
No H.W.
NO REWRITES ON "BIG FISH" ESSAY |
March 12th/13th
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Current affairs?/T.O.K. moments?
Excerpt from "Secrets"
Begin reading Damasio
(Watch video on Naturei
Karta (faith/religious
knowledge systems)
Ted Talk by Steven Pinker
and Rebecca Newburger
Goldstein- "The Long
Reach of Reason" |
No H.W. |
March 8th/9th
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Collect essays
Current events/T.O.K. moments?
Definition of Reason
Read from text
Read article "When Facts and Truth Collide"
Ted Talk by Dan Ariely
(If time: The dangers of religious fundamentalism
What is A Hasidic Jew? What is Zionism?) |
No H.W. |
March 6th/7th
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Readings
Discussion questions on Reason/Imagination
Ted Talk- "A Radical Lesson on Empathy"
Intro. to Reason |
H.W.- Work on essay |
March 2nd/ 5th
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Peer edits
Begin work on final draft |
H.W.- Work on essay |
Feb. 28th/29th
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Quotes on Imagination
Current affairs/T.O.K. moments?
Notes/questions on Language
Ted Talk-"Metaphorically Speaking"
Readings from text/activities |
H.W.- Bring 2 copies of essay
for peer editing next class |
Feb. 26th/27th
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Complete movie
Hand back assignments
Reminder: Friday-peer edits |
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Feb. 22nd/23rd
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Current affairs/T.O.K. moments?
Intro. essay assignment
Due March 8/9
Peer edits on March 5/6
Ms. Bell's presentation dates
Introduce essay assignment- Due dates/In class peer edits
Begin watching Big Fish
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H.W.- none |
Feb. 20th/21st
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Collect H.W./rewrites/E.E. proposals
Current affairs/T.O.K. moments?
Ted Talk by Elizabeth Loftus
Read article on language and culture
If time,Ted Talk by James
Geary- "Metaphorically
Speaking"
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No H.W. |
Feb. 14th/15th/16t
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Current affairs?/T.O.K. moments?
Wade Davis debrief
Discussion questions on Love
Sense Perception and Empathy-
Ted Talk by Poppy Crum
Read from text- pages 97, 98,99,
102,107
Brian Williams article/discuss
(If time, Ted Talk by Elizabeth Loftus)
Discuss following quotation : " The limits of my language means
the limit of my world"
(Ludwig Wittgenstein).
What do you think Wittgenstein means? Do you agree or disagree?
Explain, giving examples.
Is it possible to think
without language? How
does language facilitate,
extend, direct or limit thinking?
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H.W. Questions:
a) To what extent and
in what ways can we trust the media as a reliable source of Shared Knowledge?
b) What characteristics of media
should we be aware of as we try to gain knowledge from them?
Questions on Memory
a) To what extent is Memory
reliable as a way of knowing?
b) In trying to gain knowledge,
of what limitations should we be aware concerning Memory as a
justification ?
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Feb. 12th/
13th
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Discussion questions
Gladwell article
Ted Talk "Smelfies"
Wade Davis Ted Talk on Indigenous
Knowledge Systems
(1st hour rewrites due on 21st Feb.)
Journal write on data and our brains/ share
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None |
Feb. 9th/12th
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Quotes?
Complete Olen article
Questions on Sense Perception
Beau Lotto Ted Talk
"Red Gemstones"
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No H.W. |
Feb. 7th/8th
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Read Olen article
Faith- Ted Talk by Lesley Hazleton
"The Doubt Essential To Faith"
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Feb. 5th/6th
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Turn in essay on novel
Complete movie
Questions on Sense Perception
(If time, Ted Talk by Lesley Hazelton
or Wade Wilson)
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No. H.W. |
Feb. 1st/
Feb.2nd
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Argumentative essays
T.O.K. moments/share
( Ted Talk- Julian Treasure-"The 4
Ways Sound Affects Us" )IF TIME
(How reliable are our senses?-
seeing, smelling,touching, tasting,feeling? How do you KNOW?
Can we trust them?) IF TIME
Complete 12 Angry Men
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H.W.- Complete essay |
| Jan. 31st |
Knowledge questions/claims due
Continue with Blink excerpt
Begin Olen article
Begin 12 Angry Men
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H.W.- T.O.K. moments due
( Essay due next week ) |
| Jan. 29th/30th |
Knowledge claims/questions due
Neil Harbison Ted Talk
Thin slicing- read excerpt from
Gladwell's Blink
Book report is an argumentative
essay- Make sure that yours complies
Begin watching 12 Angry Men
(pay attention to W.O.K.'s)
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H.W.- Essay on novel due on
5th/6th |
Jan. 26th/
29th |
Questions on assignments- due
dates
Read from text : 54,55,62,88,89
Ted Talk- Beau Lotto
Discussion questions as a class
If time, begin reading Olen article
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H.W. T.O.K. assignment/
Inherit The Stars essay |
| Jan. 24th/25th |
Plato's Allegory of the Cave
Aristotle's Syllogisms
Intro. Knowledge Claims/Knowledge Questions
assignment
Intro. Inherit The Stars essay
Pick partners, come up with topic
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H.W. work on T.O.K. assignment |
Jan.22nd/
23rd
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Ms. Kramer - E.E.
Complete Socrates doc.
Intro. assignment on
Knowledge Claims/Knowledge Questions
Begin work in class
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Complete Inherit The Stars |
| Jan. 18th/19th |
"Is Anything Real?"
Gardner's multiple intelligence
Knowledge claims -pg. 43,44,45
Knowledge Questions pg. 44,47
Begin watching doc on
Socrates
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None |
| Jan. 16th/17th |
Ted Talk- Daniel Hoffman
Cont. Popper article
Perspectives in text- pages 14,20, 23
Cultural and political
perspectives
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Cont. reading Inherit The
Stars |
Jan. 11th/12th
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Ted Talk "The Dangers of a Single Story"
PowerPoint notes
Begin reading Popper article in class
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Cont. reading Inherit The Stars​ |
| Jan. 9th/10th |
Name game
Inherit The Stars
Rumsfeld video
Discuss answers from assignment/ collect
Ted Talk by Derek Silver
Map activity
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H.W.- Begin reading Inherit The Stars |
| Jan. 8th |
Intro.
Rules
Philosophy vs. Epistemology
Ted Talk by Daniel Tammet
Assigned "Questions for Knowing" |
H.W.- Complete questions for next class |