It was with a heavy heart that Liz led her last Philosophy discussion at TBS for this year. It was, as always, a heated and enjoyable one grappling with the question, "Does every question have an answer?" As you all head off into a relaxing and fun Spring Break, do not forget about the homework due the week that you return:
Homework for Wednesday, April 7: Answer one of the discussion questions at the end of Chapter 7 OR one of the exercises. Your answer needs to be at least two paragraphs (5-8 sentences each) and highlight all "too/to/two"s, "their/they're/there"s, and "your/you're"s.
If you are emailing your homework, please email your homework to Emma, battenbowman@gmail.com. However, Liz would love to continue to read your thoughts and questions, so she would love it if you continue to "cc" her, eamheck@gmail.com
Homework for Thursday, April 8: A Book Review of at least two paragraphs (5-8 sentences each) and highlight all "too/to/two"s, "their/they're/there"s, and "your/you're"s.
Wednesday, March 24, 2010
Tuesday, March 23, 2010
Tuesday, March 23
Homework for tomorrow, Wednesday, March 24: Choose one of the discussion questions at the end of Philosophy Chapter 6 and answer it in at least two paragraphs (5-8 sentences each). As always, please make sure to highlight or underline all "to/too/two"s, "there/they're/their"s, and "your/you're"s.
Wednesday, March 17, 2010
Wednesday, March 17
Today in Philosophy, we debated and examined the question, "Is Lying Always Wrong?" We learned about the competing philosophies of Kant and Mill, as part of our discussion.
HOMEWORK FOR TOMORROW:
A two paragraph book review- make sure to highlight or underline all "to/too/two"s, "there/they're/their"s, and "your/you're"s.
For Wednesday, March 24: Choose one of the discussion questions at the end of Philosophy Chapter 6 and answer it in at least two paragraphs (5-8 sentences each). As always, please make sure to highlight or underline all "to/too/two"s, "there/they're/their"s, and "your/you're"s.
HOMEWORK FOR TOMORROW:
A two paragraph book review- make sure to highlight or underline all "to/too/two"s, "there/they're/their"s, and "your/you're"s.
For Wednesday, March 24: Choose one of the discussion questions at the end of Philosophy Chapter 6 and answer it in at least two paragraphs (5-8 sentences each). As always, please make sure to highlight or underline all "to/too/two"s, "there/they're/their"s, and "your/you're"s.
Tuesday, March 16, 2010
Tuesday, March 16
Liz handed out enveloped of disengaged stanzas from a poem today. Alone, or in pairs, you took the stanzas, read them carefully, and arranged them in the way that you felt worked best. You then shared your work with the class. The next part of this assignment will be to read the poem in the poet's original order and then write a paragraph making a claim as to why your ordered version is more effective than the original poet's order.
Remember HOMEWORK DUE TOMORROW!
For Wednesday, March 17: Choose one of the discussion questions at the end of Philosophy Chapter 5 and answer it in at least two paragraphs (5-8 sentences each) OR choose one of the three activities. Remember, if you choose to draw your own paradox picture, it must be accompanied by one paragraph explaining why it is a paradox. If you choose to examine an already created paradox picture, you must write two paragraphs explaining why it is a paradox. If you choose to write a song about tolerance, it must be at least one page. And if you choose to answer the question about "The Matrix," your answer must be at least two paragraphs. As always, please make sure to highlight or underline all "to/too/two"s, "there/they're/their"s, and "your/you're"s.
For Thursday, March 18: A two paragraph book review- make sure to highlight or underline all "to/too/two"s, "there/they're/their"s, and "your/you're"s.
Remember HOMEWORK DUE TOMORROW!
For Wednesday, March 17: Choose one of the discussion questions at the end of Philosophy Chapter 5 and answer it in at least two paragraphs (5-8 sentences each) OR choose one of the three activities. Remember, if you choose to draw your own paradox picture, it must be accompanied by one paragraph explaining why it is a paradox. If you choose to examine an already created paradox picture, you must write two paragraphs explaining why it is a paradox. If you choose to write a song about tolerance, it must be at least one page. And if you choose to answer the question about "The Matrix," your answer must be at least two paragraphs. As always, please make sure to highlight or underline all "to/too/two"s, "there/they're/their"s, and "your/you're"s.
For Thursday, March 18: A two paragraph book review- make sure to highlight or underline all "to/too/two"s, "there/they're/their"s, and "your/you're"s.
Monday, March 15, 2010
Monday, March 15
Today, chapters 24-27 of To Kill A Mockingbird were due. In honor of that, we asked you to make your understanding of many of the characters, and your thinking about their relationships and their places in the world that Harper Lee creates, as visible as possible.
To do this, we allowed you to find a partner, or to work independently. Next, we gave you a sheet with 18 character names, 1 place name, and a "wild card" box, where you could write any name (or object, or place) from the book. We then asked you to follow these directions:
Step 1: Cut out each of the text boxes. One of them is a “wild card” -- you can write any TKM-related name or “thing” in it.
Step 2: With your partner, make sure you understand who each character is. Feel free to use your book for clarification.
Step 2: With your partner, in discussion, arrange the text boxes on your poster in some way that will demonstrate two things:
A) Your understanding of the events in TKM so far;
B) Your thinking about the events or characters in TKM.
Step 3: Once you and your partner have come up with an arrangement that makes sense to both of you, ask Mitch to take a picture of your arrangement. Then, make it permanent with glue.
Step 4: If you need to add anything to your poster (lines, arrows, words, symbols), do so.
Step 5: When you are finished, find Mitch or Liz and explain your poster and your arrangement. Be prepared to have your explanation recorded via Flip.
Most of you completed Step 3, and a few of you completed Step 4 before the end of class. Tomorrow, all of you will have the opportunity to explain your poster and arrangement before a wider audience.
For a copy of the two handouts (character/place names and assignment), please click on the link below:
Character Names Assignment
Your only homework (aside from Philosophy) is to finish the novel by next Monday, March 22.
To do this, we allowed you to find a partner, or to work independently. Next, we gave you a sheet with 18 character names, 1 place name, and a "wild card" box, where you could write any name (or object, or place) from the book. We then asked you to follow these directions:
Step 1: Cut out each of the text boxes. One of them is a “wild card” -- you can write any TKM-related name or “thing” in it.
Step 2: With your partner, make sure you understand who each character is. Feel free to use your book for clarification.
Step 2: With your partner, in discussion, arrange the text boxes on your poster in some way that will demonstrate two things:
A) Your understanding of the events in TKM so far;
B) Your thinking about the events or characters in TKM.
Step 3: Once you and your partner have come up with an arrangement that makes sense to both of you, ask Mitch to take a picture of your arrangement. Then, make it permanent with glue.
Step 4: If you need to add anything to your poster (lines, arrows, words, symbols), do so.
Step 5: When you are finished, find Mitch or Liz and explain your poster and your arrangement. Be prepared to have your explanation recorded via Flip.
Most of you completed Step 3, and a few of you completed Step 4 before the end of class. Tomorrow, all of you will have the opportunity to explain your poster and arrangement before a wider audience.
For a copy of the two handouts (character/place names and assignment), please click on the link below:
Character Names Assignment
Your only homework (aside from Philosophy) is to finish the novel by next Monday, March 22.
Thursday, March 11, 2010
Wednesday, March 11
What an incredibly dynamic discussion we had today in Philosophy on the question, "Is there anything that cannot be true?" We shared dreams, explored paradoxes, debated the nature of reality, and puzzled over MC Escher's visual paradoxes. As you go into your long weekend please make sure that you are prepared for the homework assignments below:
For Monday, March 15: Check the syllabus and be prepared with the TKM reading.
For Wednesday, March 17: Choose one of the discussion questions at the end of Philosophy Chapter 5 and answer it in at least two paragraphs (5-8 sentences each) OR choose one of the three activities. Remember, if you choose to draw your own paradox picture, it must be accompanied by one paragraph explaining why it is a paradox. If you choose to examine an already created paradox picture, you must write two paragraphs explaining why it is a paradox. If you choose to write a song about tolerance, it must be at least one page. And if you choose to answer the question about "The Matrix," your answer must be at least two paragraphs. As always, please make sure to highlight or underline all "to/too/two"s, "there/they're/their"s, and "your/you're"s.
For Monday, March 15: Check the syllabus and be prepared with the TKM reading.
For Wednesday, March 17: Choose one of the discussion questions at the end of Philosophy Chapter 5 and answer it in at least two paragraphs (5-8 sentences each) OR choose one of the three activities. Remember, if you choose to draw your own paradox picture, it must be accompanied by one paragraph explaining why it is a paradox. If you choose to examine an already created paradox picture, you must write two paragraphs explaining why it is a paradox. If you choose to write a song about tolerance, it must be at least one page. And if you choose to answer the question about "The Matrix," your answer must be at least two paragraphs. As always, please make sure to highlight or underline all "to/too/two"s, "there/they're/their"s, and "your/you're"s.
Tuesday, March 9, 2010
Tuesday, March 9
Today, we finally got to our rhetoric and claim analysis of television! Your job was to view a series of Super Bowl commercials, and, in each one, identify claims that were stated directly, and claims that were stated indirectly. To see the commercials, follow the links on the March 2 blog entry.
When you finished that task, you were then directed to the blog -- here! -- where you watched Tiger Woods' public speech, from two weeks ago, and analyzed the different forms of rhetoric he used. To see the speech, follow the links on the March 2 blog entry.
Remember that after Philosophy class tomorrow, you have a four day week-end ahead of you, so don't forget to stay on top of your TKM reading!
When you finished that task, you were then directed to the blog -- here! -- where you watched Tiger Woods' public speech, from two weeks ago, and analyzed the different forms of rhetoric he used. To see the speech, follow the links on the March 2 blog entry.
Remember that after Philosophy class tomorrow, you have a four day week-end ahead of you, so don't forget to stay on top of your TKM reading!
Wednesday, March 3, 2010
Wednesday, March 3
Today the students spent our usual Philosophy time reflecting and assessing their work so far this semester, in preparation for conferences next week.
Homework due tomorrow: A book review of at least two paragraphs (5-8 sentences each). Please email it to Liz before 8:30am or put it in the blue tray in the Main Room when you get to school, because we are going on an Art field trip tomorrow morning.
Homework due tomorrow: A book review of at least two paragraphs (5-8 sentences each). Please email it to Liz before 8:30am or put it in the blue tray in the Main Room when you get to school, because we are going on an Art field trip tomorrow morning.
Tuesday, March 2, 2010
Tuesday, March 2
Today, you began class by working on revisions to recent logos-based paragraphs. The most common revision goal was to write a more effective warrant -- to explain, and interpret, your textual evidence, using specific words and phrases from the evidence itself. Several of you also needed to work on incorporating textual evidence in the first place.
When you were finished, we asked you to watch television! Your job was to view a series of Super Bowl commercials, and, in each one, identify claims that were stated directly, and claims that were stated indirectly.
2008 Super Bowl Commercials
When you finished that task, you were then directed to the blog -- here! -- where you watched Tiger Woods' public speech, from two weeks ago, and analyzed the different forms of rhetoric he used. To see the speech, follow the link below:
Tiger Woods' Speech
When you were finished, we asked you to watch television! Your job was to view a series of Super Bowl commercials, and, in each one, identify claims that were stated directly, and claims that were stated indirectly.
2008 Super Bowl Commercials
When you finished that task, you were then directed to the blog -- here! -- where you watched Tiger Woods' public speech, from two weeks ago, and analyzed the different forms of rhetoric he used. To see the speech, follow the link below:
Tiger Woods' Speech
Monday, March 1, 2010
HOMEWORK: For Tomorrow: Make sure that you have read through (that means including) Chapter 18 of TKM
For Wednesday, March 3- Write at least two paragraphs (5-8 sentences each) answering one of the discussion questions from the end of Philosophy Chapter Four. Highlight (and edit if you need to) all "to/too/two"s, "there/their/they're"s, and "your/you're"s.
The Chapters are not accessible online, so please remember that you have a whole week for this assignment and can ask me for an additional packet any day from now until next Tuesday.
For Thursday- A book review of at least two paragraphs.
Remember, if you are going to email homework to Liz, lheck@theberkeleyschool.org, you must email it BEFORE the class when it is due.
For Wednesday, March 3- Write at least two paragraphs (5-8 sentences each) answering one of the discussion questions from the end of Philosophy Chapter Four. Highlight (and edit if you need to) all "to/too/two"s, "there/their/they're"s, and "your/you're"s.
The Chapters are not accessible online, so please remember that you have a whole week for this assignment and can ask me for an additional packet any day from now until next Tuesday.
For Thursday- A book review of at least two paragraphs.
Remember, if you are going to email homework to Liz, lheck@theberkeleyschool.org, you must email it BEFORE the class when it is due.
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