august/september 2008 - october

 

sun mon tue wed thu fri sat
august 24 25 26

27 odd

ap gov: intro; review syllabus; collect and discuss summer assignment

phil: intro; review syllabus

28 even

soc: intro; review syllabus

soccer: intro; review guidelines

29 odd

ap gov: intro - edwards chapter 1; collect parent letter

phil: students as "knowers"; areas of knowledge; elements of critical thinking - the art of questioning powerpoint; collect parent letter

30
31
september 1

2 even

soc: two basic sociological questions; sociological perspectives powerpoint (functionalism); TED talk "Do Schools Kill Creativity"; collect parent letter

soccer:

3 odd

ap gov: us constitution - edwards chapter 2

phil: Socrates - theory of knowledge; Wittgenstein - language; read and discuss "The Socratic Inquisition", "The Young Wittgenstein's Mirror", and "The Older Wittgenstein's Games"; intro theme 1 paper

4 even

soc: sociological perspectives powerpoint (conflict, symbolic interactionist, global)

soccer:

5 odd

ap gov: us constitution - lasser articles 1.1-4, 1.8

phil: read "Appearance and Reality" (Russell); read and complete "Belief and Certainty"; Russell - logical atomism, set theory, Russell's paradox

6
7

8 even

soc: early sociologists powerpoint; read and discuss "The Other Darwin"

soccer:

9 odd

ap gov: federalism - edwards chapter 3

phil: read and discuss Plato's "Allegory of the Cave" and "The Divided Line"; watch The Matrix (The Real World/The Search is Over)

10 even

soc: chapter 1 exam

soccer:

11 odd

ap gov: federalism - lasser articles 2.1-4

phil: read "Protagoras and the Pigs" and "The Problem of the Criterion" (Chisholm) and complete web exercise; Socratic seminar "is there any knolwedge in the world..."

12 even

soc: culture and society powerpoint; TED talk "Cultures at the Far End of the World"; intro culture project; watch sample culture project

soccer:

13

14

15 odd

ap gov: review

phil: writing prompt on "is there any knowledge in the world..." & Socratic seminar; read and discuss "Fallacious Reasoning"

 

16 even

soc: begin culture presentations; elements of culture (language) powerpoint; read and discuss "In Their Own Words", "A Politically Correct Lexicon", "Online Language", and "Gay"

soccer:

17 odd

ap gov: unit 1 multiple choice exam

phil: intro to logic; logic puzzles

18 even

soc: culture presentations; elements of culture (norms, sanctions, values)

soccer:

19 odd

ap gov: unit 1 free response exam

phil: read "Ockham's Razor", "Hume's Fork", and "Reid's Common Sense"

20
21

22 even

soc: culture presentations; cultural variation powerpoint; TED talk "Documenting Our Endangered Cultures"

soccer:

23 odd

ap gov: public opinion - edwards chapter 6; lasser articles 5.2-3

phil: discuss glossary of critical thinking terms; writing prompt on Ockham, Hume, and Reid & Socratic seminar

24 even

soc: culture presentations; socialization and the self (Cooley, Mead) powerpoint

soccer:

25 odd

ap gov: media - edwards chapter 7; lasser article 7.2

phil: submit theme 1 paper question

26 even

soc: culture presentations; socialization and the self (Goffman, Freud, Piaget) powerpoint

soccer:

27
28

29 odd

ap gov: political parties - edwards chapter 8; lasser article 8.1

phil: intro mathematics; Thales powerpoint; read and discuss "Thales' Well"

30

 

       

[late start day] [no school]