Monday, February 28, 2011

Weekly Syllabus: Week 6


Week 6
 Three Worlds of Inquiry: The Western World, The Communist World, The Third World

Monday, February 28
Class
-       Initial inquiry: Kevin Rudd Apology: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b3TZOGpG6cM&feature=fvsr
o   Questions
o   Discussions
o   Notes
-       Things Fall Apart, ch 16
o   Questions
o   Notes
-       Homework review
-       “Lab” time with grade interviews and term 3 goals setting

Assignment
-       Start collecting notes for answers to your questions
o   Your notes must be collected in a place where I can review
-       Blog post (WR process: clarity and use of language)

Tuesday, March 1
Class
-       Initial Inquiry:
o   Strayer 976, “Fight for Liberty”
§  Analysis and commentary
§  Critical questions
§  Notes
o   Strayer 1028 “Lenin Lives”
§  Analysis and commentary
§  Critical Questions
§  Notes
-       Writing Assignment: Compare the two images.  Write the beginnings of an essay wherein you compare and contrast the purposes and effects of the two images. 
-       Lab time with grade interviews and term 3 goals setting

Assignment
-       Continue collecting notes for your questions
o   There will be a note review on Wednesday
-       Blog post (WR process: clarity and use of language)

Wednesday, March 2
            Class
-       Notes review: Turn in your notes and show your progress (this will provide evidence of AH and CT process: organization of material, relevancy of material, depth of inquiry)
-       Harkness/Socratic Discussion: What obstacles impede the goal of universal human rights?
Please provide suggestions for reflection by Tuesday evening. (SP and CT Process: tone, volume, clarity, textual references, questions, depth of conversation)
           
Assignment
-       Take home peer paper for review; edit carefully
-       Blog post (WR process: clarity and use of language)


Thursday, March 3
            Class
-       Writing Workshop: return peer review essays.  Discussion: TBD
-       Things Fall Apart, ch. 21
o   Questions
o   Notes
-       Commentary: The Proud Tower: The conditions for World War I

Assignment
-       Edit, revise and/or rewrite the essay comparing Lenin and Liberty. Due Friday
-       Continue collecting notes for your questions

Friday, March 4
            Class
-       Journal: What makes war worth the cost?
o   Reflection and discussion
-       World War I video: TBD
-       Journal: Are the costs ever worth not going to war


            Assignment
-       Collect your work from the “lab” project; TBD

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