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| 1 | Nothing yet... | Who's who, introductions The Syllabus How assignments work How our website works |
| 2 | Chapter 1, read thoroughly Chapter 1, list the six most important points/terms Chapter 1, identify the BIG QUESTION Read NOT THE NEWS Read through the links Check the bulletin board often | -Presentation on Cooperative Learning -Chapter 1, develop review list -Chapter 1, discuss BIG QUESTION -Study Skills, read over for yourself -Discuss Not the News |
| 3 | -Chapter 2, read thoroughly -Chapter 2, list the six most important points/terms -Chapter 2, identify the BIG QUESTION -Chapter 1, review for quiz -Chapter 1, write answer to BIG QUESTION -Read NOT THE NEWS -Read through the links -Check the bulletin board often | -Take quizzes on Chapter 1. -Chapter 2, develop review list -Chapter 2, discuss BIG QUESTION -Discuss Not the News -Begin debate 1 process... discuss; brainstorm topics. |
| 4 | -Historical Interlude, read thoroughly -Historical Interlude, list the six most important points/terms -Historical Interlude, identify the BIG QUESTION -Kushner on the Garden of Eden, read thoroughly -Kushner on the Garden of Eden, list of the six most important points. -Kushner on the Garden of Eden, identify the BIG QUESTION -Chapter 2, review for quiz -Chapter 2, write answer to BIG QUESTION -Read NOT THE NEWS -Read through the links -Check the bulletin board often | -Take quizzes on chapter 2. -Historical interlude and Kushner, develop review list -Historical interlude and Kushner, discuss BIG QUESTION -Discuss Not the News -Debate 1, do a practice debate. Choose topics for teams. -Presentation on Separating Good from Bad Information |
| 5 | -Chapter 3, read thoroughly -Chapter 3, list the six most important points/terms -Chapter 3, identify the BIG QUESTION -Historical Interlude and Kushner, review for quiz -Historical Interlude and Kushner, write answer to BIG QUESTION -Read NOT THE NEWS -Read through the links -Check the bulletin board often | Take quizzes on historical interlude and Kushner. -Chapter 3, develop review list -Chapter 3, discuss BIG QUESTION -Discuss Not the News -Debate 1, time for teams to prepare... Debates next week. -Presentation on critical thinking |
| 6 | -Chapter 4, read thoroughly -Chapter 4, list the six most important points/terms -Chapter 4, identify the BIG QUESTION -Chapter 3, review for quiz -Chapter 3, write answer to BIG QUESTION -Read NOT THE NEWS -Read through the links -Check the bulletin board often | -Take quizzes on chapter 3. -Chapter 4, develop review list -Chapter 4, discuss BIG QUESTION -Discuss Not the News -Debate 1, hold debates -Presentation on critical thinking |
| 7 | -Historical Interlude, read thoroughly -Historical Interlude, list the six most important points/terms -Historical Interlude, identify the BIG QUESTION -Womens' issues, read thoroughly -Womens' issues, list the six most important points/terms -Womens' issues, identify the BIG QUESTION -Chapter 4, review for quiz -Chapter 4, write answer to BIG QUESTION -Read NOT THE NEWS -Read through the links -Check the bulletin board often | -Take quizzes on chapter 4. -Presentation on women -Historical interlude and women's issues, develop review list -Historical interlude and women's issues, discuss BIG QUESTION -Discuss Not the News -Debate 1, hold debates... finish -Presentation on critical thinking |
| 8 | -Chapter 5, read thoroughly -Chapter 5, list the six most important points/terms -Chapter 5, identify the BIG QUESTION -Historical Interlude and Women's Issues, review for quiz -Historical Interlude and Women's Issues, write answer to BIG QUESTION -Read NOT THE NEWS -Read through the links -Check the bulletin board often | -Take quizzes on historical interlude and womens' issues. -Chapter 5, develop review list -Chapter 5, discuss BIG QUESTION -Discuss Not the News -Begin preparation for debate 2. Discuss how it works. Brainstorm topics. -Presentation on Toffler's Third Wave |
| 9 | -Chapter 6, read thoroughly -Chapter 6, list the six most important points/terms -Chapter 6, identify the BIG QUESTION -Chapter 5, review for quiz -Chapter 5, write answer to BIG QUESTION -Read NOT THE NEWS -Read through the links -Check the bulletin board often | -Take quizzes on chapter 5. -Chapter 6, develop review list -Chapter 6, discuss BIG QUESTION -Discuss Not the News -Debate 2 preparation time. -Presentation on Fourth Turning |
| 10 | -Chapter 7, read thoroughly -Chapter 7, list the six most important points/terms -Chapter 7, identify the BIG QUESTION -Chapter 6, review for quiz -Chapter 6, write answer to BIG QUESTION -Read NOT THE NEWS -Read through the links -Check the bulletin board often | -Take quizzes on chapter 6. -Chapter 7, develop review list -Chapter 7, discuss BIG QUESTION -Discuss Not the News -Debate 2 preparation time. -Presentation on critical thinking |
| 11 | -Historical Interlude, read thoroughly -Historical Interlude, list the six most important points/terms -Historical Interlude, identify the BIG QUESTION -Chapter 7, review for quiz -Chapter 7, write answer to BIG QUESTION -Read NOT THE NEWS -Read through the links -Check the bulletin board often | -Take quizzes on chapter 7. -Historical interlude, develop review list -Historical interlude, discuss BIG QUESTION -Discuss Not the News -Debate 2, hold debates -Presentation on critical thinking |
| 12 | -Chapter 8, read thoroughly -Chapter 8, list the six most important points/terms -Chapter 8, identify the BIG QUESTION -Chapter 7, review for quiz -Chapter 7, write answer to BIG QUESTION -Read NOT THE NEWS -Read through the links -Check the bulletin board often | -Take quizzes on chapter 7. -Chapter 8, develop review list -Chapter 8, discuss BIG QUESTION -Discuss Not the News -Debate 2, finish debates. -Presentation on critical thinking |
| 13 | -Chapter 9, read thoroughly -Chapter 9, list the six most important points/terms -Chapter 9, identify the BIG QUESTION -Chapter 8, review for quiz -Chapter 8, write answer to BIG QUESTION -Read NOT THE NEWS -Read through the links -Check the bulletin board often | -Take quizzes on chapter 8. -Chapter 9, develop review list -Chapter 9, discuss BIG QUESTION -Discuss Not the News -Presentation on critical thinking |
| 14 | -Chapter 10, read thoroughly -Chapter 10, list the six most important points/terms -Chapter 10, identify the BIG QUESTION -Chapter 9, review for quiz -Chapter 9, write answer to BIG QUESTION -Read NOT THE NEWS -Read through the links -Check the bulletin board often | -Take quizzes on chapter 9. -Chapter 10, develop review list -Chapter 10, discuss BIG QUESTION -Discuss Not the News -Presentation on critical thinking |
| 15 | -Dead Week -Chapter 10, review for quiz -Chapter 10, write answer to BIG QUESTION -Read NOT THE NEWS | -Take quizzes on chapter 10. -Discuss Not the News -Presentation on critical thinking |
| 16 | Final Exam |
| -Chapter 1, Intro & Greek Philosophy -Not the News | Due Week 2 |
| -Chapter 2, Reality and Being, Ontology, Buddhism, Quantum Theory, Materialism, Cosmology. -Not the News | Due Week 3 |
| -First Historical Interlude, Early Christianity; and -Kushner's paper on the Garden of Eden -Not the News | Due Week 4 |
| -Chapter 3, Who are we? Human nature and human freedom. -Not the News | Due Week 5 |
| -Chapter 4, Religion -Not the News | Due Week 6 |
| -Historical Interlude on the Medieval and Modern Worlds -Readings on Women's Issues -Not the News | Due Week 7 |
| -Chapter 5, Knowledge -Not the News | Due Week 8 |
| -Chapter 6, Truth, Social history. -Not the News | Due Week 9 |
| -Chapter 7, Aesthetics -Not the News | Due Week 10 |
| -Historical interlude on the brain, postmodernism, neural networks -Not the News | Due Week 11 |
| -Chapter 8, Politics. -Not the News | Due Week 12 |
| -Chapter 9, Social philosophy -Not the News | Due Week 13 |
| -Chapter 10, Ethics. -Not the News | Due Week 14 |
| -Dead Week... -Not the News | Due Week 15 |
| -Final Exam -Not the News | Due Week 16 |
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