ASSIGNMENT CHECKLIST

These need to be checked-off by Saturday, June 11th - midnight.
1.  Self-Evaluation
- find the criteria again at http://wok-reasoning.wikispaces.com/Self+Evaluation
- EMAIL to dbrooker@europeanschool.com

2. ETHICS
a. 2 POSTS on Blog (find the information on the assignments in the old Posts below)
b. 1 Survey

3. MATHEMATICS
a. 2 POSTS
b. 1 Survey

4. HISTORY
a. 1 POST

5. Monday 16th May (check old Posts on this site)
a. Essay Re-Write on Wiki
b. 1 Post

Ethics Week

Last Assignments:
1. Page 224 - Choose ONE theme (Rape, FGM, etc.) and discuss the arguments. 1 to 2 Paragraphs.
2. Discuss - What is the source of morality? Pg 227/228. 2 to 3 Paragraphs.

POST or EMAIL your Paragraphs.

Enjoy!...
mr David...

Week to Monday May 30

Time to tackle Mathematics:
1. POST - Is Mathematics discovered or invented? Argue your point of view.
2. POST - To what extent is knowledge gained in Mathematics similar and/or different to knowledge gained in History?
               Math Presentation groups are exempt.

3. SURVEY - respond to the survey for the Mathematics presentation groups
4. READ - Ethics - pps221 to 226

T-Minus 3 Weeks!!

Week to Monday May 16th

Task 1: History Knowledge Issues
1. Post three KIs raised from history on you BLOGS.
2. Find and read at least TWO other postings of classmates

Task 2:
1. Remeber to post you ESSAY REWRITE on the WIKI
http://wok-reasoning.wikispaces.com/Essay+Re-Write

Task 3:
1.  Choose ONE of the following questions and write a short paragraph with your response.
2.  Post your paragraph on your BLOG.

Choices:
a.  Compare these two claims.  Which of these views do you think is closer to the truth?

“In a very real sense the study of history is concerned with a subject matter more objective and independent than that of the natural sciences.  Just because historical matters is in the past, is gone… its objective reality is guaranteed; it is beyond being altered for any purpose whatsoever.” - G.R. Elton

“Though God cannot alter the past, historians can.” - Samuel Butler

b.  What do you understandd by George Orwell's observation, 'Who controls the past controls the future, who controls the present controls the past'?  To what extent do you think it is true?

c.  'The study of history is so important that it should be a compulsory IB subject.'  To what extent do you think this is true?

d. According to a well-known adage, 'history is written by the victors'.  How different do you think it would be if it were written by the losers instead?


Task 4:
1. Read 'Mathematics' section Pages 134 to 138


Task 5:
1. Click on the SURVEY questions to the RIGHT of the blog.
2. Take the SURVEY

Work for Monday May 2nd

1. Read Companion Book - pages 187 to 198 (can skip extra text boxes if wish)
2. Find three Knowledge Issues raised from your reading - write them on a small piece of paper.
3. Re-write your Mini-mini ToK essay using the comments you recieved from your evaluator.
4. Post your comments on the new Wiki Reasoning page: http://wok-reasoning.wikispaces.com/Essay+Re-Write

5. Groups for presentations: groups of 3 or 4. Once you have your group, email me your preferences (History, Math, or Ethics).  Bidding opens at 8pm Wednesday - first come, first served.

Enjoy...

Week of March 28

Grading and Evaluations:

A.  Essay Grading:
1.  Read the essay you are grading.
2.  Find the criteria at http://wok-reasoning.wikispaces.com/Essay+Grading
3.  Follow the directions and email results to Mr. David...
Due date is Friday 1 April

B.  Self Evaluation
1.  Read the criteria at http://wok-reasoning.wikispaces.com/Self+Evaluation
2.  Follow the directions and email results to Mr. David...
Due date is Friday 1 April

Enjoy!...

The Essays' Life

Week of March 1: 
Begin on the mini-ToK essay

Choices:
1.  When should we trust our senses to give us truth?
2.  Evaluate the strengths and weaknesses of reason as a way of knowing.

Task:
a. Choose a Topic.
b. Create a Knowledge Issue
c. Create 1 or 2 Main Points about your KI
d. Find an example that's relevant for your MP
e. EXTRA - find a counterclaim!
f. POST on your BLOG

DUE - Saturday, March 5

ESSAY DUE - Monday, March 21

So what's all this about KIs?

For this week (Feb 21st):
1.  Print or write or draw the Knowledge Issue descriptor (from Real Life Situation to Good) - Keep this in your notebook at ALL times.
2. Complete the chart for 'A film on haunting', 'A news report on swine flu', and 'An interview with Miss Anne'.
3.  Create a new column from scratch (at least ONE).
4.  Post your FOUR columns on your BLOG.

This is Due Saturday, February 26th.

On SUNDAY:
Please find and comment on at least TWO other students' BLOGS.

Enjoy!

Group Language Assignment Presentation

Goal: To present a group-inspired concept of language, knowing, symbolism, communication in a multi-media format.
Using: Blogs, Wiki's, Videos, Pictures
Date: Tuesday, February 8
Present time - 5 to 10 minutes in-class to showcase your creation
Published so that everyone can access the presentation

'Making A Blog' Assignment

1. Create a Blogspot Account with Blog Name
2. In Class Wiki for Language - add blog name next to your Email information
3. POST a 200 to 400 word paragraph on LANGUAGE
4. Find two other blogs and respond to their POST

The World of Language

The very fact that humans are able to convert the world into commonly attributed symbols with which we share, exchange, and expand our personal and social knowledge, defines us as a species.  In other words, without language we could never have advanced to the society we have.  We will be examining and discussing these concepts in the coming weeks.