Division 4 Humanities - Philosophy and Education
Due Date	Assignment
Monday, January 30	Poetry Analysis papers due.
Thursday, January 25	Have your thesis statement, poem(s), and outline prepared for your poetry analysis paper.  You should also have done any research that may be needed for your paper by this point.
Monday, January 30th	For Claire:  1) 5 detailed, two-paragraph annotations of sources relevant to mandatory drug-sentencing laws and gender/structural oppression.
Tuesday, January 24th	For Nini: 1) Answer detailedly follow-up questions from freewrite. 2) Read "Of Our Spiritual Strivings" from The Souls of Black Folks.
Monday, January 23	Finish It Happened One Night.  We will also start filming Monday.  http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=469537997522665739
Tuesday, January 17	Bring in props/costumes!  Bring in anything you think might work - the more choices we have the better!
Friday, January 13	Bring in props for silent film.  Nini, bring in camera.
Tuesday, January 10-Thursday, Jan. 12	Finish the last 10 minutes of Nanook of the North and write a response paper focusing on the questions posed at the beginning of the reading given out in class.  Does all of a  documentary have to be "real" in order to be worthy?  How to we see the "other" in documentaries today?   Finish (or watch) Dr. Caligari and write a response responding to a particular aspect of the essay and refute it or defend it using examples from the film (or others).  (Due Wednesday, Jan. 11) Write a response paper for Sherlock Jr. focusing on the question: Are there movies you have seen recently that the critics "didn't get?" but you saw something in the film?  Are there some films that might not be critically acclaimed but are universally enjoyed?  Does a movie have to have a serious dramatic theme in order to be good?  Link that to the Keaton film critics and Sherlock Jr.  You could also choose your own topic if you wish.  (Due Thursday, Jan 12).  Come up with two or three ideas for a silent film for the contest (due Thursday, Jan 12). Here is the website: http://www.makesilentfilm.com/page?name=heardownload Nanook:  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kaDVovGjNOc Caligari:  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ALqnSUMHPrA
Thursday, January 5	Read the Dr. Caligari handout for Thursday.  We will finish the movie and begin another in class Thursday!
Wednesday, January 4	Read pages 64-72 in "A History of Narrative Film" and the Birth of a Nation handout.  After reading, write an analysis of the film.  Do you agree with the writers?  If not, why?  What new conclusions about the film can you make?  Your analysis should be approximately 2 pages.
Wednesday, December 21	Watch Birth of a Nation up to hour 2 so that we can finish the film in class on Wednesday.  http://www.archive.org/details/dw_griffith_birth_of_a_nation
Monday, December 19	Read the Norton Reader analysis of "A Trip to the Moon" and write a response paper (1.5 or 2 pages) responding to the essay and to the film.
Monday, December 12	Please finish all edits of papers and unit plans!  We will be finishing these projects Monday and beginning our film unit on Tuesday!
Friday, December 9	Finish edits on papers and finish unit plans.  We will continue exhibition prep tomorrow.
Tuesday, December 6	Practice your radio commentaries!  Read them aloud to yourselves, a friend, a pet or a stuffed animal!  Just practice them.  Bring a cold lunch for the field trip tomorrow, as well as subway passes (if you have them.)
Monday, December 5	Finish edits on previous papers/assignments.  Finish radio commentaries.  We will be reading and proofing commentaries one last time before recording on Tuesday.  Finish "How to Read the Air" by Wednesday the 7th. Unit plans for curriculum project due by the end of class Thursday, December 8.
Wednesday, November 29 - Friday, December 2	Finish reading "How to Read the Air" by next Wednesday, December 7.  We will have our book club meeting on that Wednesday.  We will be working on radio commentary writing in class and paper edits in class this week.  First drafts of the radio commentaries are due Friday, December 2 at the start of class.
Friday, November 18	Finish your class observation reflection and turn in tomorrow.
Tuesday, November 15-Monday, November 21	Read Chapters 3, 6, 7, 8, and 9 for Friday the 18th.  We will discuss all the chapters you have read in class on MONDAY, NOV 21! A draft of your projection map for the curriculum project is due Monday, November 21.  Be ready to turn it in at the beginning of class. **Book club book postponed until after Thanksgiving break!**Please finish the book club book, "How to read the Air" for Monday the 21st.  We will be having out book discussion and walk to the bookstore on Monday.
Thursday, November 9 and Monday, November 14	Read the first two chapters in "Class Matters."  Be sure you have started our class book group book "How to Read the Air."  Post your stories on Figment!
Wednesday, November 9	We will take time in class tomorrow to dicuss your writing pieces for the NY Times "Opening Lines" project.  Be sure to sign up for a Figment account.  Here is the original NY Times page to remind you of the assignment:    http://learning.blogs.nytimes.com/2011/10/13/using-opening-lines-from-the-magazines-lives-column-as-writing-prompts/ Also, bring in ideas for your curriculum project.  We will be getting feedback from the class.  Here is the assignment document: http://www.cushycms.com/temporary_uploads/171628/curriculum project.pdf
Tuesday, November 8	Come to class with a list of possibilities/ideas for topics, skills, activities for your curriculum project. We will be sharing with Misha's class and getting their feedback.  Also, finish edits on Education philosophy papers.  Due date for Final draft: Thursday, November 10.
Monday, November 7	Read Chapter 4 in the Curriculum Mapping text for Monday.  We will discuss in class.
Monday, November 7	After visiting the Boston Children's Museum, write a paper discussing what your observations of the people and exhibits at the museum tell us about education.  Pick a framing question and use examples you observed to support your claim.  What does the museum say about what "we" believe is important about children's education?  What do the exhibits tell us about what we value in education?  What does it tell us about gender roles in education?  How do children learn?
Friday, November 4	Use the Frontline episode to think about implications of technology on education.  Define for yourself what technology is and how it has affected your education. 1. Interview one or more students or interview another young person you know (a sibling, a friend or friend’s school-age children, etc.). Ask this student or these students to tell you about their relationship to technology. How do they define it? How do they interact with it? What roles does it play in their lives? (You will need to be able to help them explain what technology is. Try to get at their definitions without imposing yours.) 2 . Reflection: Compare your experience with the student’s or students’. What are some similarities, if any? What are the implications for education?
Monday, October 31	Read "The New Girl Order" for Monday.
Thursday, October 27 and Friday, October 28	Continue writing your draft of the ed philosophy paper.  The first full draft with citations (and bibliography) is due Friday.  For Thursday, complete the reflection on the documentary you watched in class on Tuesday.  Sam and Nini:  For Friday, please write a reflection for your internship experiences.
Monday, October 24	Write the next portion of your paper (next idea from thesis statement).  Remember to include sources!
Wednesday, October 19	Continue researching for your educational philosophy papers.   Your introduction (with your thesis statement) and your first argument (with bibliographical info and citations) should be written by Friday. For additional info, you can use the Boston Public Library website and search the online education journals, or search your local library for e-journals on education.
Thursday and Friday, October 13 and 14	Continue researching for your educational philosophy papers.  An outline with sources for your paper is due Friday.
Wednesday, October 12	Read the copied chapter on philosophies of education from "Teaching to Change the World."  Begin researching for your educational philosophy papers.  An outline of your paper with a preliminary bibliography is due by Friday.  Be sure to log into Noodle Tools to begin taking notes and documenting your sources.
Tuesday, October 11	Read Chapter 10: Wendy Driver
Friday, October 7	Read pages 163-181 in Unequal Childhoods
Thursday, October 6	Read Alexander Williams' story in Unequal Childhoods.
Wednesday, October 5	Read Chapters 4 and 5 in Unequal Childhoods.  Do you feel that there are benefits to the Natural Growth method of raising children versus the Concerted Cultivation method?  Explain.
Tuesday, October 4	Read page 35-65 in Unequal Childhoods.  Can you identify with Garrett?  Is Garrett like other kids you know?  Do you feel that Garrett will be "successful" in the future?
Monday, October 3	Read Chapters 1 and 2 of Unequal Childhoods.  Work on editing college essays.  Good luck on the SAT!
Wednesday, September 28	Bring in another draft of your college application essays. Read Chapters 4, 5, and 6 of Dewey.
Tuesday, September 27	Bring in another draft of your college application essays.  Read Chapters 1, 2, and 3 in John Dewey.
Monday, September 26	Bring your third draft of your essay and we will complete some (final??) edits.  Also, review Friere so we can continue our conversation on Monday.
Friday, September 23	Write a second draft of your essay.  Great work on draft #1!  We will share edits tomorrow.
Thursday, September 22	Write a first draft of an essay for the Common App.  If you already have an essay, write another one.  You never know if you'll write something better!  We will share drafts tomorrow in class.
Wednesday, September 21	1. Finish Freire. 2. Spend at least 30-45 minutes thinking and writing about the college essay brainstorm questions.  All this prep work will make for a better college essay in the end!  Bring in your responses for sharing.
Tuesday, September 20	Finish Freire for Wendesday.
Monday, September 19	Write a 1-2 page reflection about the film "Waiting for Superman."  Did you agree with the filmmaker?  Why?  Do you think there are other solutions?  Do you think the solutions claimed in the film would really work for all students?  What might you take away from the film to add to your philosophy of education?
Friday, Sept. 16	Read Chapter 3 of Freire.  Also, jot down some ideas from the part of "Waiting for Superman" we watched in class today.  You will be writing a reflection on the film for HW tomorrow.
Monday, Sept 12	Read Freire's "Pedagogy of Freedom" Prologue, Introduction and Chapters 1 and 2.  What are Freire's major points regarding the current system of education in America?  How does he suggest changing the system?
Friday, Sept. 9th	Write a one page (or more) reflection about an expeirence in your education that has gone well for you.  It could be a specific day, an assignment, a teacher...Be sure to identify the experience clearly and talk about why it was so successful for you.
Wednesday Sept., 7th	Come to the first day of school with your summer assignments completed :-)