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ConVal High School

Philosophy and Ethics Class
Mr. O'Leary

The ConVal High School Community is dedicated to learning, thinking and growing.

Syllabus

 

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Links

DLP Narrative  html | pdf
Writing about Philosophy
DLP Cover html | pdf

 

 

 

 

 

"We are all drugged by our own frenzy."

Ralph Waldo Emerson

 

 

 

 



"It is not how much a man has which makes him happy, it is how little he wants."

Seneca

 

 

 

Plans

 

EthicsNov 5 - 8
 
 Monday
  Introduction to course; Class reading of "The Allegory of the Cave"; writing time for a 7-12 sentence paragraph on points of interest and evaluation of the reading and course introduction
    Assignment: Complete Writing for sharing
 Tuesday
  Sharing of paragraphs in class; Class reading of the Allegory; writing time for 7-12 sentence paragraph on points of interest and evaluation of the reading and paragraph sharings
Assignment:
Complete Writing for sharing
   
 Wednesday
  Class sharing of paragraphs; Video: Ideas; writing time for 7-12 sentence paragraph on points of interest and evaluation of the video and paragraph sharings
Assignment: Complete Writing for sharing
   
 Thursday
  Sharing of writings; Completion of Quia Feedback Survey; Writing of Learning Essay for Documentation of Learning Packet; Handidng in of Packet
Assignment:
None
   
 Friday
  No School — Teacher Workshop
Assignment:   None
   

EthicsNovember 13 - 16
 
 Monday
 

No School — Veterans' Day
Assignment:

 
 Tuesday
  Sharing of survey results; Discussion of the allegory details; Writing Prompt: What are the chains that hold you to your reality? Reading: Plato on Self-Discipline, discussion and writing
Assignment:
Complete Writing for sharing
   
 Wednesday
  Homework check; discussion of writings; Reading: Socrates' Acceptance of Death. Writing to prompt
Assignment: Complete Writing for sharing
   
 Thursday
  Homework check; discussion of writings; Video: Ideas; Writing to prompt
Assignment:
Complete Writing for sharing
   
 Friday
  Homework check; Completion of survey; DLP completion and Handing in.
Assignment:   Complete DLP if necessary
   

Ethics  November 19 - 20
 
 Monday
 

Sharing of surveys, collection of dlp's; viewing of the movie The Matrix; complete a writing on the movie and the allegory of the cave.
Assignment:Complete the writing if necessary

 
 Tuesday
  Finish The Matrix, writing and discussion.
Assignment:
None: Have a great vacation!!
   

Nov 25 - 30
 
 Monday
 

Discussion of video and allegory; Class reading of Epicurus' Principal Doctrines. Writing time on two ofthe Doctrines
Assignment:Complete writing if needed

 
 Tuesday
  Homework check; lineup; discussion of writings; class reading of Epicurus' Principal Doctrines. Writing time on two ofthe Doctrines
Assignment:
Complete writing if needed
   
 Wednesday
  Homework check; lineup; discussion of writings; class reading of Epicurus' Principal Doctrines. Writing time on two ofthe Doctrines
Assignment: Complete writing if needed
   
 Thursday
  Video: Pi; Writing on Pi
Assignment:
Collate writings for DLP
   
 Friday
  Finish video: complete survey; writing DLP narrative
Assignment:   Finish DLP if needed
   

December 3 - 7
 
 Monday
 

Sharing of survey results; homework check; class reading of Epicurus' Principal Doctrines; writing about docrines
Assignment:complete writings, if needed

 
 Tuesday
  Homework check; sharing of writings; class reading of Principal doctrines; writing to doctrines
Assignment:
complete writings, if needed
   
 Wednesday
  Homework check; sharing of writings; Video: Pi; Writing on Pi
Assignment: complete writings, if needed
   
 Thursday
  Homework check; sharing of writings; Video: Pi; Writing on Pi
Assignment:
complete writings, if needed
   
 Friday
  Homeworki check; Survey completion; wriitng of learning narrative; dlp completion
Assignment:   Complete dlp if necessary
   

December 10 - 14
 
 Monday
 

Homework check; class reading of Seneca on Philosophy; writing time; Stoicism PPP
Assignment:complete writings, if needed

 
 Tuesday
  Homework check; sharing of writings; class reading of Seneca's
Assignment:
complete writings, if needed
   
 Wednesday
  Homework check; Discussion of writings; Video: The Last Samuri
Assignment: complete writings, if needed
   
 Thursday
  Finish Video; writing time for video
Assignment:
complete writings, if needed
   
 Friday
  complete survey; complete learing narrative and compile DLP
Assignment:   Complete dlp if necessary
   

December 17-21
 
 Monday
 

Survey sharing; Video discussion: class reading of "On the Reading of Books" and Cicero's "The Six Mistakes of Man"; Writing to Prompt
Assignment:Complete writing if needed

 
 Tuesday
  Discussion of writings: video: Soldier
Assignment:
Complete writing if needed
   
 Wednesday
  Video: Soldier and discussion
Assignment: Complete writing if needed
   
 Thursday
  Video: The 300
Assignment:
Complete writing if needed
   
 Friday
  Take survey; Finish video
Assignment:  None
   

January 2-4
 
 Monday
 


Assignment:

 
 Tuesday
 
Assignment:
 
   
 Wednesday
  Books out: Tuesdays with Morrie: class reading of novel; writing prompt
Assignment: Complete writing if necessary
   
 Thursday
  Homework check; discussion of writings; class reading of novel; writing to a prompt
Assignment:
Complete writing if necessary
   
 Friday
  Homework check; discussion of writings; class reading of novel; writing to a prompt
Assignment:   Complete writing if necessary
   

January 7 - 11
 
 Monday
 

Class reading of Tuesdays with Morrie; writing to prompt; sharing of writings
Assignment:None

 
 Tuesday
  Class reading of Tuesdays with Morrie; writing to prompt; sharing of writings
Assignment:
 
   
 Wednesday
  Class reading of Tuesdays with Morrie; writing to prompt; Video: Walkabout
Assignment:
   
 Thursday
  Sharing of writings: Finish Video
Assignment:
   
 Friday
  Completion of survey; Completion of DLP narrative and booklet
Assignment:  
   

January 14 - 18
 
 Monday
 

Video: Passion in the Desert; Writing prompt
Assignment: Complete writing prompt if needed

 
 Tuesday
  Finish video: writing prompt
Assignment:
Complete writing prompt if needed
   
 Wednesday
  Video: Tuesdays with Morrie; writing prompt
Assignment: Complete writing prompt if needed
   
 Thursday
  Finish video; writing prompt
Assignment:
Complete writing prompt if needed
   
 Friday
  Complete Survey; complete DLP
Assignment:   Complete DLP if needed. Complete Course Evaluation Survey
   

January 22 - 25
 
 Monday
 

No School — Civil Rights Day
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 Tuesday
  Review for final
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 Wednesday
  Finals Blocks 1 and 2
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 Thursday
  Finals Block 3 and 4
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 Friday
  Finals Make-up Day
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