Monday, October 22, 2012
BIWEEKLY SCHEDULE(3)FOR THE WEEKS OF OCT. 22 AND 29, 2012
EYE-OPENER OF THE WEEK: It is conceivable that religion may be morally useful without being intellectually sustainable. J.S. MILL
KEY DATES
1. On Friday, Oct. 26, we will take our FIELD TRIP to possibly the Rare Book Room and definitely the Art Institute. If we go to the Rare Book Room, we will meet in the foyer of the High School at 8:00; if we are simply going to the Art Institute, we will meet in the foyer at 9:15. We will return on the 2:20 train. Bring money for lunch and the train.
2. During the first class period of the week of Oct. 29 we will have a REFORMATION TEST. There will be four possible essay questions: 1. What impact did the Reformation have on art? 2. Could you argue that the Reformation was a MODERN event? 3. What were the consequences of the Religious Wars? 4. What were the components of the Commercial Revolution? Of these four questions, two will appear on the test.
3. . On Friday, Dec. 7, your Chain of Circumstance RESEARCH PAPER is due. See Selected Evaluations in course syllabus for the first quarter for a description of it.
The Week of Oct. 22
THE LONG PERIOD: we will assign writers to the Key Figures of Late Modernity.
CLASS ONE: We will discuss the outline for the essay question, Could you argue that the Reformation was a modern event? HOMEWORK: prepare an outline for the essay question, What were the consequences of the Religious Wars?
CLASS TWO: we will discuss the essay question that we outlined. HOMEWORK: outline the questions, What were the components of the Commercial Revolution and What impact did the Reformation have on art? With the latter question, choose two art objects to support your position.
CLASS THREE: We will discuss the two outlines. HOMEWORK: prepare for TEST on the Reformation during the first class period of next week.
CLASS FOUR: FIELD TRIP.
The Week of Oct. 29
THE LONG PERIOD: we will see the video of Michael Lewis talking about the sovereign debt crisis.
CLASS ONE: REFORMATION TEST. HOMEWORK: please sections 17-19 in the green Palmer book.
CLASS TWO: we will discuss the reading. HOMEWORK: please read sections 20-21.
CLASS THREE: we will discuss the reading. HOMEWORK: please read sections 22-23.
CLASS FOUR: NO SCHOOL--PROFESSIONAL DAY.
KEY DATES
1. On Friday, Oct. 26, we will take our FIELD TRIP to possibly the Rare Book Room and definitely the Art Institute. If we go to the Rare Book Room, we will meet in the foyer of the High School at 8:00; if we are simply going to the Art Institute, we will meet in the foyer at 9:15. We will return on the 2:20 train. Bring money for lunch and the train.
2. During the first class period of the week of Oct. 29 we will have a REFORMATION TEST. There will be four possible essay questions: 1. What impact did the Reformation have on art? 2. Could you argue that the Reformation was a MODERN event? 3. What were the consequences of the Religious Wars? 4. What were the components of the Commercial Revolution? Of these four questions, two will appear on the test.
3. . On Friday, Dec. 7, your Chain of Circumstance RESEARCH PAPER is due. See Selected Evaluations in course syllabus for the first quarter for a description of it.
The Week of Oct. 22
THE LONG PERIOD: we will assign writers to the Key Figures of Late Modernity.
CLASS ONE: We will discuss the outline for the essay question, Could you argue that the Reformation was a modern event? HOMEWORK: prepare an outline for the essay question, What were the consequences of the Religious Wars?
CLASS TWO: we will discuss the essay question that we outlined. HOMEWORK: outline the questions, What were the components of the Commercial Revolution and What impact did the Reformation have on art? With the latter question, choose two art objects to support your position.
CLASS THREE: We will discuss the two outlines. HOMEWORK: prepare for TEST on the Reformation during the first class period of next week.
CLASS FOUR: FIELD TRIP.
The Week of Oct. 29
THE LONG PERIOD: we will see the video of Michael Lewis talking about the sovereign debt crisis.
CLASS ONE: REFORMATION TEST. HOMEWORK: please sections 17-19 in the green Palmer book.
CLASS TWO: we will discuss the reading. HOMEWORK: please read sections 20-21.
CLASS THREE: we will discuss the reading. HOMEWORK: please read sections 22-23.
CLASS FOUR: NO SCHOOL--PROFESSIONAL DAY.
Sunday, October 7, 2012
BIWEEKLY SCHEDULE (2) FOR THE WEEKS OF OCT. 8 AND 17, 2012
THE EYE-OPENER OF THE BIWEEKLY: I wandered lonely as a cloud/That floats on High o'er Vales and Hills,/When all at Once I saw a Crowd,/A Host, of Golden Daffodils;/Beside the Lake, Beneath the Trees,/Fluttering and Dancing in the Breeze. William Wordsworth
KEY DATES:
1. On Friday, Oct. 19, Cynthia Noble will give her talk on Rococo, Neoclassical and Romantic Art.
2. On Friday, Oct. 26, we will take our FIELD TRIP to the Rare Book Room and the Art Institute.
3. During the first class period of the week of Oct. 29 we will have a REFORMATION TEST. There will be four possible essay questions: 1. What impact did the Reformation have on art? 2. Could you argue that the Reformation was a MODERN event? 3. What were the consequences of the Religious Wars? 4. What were the components of the Commercial Revolution? Of these four questions, two will appear on the test.
4. On Friday, Dec. 7, your Chain of Circumstance RESEARCH PAPER is due. See Selected Evaluations in course syllabus for the first quarter for a description of it.
The week of Oct. 8
EXTRA HALF HOUR: modernity project.
CLASS ONE: EURO TEST on the Renaissance. HOMEWORK: please read sections 9 and 10 in Palmer.
CLASS TWO: we will discuss the reading. HOMEWORK: please read pages 131-143 in the Manchester handout, A World Lit Only By Fire and the Bainton handout.
CLASS THREE: we will discuss the readings. HOMEWORK: please read sections 11 and 12 in the green Palmer and the handout, How a Revolution Saved an Empire.
CLASS FOUR: we will discuss the readings. HOMEWORK: please read sections 13 and 14 in Palmer.
The Week of Oct. 15
The extra half hour: we see Michael Lewis talk about the European debt crisis
CLASS ONE: we will discuss the reading. HOMEWORK: finish chapter 3 in Palmer.
CLASS TWO: we will discuss the reading. HOMEWORK: we will assign students to prepare outlines on how the Reformation impacted art and how it could be argued that the Reformation was a modern event.
CLASS THREE: Cynthia Noble's art talk on Rococo, Neoclassical and Romantic art.
KEY DATES:
1. On Friday, Oct. 19, Cynthia Noble will give her talk on Rococo, Neoclassical and Romantic Art.
2. On Friday, Oct. 26, we will take our FIELD TRIP to the Rare Book Room and the Art Institute.
3. During the first class period of the week of Oct. 29 we will have a REFORMATION TEST. There will be four possible essay questions: 1. What impact did the Reformation have on art? 2. Could you argue that the Reformation was a MODERN event? 3. What were the consequences of the Religious Wars? 4. What were the components of the Commercial Revolution? Of these four questions, two will appear on the test.
4. On Friday, Dec. 7, your Chain of Circumstance RESEARCH PAPER is due. See Selected Evaluations in course syllabus for the first quarter for a description of it.
The week of Oct. 8
EXTRA HALF HOUR: modernity project.
CLASS ONE: EURO TEST on the Renaissance. HOMEWORK: please read sections 9 and 10 in Palmer.
CLASS TWO: we will discuss the reading. HOMEWORK: please read pages 131-143 in the Manchester handout, A World Lit Only By Fire and the Bainton handout.
CLASS THREE: we will discuss the readings. HOMEWORK: please read sections 11 and 12 in the green Palmer and the handout, How a Revolution Saved an Empire.
CLASS FOUR: we will discuss the readings. HOMEWORK: please read sections 13 and 14 in Palmer.
The Week of Oct. 15
The extra half hour: we see Michael Lewis talk about the European debt crisis
CLASS ONE: we will discuss the reading. HOMEWORK: finish chapter 3 in Palmer.
CLASS TWO: we will discuss the reading. HOMEWORK: we will assign students to prepare outlines on how the Reformation impacted art and how it could be argued that the Reformation was a modern event.
CLASS THREE: Cynthia Noble's art talk on Rococo, Neoclassical and Romantic art.
Thursday, October 4, 2012
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