Tuesday, May 17, 2011

Works Cited Generator

http://www.correctclick.com/biblio/

* Note: Halfway down the page is a tool for citing the kind of "Personal Interview" you're going to be doing with Ryan on Wednesday.

Philo Final





Note: If you would like to do something else for your written final, I'm open to your suggestions, just let me know what you're thinking ASAP.

For those of you that would like a little more structure, we're going to go with the same format we used for your paper on the "Renaissance and Enlightenment" Philosophers:

Independent Project
1. NO GROUP WORK

2. MLA Essay Format
* Double-spaced - NO TITLE PAGE - 12pt Times New Roman
Heading in upper left-hand corner

3. 9th and 10th Graders
* 3 pages double spaced with a works cited page

4. 11th and 12th Graders
* 5 pages double spaced with a works cited page

5. Tues + Weds + Thurs / Interview with Ryan on Wednesday
* Research + Writing

6. Friday 5/20
* Research + Writing

7. Monday 5/23
* Rough Draft Due

The Questions…

1. What’s your philosopher’s basic philosophical thesis?
2. What’s the historical context of your philosopher?
3. What’s the legacy of your philosopher?
4. What’s the contemporary significance of your philosopher?
5. How does the work of your philosopher specifically apply to both your own life and RLA as a school?

More requirements.....

9th and 10th Graders
*2 secondary source quotes
*2 primary source quotes (Interview with Ryan Counts)

11th and 12th Graders
*3 secondary source quotes
*4 primary source quotes (Interview with Ryan Counts)

Choices:

Any philosopher we've covered up to this point, or the following 20th century thinkers:

John Rawls
Richard Wollheim
Paul Feyerabend
Jean-Francois Lyotard
Noam Chomsky
Jurgen Habermas
Richard Rorty
Edward Said
Peter Singer

Tuesday, May 10, 2011

Waking Life: An existential wake-up call?



Yo - here's a relatively scholarly article on the philosophical underpinnings of "Waking Life." Please use it to complete your essay assignment.

Essay Question: In your mind, what is the philosophical thesis behind Waking Life? Please defend your response with two examples from the movie itself and two accurately sourced quotes from the article posted to the blog.

Requirements: MLA Format, Double-Spaced, 12pt Times New Roman, No Title Page, No Title, Heading in Upper Right-Hand Corner. Unless there is some kind of major catastrophe in your life, this is due no later than 2:30 today. No Excuses. No Exceptions.



-Ned-