Justified+True+Belief

= Knowledge claims =

= = = By now, you should have a better idea of how TOK defines knowledge. Continue to read the text by van de Lagemaat, up to page 27. After the Calvin and Hobbs cartoon, use the text to answer the following questions. =



= Reading review and critical analysis: The NATURE OF KNOWLEDGE =

===You will be put into groups of three. Working together, answer the following questions, 1-5, in your notebook. After 7 or so minutes, you will rotate - ones will rotate counter-clockwise, threes will rotate clockwise, and twos will stay where you are. This is for a grade. By the end of Class #2, any questions that you have not finished must be completed by homework. They are due the next class at the end of class.=== = =

CLASS #1
=Knowledge=

Defined as "Justified True Belief" - but what does that mean?
Start reading on page 27.

Follow-up questions:
1. What role does judgement play when raising skeptical doubts? 2. Why is it said that there is an ethical element built into the pursuit of knowledge?

=Levels of Knowledge=

Follow-up questions: 3. Why is much of our understanding somewhat superficial? 4. Give an example of a topic/subject that you once had a superficial understanding of but now have a deeper understanding of. 5. What is the difference between knowledge and information?

CLASS #2
=Second-Hand Knowledge=

6. What role do culture and language play in the search for knowledge? 7. Why is it important to think about what we are told before accepting it? What is it called when we blindly accept what we are told? 8. Please list the limitations of each source of knowledge by authority: --->a. cultural tradition --->b. school --->c. the Internet --->d. expert opinion --->e. the news media 9. What are the limitations of second-hand knowledge?

=CLASS #3 and #4=

Instructions:
1) The class will be divided into three groups. Each group must read, collectively, the mini-play called "The Mouse Who Ate the Cheese" 2) After reading and understanding the story (ask Walter if you have any questions or doubts), each group must prepare to act out their assigned ACT. 3) In order to do this, each group member will have important roles: secretary, actors, props and scenery designers, materials manager, director/directions manager. The secretary must make note of what each group member does and is responsible for all written material. 4) You will have the entire class to figure out who is doing what and how you will creatively present your part. Part of Class #4 will be used for acting.





=Class #4= The Mouse Who Ate the Cheese
 * Secretary, please write on a sheet of paper the contribution that each group member has made to the preparation of the play. This will help determine each group member’s participation grade. **

Opening activity

= Class #4 = What do I know...? That the chickens that produce these eggs...

Lived like this...

And I know that chickens that produce these eggs...

Probably lived like this...