Homework+2013-2014

=Work Plan for Wednesday, March 5, 2014=

1) go over how to embed a video on the LiceoToK wiki 2) guidelines for final draft of script: Graded based on: form (accuracy, coherence, organization, clarity, mechanics) and content (explanation, usefulness, knowledge issue) 3) Written response: Reflection Journal =View the presentation - Logical Fallacies=

Please view the following presentation about Logical Fallacies. Which logical fallacy makes the most sense to you, or do you think is the most interesting, or have you encountered most in life?

Almendros: Tuesday, 17 December Olivos: Wednesday, 18 December = = =Extra Credit= Go to the page that corresponds to your parallel (Almendros or Olivos). Find two articles on the internet, one that you believe and one that you don´t believe. Write your name, post the links to each article, and explain why you believe or don't believe it. Up to ten points added to lowest grade. Limited time: due Wed. 23 Oct for Almendros, and Thursday 24 Oct. for Olivos.

Follow this format:

Walter Moore Believe: (link) I believe this article because... Don't believe: (link) I don't believe this article because...

=Visual Representation: Second-hand knowledge and its limitations= Create a collage (using drawings, magazine cut-outs and other visual media) to illustrate your understanding of second-hand knowledge and its limitations. You will have one class day to work on it, and what you don't finish must be completed at home.

Due: Olivos - Wednesday, 23 October Almendros - Thursday, 24 October

Grading Criteria
 * Knowledge** – //in-depth understanding of the content (second-hand knowledge and limitations)//
 * Graphics** – //are relevant and directly related to topic//
 * Visual appearance** – //attractive, good use of color, neatly organized, clear//
 * Participation** – //student worked entire time given on visual presentation, was not disruptive//

=Quiz #3: Your learning and personality styles= Follow the links, and fill in your information.

ALMENDROS: http://liceotok.wikispaces.com/Almendros OLIVOS: http://liceotok.wikispaces.com/Olivos

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=Quiz #2: Your ToK Notebook (binder)= You must have the following items in your ToK Notebook.
 * Syllabus (plan sintéctico)
 * Diagnostic
 * Notes: Truth, Belief, Knowledge
 * ToK Diagram (see below)
 * Notes: What makes me a knower?
 * Notes: "The map is not the territory"
 * Your drawing of the map
 * What good are schools? - Reading
 * Inventories (3): Myers-Briggs personality typology, Multiple Intelligences, Learning Style(s)
 * Notes: Knowledge vs Information; Second-hand knowledge
 * TED Talk viewing guide: Kenneth Robinson's "Schools are Killing Creativity"
 * Notes: Criteria for Reasonable Knowledge

Grading criteria: Each item is worth one point. A point is deducted for any missing item. Date: Oct. 8 & 9 (Almendros); Oct. 9 & 10 (Olivos) --- this is the same as the Concept Check Quiz =

= =Quiz #1: Concept check= Please review the following concepts. - factors that contribute to you as a knower (religion, urban/rural, mother tongue, gender, age) - What good are schools? - Schools are Killing Creativity (main ideas) - Myers-Briggs personality typology, Multiple Intelligences, Learning Style(s)
 * On Tuesday and Wednesday (Almendros) or Wednesday and Thursday (Olivos) of the week of 7 October, you will randomly choose one concept and you must talk about it for about 30 seconds (or less).**

- definition of knowledge (justified true belief) - "Nothing is Certain" or "All Truth is Relative" - relativism - cartographer's paradox - Mercator projection, Hobo-Dyer equal area projection - "The map is not the territory" - Knowledge vs Information (House vs Bricks) - Second-hand knowledge sources (cultural tradition, school, the Internet, expert opinion, the news media) - knowledge claims - criteria for reasonable knowledge (evidence & coherence) - argument ad ignorantium and confirmation bias

Grading criteria: you can speak fluently about the topic given and how it is related to ToK, make personal references (to your own experience), using appropriate vocabulary and mostly correct grammar and pronunciation

Date: Oct. 8 & 9 (Almendros); Oct. 9 & 10 (Olivos) =
 * **__Pronunciation__**: //__The__ student pronounces and articulates their words clearly.// || ** 2 ** || ** 1.5 ** || ** 1.0 ** || ** 0.5 ** ||
 * **__Fluency__**: //The student is able to speak about the topic naturally and without hesitation.// || ** 2 ** || ** 1.5 ** || ** 1.0 ** || ** 0.5 ** ||
 * **__Vocabulary__**: //The vocabulary used is correct and appropriate for the student’s age and level.// || ** 2 ** || ** 1.5 ** || ** 1.0 ** || ** 0.5 ** ||
 * **__Grammar__**: //The grammatical structures used are correct and appropriate for the student’s age and level.// || ** 2 ** || ** 1.5 ** || ** 1.0 ** || ** 0.5 ** ||
 * **__Content__**://The idea or ideas expressed is/are complete and correct. Concrete connections are made to ToK and student’s personal experiences.// //.// || ** 4 ** || ** 3 ** || ** 2 ** || ** 1 ** ||
 * |||||||| ** Total ** ||

= =**Assignment #2: Your profile as a knower**=

//Recall that we discussed at least 5 factors that influence you as a knower (age, gender, urban/rural, spiritual tradition/religion, ). Please choose one or more of these, or come up with a factor on your own, and write a paragraph describing how it is the most influential on your status as a knower. Keep in mind things like how this factor influences what you know and how you know it, your attitude towards knowledge, and your access to knowledge.//
 * ASSIGMENT**: //You will write two paragraphs://



Then, write about or illustrate your personality, intelligences and learning style. Discuss the results from the PERSONAL LEARNING STYLES INVENTORY and the MYERS-BRIGGS INVENTORY or the MULTIPLE INTELLIGENCES INVENTORY.

What are your needs related to your personality/learning type? What type of jobs could you have? How do you feel about what you discovered about yourself? How will you use this knowledge in the future? //.// //Include introduction and concluding sentences. Any outside information must be cited according to MLA format.// Almendros: Thursday, Oct. 3 Olivos: Friday, Oct. 4
 * GRADING CRITERIA**: //include evidence and examples from your own personal experience for your claims. Use correct spelling, punctuation, grammar.//
 * TIME**: //approx. 20-45 minutes//
 * DUE DATE**:

=Assignment #1: YOU are the Knower= Find out more about yourself, what makes you tick, how you learn. First, take the LEARNING STYLES INVENTORY, to find out if you are a visual, auditory or tactile learner. [] Then, choose to either take the MYERS-BRIGGS INVENTORY or the MULTIPLE INTELLIGENCES INVENTORY:
 * []**
 * OR**
 * []**

Write down or type what you have learned about yourself and put it in your ToK binder. Later you will write a journal about yourself as a KNOWER.

Due dates: Almendros: Wednesday, Sept. 23 Olivos: Wednesday, Sept. 23

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