Welcome back from break!! Please remember, at this point in the school year, we are operating on a very tight schedule. Please make sure to be in class everyday!
Wednesday 5/7
Monday 5/5
Thursday 5/1
Tuesday 4/29
Friday 4/25
Wednesday 4/23
Monday 4/21
Wednesday 4/16
Monday 4/14
- No warm-up
- Quick group discussion/review
- Siddhartha Unit Essay Test
Monday 5/5
- No warm-up
- Group reports from Thursday's class ("The Son" and "Om")
- Reading from World Lit book- "Philosophy and Spiritual Discipline" from the Bhagavad-Gita pp.468-475
- Group 7 presents
- Last LC group today for "Govinda" + class discussion
- Test review
- Homework- review group presentations and unit materials for unit test next class (timed write)
Thursday 5/1
- No warm-up
- Group reports for Tuesday's LCs ("By the River" and "The Ferryman")
- Group 6 presented- click here
- Broke up into cohorts for LC jobs for "The Son" and "Om"
- Homework- finish reading the book, "Govinda"; group 7 presents next class
Tuesday 4/29
- Warm-up: response/discussion to Dali Lama quote- click here
- Group 5 presentation- click here
- Broke up into cohorts- worked on LC jobs for readings "By the River" and "The Ferryman" - class discussion will be next class
- Homework- read "The Son" and "Om"; group 6 will present
Friday 4/25
- Read "Right-Mind, Wrong-Mind" in World Lit textbook (pp. 478-483)
- Group 4 presented- click here for link
- Broke up into cohorts: assigned a lit circle role to each group
- Class discussion will be on Thursday
- Homework- read next two chapters "By the River" and "The Ferryman"; group 5 presents next
Wednesday 4/23
- Warm-up video: "Good Karma $1" (click here to watch)
- Group 3 cohort presented- The Four Purusarthas- see link here for ppt
- Broke up into cohorts: assigned a lit circle role to each group; group discussion/complete LC role- link to Reality Connector article click here and here
- Class discussion and group reports
- Homework: read next chapter in text- "Amongst the People" & "Samsara"; Group 4 cohort presents next class
Monday 4/21
- Warm-up: watched Soul Pancake Buddhism video (click here to watch)
- Group 2 cohort presented- Life of Siddhartha Gotama and foundations of Buddhism- see link here for ppt
- Broke up into cohorts: assigned a lit circle role to each group; group discussion/complete LC role- link to Reality Connector article click here
- Class discussion and group reports
- Homework: read next chapter in text- "Kamala"; Group 3 cohort presents next class
Wednesday 4/16
- Warm-up: read "Hundred Questions" from the Mahabharata in the World Lit textbook (in class set of texts) pp.460-465
- Group 1 cohort presented- background on Hinduism and the Varnas- see link here for ppt
- Broke up into cohorts: assigned a lit circle role to each group; group discussion/complete LC role- link to Reality Connector article click here
- Class discussion and group reports
- Homework: read next two chapters in text- "Gotama" and "Awakening"; Group 2 cohort presents next class
Monday 4/14
- Discussed the schedule for the remainder of the school year and upcoming units
- Began the Siddhartha unit by reviewing eastern philosophical concepts/ideas
- Handed out background info packet- PLEASE DO NOT LOSE THIS!! (posted under Course Docs tab)
- Broke up into groups and scheduled presentations by reading sections
- Homework tonight- everyone: read "The Brahmin's Son" & "With the Samanas"; Group 1: complete presentation for selected topics and be ready to present next class