an Introduction to the Philosophies of Earth
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The Spectrum of Philosophies an Introduction to the Philosophies of Earth |
Schedule
| Assignments | Due Dates | Points |
| Quizzes | These will pertain to weekly topics. These
will be comprised of either short answer, multiple choice,matching
and/or “fill-in-the-blank” type questions based on readings and lecture
and PowerPoints. They will be worth ten percent of your grade
or 1% each. The questions on the quizzes will be the exact questions
you will find on the midterm. They can be found posted on
Blackboard. These are due by the time of the midterm examination and / or final, whichever applies. |
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| Outline | To be submitted via email by October 16th
Failure to meet the deadline will result in a letter grade
drop.
OUTLINEClick here for outstanding example of a GRADE A
Outline. For the first three classes, I will address the general theme of philosophical inquiry, its nature and purpose and how to construct an outline that can focus on our textbook or be found anywhere on the web or in an old-fashioned book (see website examples). This will be a 7 or more page outline of a classic philosophical work or part of a work that addresses a philosophical subject. For example, you might want to make a video comparing Socrates to the Buddha. In this case, you would find a philosophical question addressed among the writings of Plato and in early Buddhist literature respectively and critically assess the answers each philosopher gave to the question. You may also focus on a general topic such as “Environmental Philosophy” but in this case, I still request that you present part of a classic text, for example, Rachel Carson’s Silent Spring. Your job will be to whittle the mass of information the authors present into a highly concise outline.
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| Paper | Due submitted to email by November 1st
Failure to meet the deadline will result in a letter grade drop. FINAL PAPERClick here for outstanding example of a GRADE A Paper.. The final paper will be a concise, 10-15 paper (double-spaced, one-inch margins, 12 pt. font) that summarizes the essence of your philosopher’s thought. The first three pages will be your distillation of the essential points of introducing the topic, giving your author’s background and the key point made. |
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| Videography | Due by November 25th. Failure to meet the
deadline will result in a letter grade drop. FILMING AND DIGITAL EDITINGClick here for outstanding example of a GRADE A Videography. You be will expected work out the
narration of your final papers and adding visuals to this to support the
intellectual content of your paper. Have no fear, all will be provided
by way my personal tutorial and in-class instruction.
The length of these film projects will be no more than fifteen minutes nor be less than ten minutes in length. These I then post (with your permission, after grades are finalized) on youtube edited and on the course site as the original file. If you agree, you are officially considered "published".
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| Attendance | This is a "face-to-face" class and I want to take
advantage of that. With the exception of two excused absences, more
than that may result in the forfeiture of 5 grade points per
further class missed!!!!!!! |
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| Midterm | October 16th (in class) |
15 |
| Final | TBA (in class) |
15 |
| Total |
100% |
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| Extra Credit | Please see me for options...due by the last day of class. |
5% |