Seminar Topic: Hobbes/Locke & LOTF

The theme and moral of Lord of the Flies is described by Golding as follows:

"The theme is an attempt to trace the defects of society back to the defects of human nature. The moral is that the shape of a society must depend on the ethical nature of the individual and not on any political system however apparently logical or respectable."

After considering the theme and moral of Lord of the Flies, does the story show MORE of Hobbes's view of human nature & government or does it show MORE of Locke's view of human nature and government? Be sure to state your idea clearly and prove your answer by discussing why.

 

 

On the wikispace, there is a graphic organizer to assist you in preparation.  This should be completed and brought to class for me to collect.  You should complete 2 of these, 1 for Locke and 1 for Hobbes. 

Locke...

Today in class you learned:

State of nature:  characterized by perfect freedom and equality--but restricted by the Law of Nature

Law of Nature:  Reason-->teaches us not to harm ourselves or others in health, life, liberty, and possessions.  We all have this.

Therefore, if we all possess the instinctual law of nature, then why would people want to leave the state of nature?  Is there a danger?  If so, what is the danger?

Be prepared to discuss this question by writing out your thoughts. 

Then answer Interpretive Questions 2 & 3. 

Monday's homework...

For tomorrow, please read Of Civil Government, by John Locke.  Take notes in your notebook (computer).  Be ready for a potential DIRT tomorrow!

For English, along with your assigned vocab and reading, please complete the crossword puzzle below...

http://www.armoredpenguin.com/crossword/Data/2012.12/0310/03105325.546.html

Weekend Homework

For the weekend, please complete the following...

Now that you have the general idea of Hobbes' view of human nature, please consider the following questions (using your readings) and write down answers:

1.  What do people actually give up when they enter into the social contract?

2.  Look up the word "expedient".  Is Hobbes authorizing Machiavelli's standard of the "end justifies the means" for the leader?

3.  Look up the word "sovereign".  What does it mean to have sovereign power?

4.  In reading about the 2 different ways the sovereign gains power, are the people submitting by force or by choice?  Be careful!

Answer Interpretive Questions 3-5

For Friday

Answer questions 1 & 2 for Hobbes.  Weekend homework will be out out tomorrow...

Sunday 4:30pm in H214!

Optional review session about the exam--You need to bring specific questions, as I will not be reteaching the entire term.  You may come just to listen, but remember we need questions to have a review session. 

REMEMBER THAT THE EXAM IS MONDAY 12 NOON IN MACNEIL LOUNGE!

Thursday Update!

Hello all,

C & D blocks--your homework remains the same for Thursday.  A & B blocks, please remember to bring all History sources from this term. 

To all of you!  Please ready Mr. Smith's assignment for class tomorrow.  He will be discussing everything with you D block and B block.  C & A blocks will be history classes. 

To be clear, we are combined for all classes still. 

Your final draft is due tomorrow!  Get it done and get it printed!

Additional homework:

For the readings Justification By Faith and On the Bondage of the Will, please work up answers to the following questions:

1.  What is it that Luther is using faith to justify?
2.  Why would this concept of 'Justification By Faith' anger the Church?  Why would people accept this idea willingly?
3.  How does Luther view the idea of "Free Will"? 

When completed these questions, read Condemnation of the Peasant Revolt, which is the 3rd reading of that packet.  Be prepared to discuss these readings!

If you want Mr. Smith's English assignment to complete on your computer, visit the Wiki Space and it is available for you as a 'Word' doc. 

Last week! Monday--homework

For tonight:

C & D:  Read Justification By Faith and On the Bondage of the Will --both by Martin Luther--Take notes in your notebooks (or computers).  Remember to follow your note-taking guides!

A & B:  Please complete your rough drafts and bring a printed copy to class tomorrow for A block--That is first block, so no excuses about printing please!!!
Also!  Read Justification By Faith and On the Bondage of the Will --both by Martin Luther--Take notes in your notebooks (or computers). Remember to follow your note-taking guides!

To all sections!  Remember that Reformation papers are due Wednesday.  The time for extra help is running out!  See me if you want help!!!

Weekend homework...

A & B Blocks:  History--> Typed, double-spaced and printed out for class on Monday-->Introduction and 3 body paragraphs

English-->Read lines 927-1098 and 1135-1267


D & E Blocks: History-->Typed, double-spaced and printed out for class on Monday-->rough draft, meaning all 5 paragraphs


Reminder for all classes!  Email me direct if you want extra help.  Also, I will be at brunch in the dining hall on Sunday morning if you want to come then.  Remember, do not wait!  Sunday would be a great time to meet!

For Friday!

Pay attention to the appropriate block assignment:

A & B:  Complete 3 body paragraphs for class Friday.  We will spend a few minutes of class covering an Introduction paragraph, and you will have to complete that for the weekend. 

Also, read and take notes on Antigone up to lines 941.

C & D:  Complete 2 body paragraphs for Friday.  We will spend class time writing as well as discussing an Introduction paragraph and Conclusion paragraph, which you will complete for Monday. 

Also, read and take notes on Antigone up to lines 941.

For Thursday

C & D Blocks:  on 1 page, typed up thesis and all 3 pieces of evidence

A & B Blocks:  Typed up thesis, all 3 pieces of evidence, and 1 complete body paragraph

Hurricane day off...but...

To all History Blocks:

I think some of you have forgotten that I have access to the document you are working on and should have completed by now.  All blocks should go back and check their work because the documents in all classes are woefully incomplete.  C block--where is your work? 

For tomorrow, you will all have written a clear, well-thought out thesis statement to bring to class.  This will be based on looking over this document and determining what the 3 most important causes to the Reformation were.  We have a lot of work to do, and missing today's class does not help, so be prepared to meet for the full long block of your class this week.  If we don't have school tomorrow, I will be posting an additional assignment here on the blog for you to complete.  Stay tuned, but in the meantime, go back and look over all readings and notes to complete that document completely. 

MC

Homework For Monday, 29th

History:

1.  Finish the Google Doc on Forces that Caused the Reformation.  Remember to coordinate your efforts with your group!
2. Based on your reading and answers to the 'Forces' sheet, create a thesis that answers the following question:

• What were the three most important causes of the Reformation?

Homework 10/24-10/25

Read Luther Leads the Reformation and Indulgences by Tetzel.  Take notes on those readings according to the note-taking guide.  Please take good notes, as it could (hint hint) help you next class!

!!Notes must be printed for class-->no computers!

Homework For Long Weekend!

History:  Please read the 3 page packet that starts with Luther's World.  Then answer the questions on the back page.

**The power point and the Luther's World reading are accessible if you click on "Culley's Wiki" on the sidebar.  The reading is on a PDF, so you can enlarge the font to read it easier. 

English:  Read Antigone lines 1-262.  Put yourself in the moment for the characters of Antigone and Kreon at the start of the play.  What are you feeling?  Write a paragraph for each character. 


Have a great weekend!!

Reminders for Test!

What to bring:

1. Columbine book
2. Notes:  character logs, notes on analytical writing, etc. (in hard copy-->Do not bring your computer and expect to use the notes off of it!!)
3. Computers only if you have a documented accomodation to use it.
4. a writing utensil

Tuesday

For homework, finish Columbine!  Chapters 50-53.

Monday, 10/8

Columbine Chapters 48, 49.

Also!  For history, please bring in your thesis statements with 3 pieces of evidence, making sure they are all written out (or typed) on one page. 

For weekend!

Apologies for the late post, but read Chapters 44-47 of Columbine.  That is all. 

October 3, Homework (For Friday)

Columbine chapters 41-43

Homework, Tuesday 10/2

Columbine through Chapter 40. 

Also, prep for your history seminar.  If you wish to fill out the graphic organizer on your computer, go to the Culley's wiki on the sidebar, and you will see it on the home page. 

For the weekend...

...read Columbine chapters 31-34

Columbine Homework 9/26

Read Chapters 28 thru 30. 

Mountain Day Weekend Homework

Read Chapters 20-22 for the weekend.  Have a great weekend!

CSC Homework for Friday, September 21st.

Please read Chapters 16-19, which brings us to the end of Part 1 of Columbine. 

In addition, please prepare for the seminar question that applies to your class.  The questions are below:

• What factor contributed most to the ease with which Eric and Dylan carried out their plot?

OR

• Does Dave Cullen remain completely neutral in reporting the events at Columbine?  Or does he glorify or vilify the massacre?

If you would like a digital copy of the preparation chart, please go to the link on the sidebar that says "Culley Wiki".  On the home page, you will see a word document that you may use. 

Columbine Log/Reading for Monday Night

Tuesday will begin our discussions on Columbine.  In order to get the discussions rolling and to keep you organized, please begin the assignment below. Be sure to complete this assignment in your notebook.  If you wish to complete it on a computer, please understand that you will need to have it in class too.  Therefore, bring it with you each day.  We will also work on this Log in class.  Tonight's assignment is to begin the log for the first 6 chapters. You also must read Chapters 7 through 11.   Do not spend more than 1 hour and 15 minutes on the homework tonight.  A character list will be included, but please feel free to add characters as needed.  The assignment is as follows:

            Columbine introduces a host of different characters, as Mr. Cullen carefully and meticulously details their experiences, attitudes, and relationships.  Keeping track of all these personalities is essential for synthesis of Columbine.  With the following organizer, you will keep a record of the characters’ lives.  This is a record of history.  Therefore, you must choose the moments in which there was a significant description, event, relationship, conversation, or outside influence that revealed something about the character.  An example of how to begin is below. Remember that this will be on-going, so leave plenty of room to add notes on each!

Name	Record Data and Chapter with page number
Eric Harris	·         Charming to all people, especially women—Chapter 2, page 6 ·         “cool brain”—good student, but smoked, drank, dated,  invited to social gatherings –Chapter 2, page 6 ·         Conversation with his friends—“I hate almost everyone”—stated to his friends with no emotion, Chapter 2, page 12

Character List:
Eric Harris
Dylan Klebold
Frank DeAngelis
Dave Sanders/Family
Dwayne Fuselier
The Brown Family
Nate Dykeman
Tom and Susan Klebold
Wayne and Kathy Harris
The Bernall Family
Sheriff John Stone
Mark Manes
Robyn Anderson
The Ireland Family

 

Due Monday

My apologies for not posting, but you need to read the first 6 chapters of Columbine

History Homework: Aristotle

For the final class of this week, please re-read Aristotle's Politics and answer Interpretive Questions 4 and 5.  That is all!

CSC Homework for September 11

The CSC will split up for the remainder of the week.  This means you will be in your assigned History/English classes.  The homework below is for the next class meeting:

English:  The poem that we read in class, The Book, is about an object from the speaker’s school that has meaning for him/ her.

For tonight, choose an object that in some way represents Lawrence Academy for you. If you’re a returning student, it may be something you know well. If you are a new student, it may be something new and strange – challenging or promising. The object can be very small or very large – something on your desk, a piece of clothing or jewelry, a book or notebook, a part of the campus, even a building.

· Write a paragraph telling why the object has meaning for you.

· Look at the object carefully. Hold it in your hand if you can. Look at it from many angles.

· Make a list of sensory, descriptive words and phrases about the object.

· Imagine that the object can speak. What would it say to you?

Spend about a half hour doing this exercise. Don’t settle for easy observations and ideas. Push yourself to think and feel deeper.

No one will see this except you and your teacher, who will simply check that you did the homework.

History:  Read Aristotle's Politics.  Just read it.  Do not attempt to answer the Interpretive Questions.

 

Welcome to the CSC Blog.  You will find all homework assignments posted here on this site, along with any pertinent class information.  The Blog has links on the sidebar that will enable you to navigate anywhere you are instructed to-->for example the "Culley Wiki". 

Along with your assigned "Black Ice" homework, you must create a Gmail account through Google and email me at mjculleyla@gmail.com.  Please label the email as "test".  This will enable us to network together throughout the year, and have Google's educational applications at our disposal.  To get started, go to www.gmail.com.  Then follow the instructions for creation of email.  If you already possess a Gmail account, you may use that existing address.  Remember!  Your names and addresses must be appropriate for school!!