Mind and Brain

 For the Tenth Week (June 4, June 6)

• Read for Monday: Osherson: Men and Shame; Kindlon and Thompson: Raising Cain; Young-Eisendrath: Women and Desire (on Downloads page)
  
• Write: integrative essay is due Mon. 
• Anatomy: Use the study guide, coloring book and websites to prepare for the quiz on Wed.; Bring your Coloring Books to class Wed.  We'll review them as you take the quiz
• Portfolio: Bring your complete portfolio on Wed.  It should include all your ABC papers, your first integrative essay, all drafts of both essays, and anything else that shows your work during the quarter (class notes, reading notes, etc.). Put it in a FLAT folder (easier for us to stack and carry).

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Past Weeks

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 For the Ninth Week (May 30) --Note: Monday is a holiday

• Read for Wednesday: Beverley Daniel Tatum, Ch. 2, 4, 6 (on Downloads page)
  
• Write: Reflection (ABC) paper on Tatum; Think about how what she says about identity connects with what we've read about the "self" in Damasio, Hobson, Nelson, etc.

This is your last Reflection paper, so make it a good one. Use the ABC format if you wish, or any other format that works for you.

For the Eighth Week (May 21, May 23)

• Read for Monday: Kathrine Nelson, Ch 11; (on Downloads page)
  
• Read for Wed.: "PTSD and Neuroscience" and Beah article (on Downloads page)
  
• Write: ABC paper for Mon. only; Draft of integrative essay is due Wed., bring 2 hard-copies
• Anatomy coloring: plate 5-26 for Wed.

Second Integrative Essay Assignment

For the Seventh Week (May 14, May 16)

• Read for Monday: Siegel (Ch. 3, "Attachment")
• Read for Wednesday: Kathrine Nelson, Ch 3; Marshall Rosenberg on "Empathy"
  
• Write for Monday and Wednesday: ABC paper each class
• Anatomy coloring: plate 5-33 for Wed.

For the Sixth Week (May 7, May 9)

• Read for Monday: Hobson (Cradle of Thought) p. 123-end
• Read for Monday: Siegel (Ch. 2, "Memory")
• Write for Monday: ABC paper (no ABC assigned for Wed.)
• No coloring assignment this week. Review of quiz on Wed.
• Integrative essay due on Wed.

For the Fifth Week (April 30, May 2)

• Read for Monday: Hobson (Cradle of Thought) preface - p. 122
• Read for Monday: Siegel (Ch. 2, "Memory") pp. 23-47
• Read for Wednesday: Siegel, pp. 47-66
• Write for Monday: ABC paper (no ABC assigned for Wed.)
• No coloring assignment this week. Study for the quiz on Wed.
• Draft of Integrative essay due on Wed. Bring two copies, one to turn in, one to "peer-edit" in class
  

Fourth Week (Mon. April 23 and Wed. April 25)

• Read for Monday: Damasio (The Feeling of What Happens) pp. 279-335
• Read for Wed: Oliver Sacks chapter (download) "The Man Who Mistook ..."
• Color Anatomy Pages: 4-9, 4-11, 5-1
  
• Write an ABC paper on the Reading, Revise it for Wed. based on Mon. seminar

The First Integrative Essay Assignment (Draft is due May 2)

Third Week (Mon. April 16 and Wed. April 18)

• Read for Monday: Damasio (The Feeling of What Happens) pp. 131- 276
  

• Color Anatomy Pages: 2-3, 2-5, 4-4
  

• Write an ABC paper on the Reading, Revise it for Wed. based on Mon. seminar

Second Week (Mon. April 9 and Wed. April 11)

• Read for Monday: Damasio (The Feeling of What Happens) through p. 130

• Color Anatomy Pages: 1-5, 1-6; 2-1

• Write an ABC paper on the Reading, Revise it for Wed. based on Mon. seminar
  

• For Wed.: Read the Non-Violent Communication handout

First Week (Mon. April 2 and Wed. April 4)

The books need to buy for the class:

• The Feeling of What Happens, by Damasio
• The Cradle of Thought, by Hobson
• The Human Brain Coloring Book

Get a good set of colored pencils (12 colors or more) and a small efficient sharpener

Read the First Week Texts from the Download Page