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Week 1, Sept. 25-29

Due: Tuesday 9:00 am - Descartes' first Meditation prepared for seminar; letter sent to faculty ; terms defined. Wednesday 9:00 am - first writing exercise completed and posted. Bring three copies of your assignment to Friday's Writing Tutorial. Thursday 9:00 am - Descartes' second and third Meditations prepared for seminar ; also bring your written description of the "Wax Philosophical" observation-experiment to seminar.

Week 2, Oct. 1-5

Due: Monday 9:00 am - Group A essays to be posted; Tuesday - Plato, Protagoras prepared for seminar; Wednesday 5:00 pm - Dedicated Readers post their critiques; Thursday - further preparation for seminar on Protagoras; Euclid assignment (see assignment page) for afternoon Practicum; Friday 9:00 am - all essays read that have been posted for yourWriting Tutorial.

Week 3, Oct. 8-12

Due: Monday 9:00 am - Group B essays posted; Monday 9:00 pm - Group A rewrites delivered to faculty mailboxes; Tuesday - Hesiod, Theogony/Work and Days read closely in time for seminar; Wednesday 9:00 pm - Dedicated Readers post their critiques;Thursday- Plato, Timaeus (introduction and first main section, link on Drupal "Resources" page) and Genesis 1-3 prepared for seminar, Euclid Book I, Propositions 6 - 12 prepared for Practicum; Friday 9:00 am - all essays read that have been posted for your Writing Tutorial.

Week 4, Oct.15-19

Due: Monday 9:00 am - Group A essays posted; Monday 9:00 pm - Group B rewrites delivered to faculty mailboxes; Tuesday - Plato, Meno read closely in time for seminar; Wednesday 9:00 pm - Dedicated Readers post their critiques;Thursday- Plato, Meno prepared for seminar, Euclid Book I, Propositions 13 - 19 prepared for Practicum; Friday 9:00 am - all essays read that have been posted for your Writing Tutorial.

Week 5, Oct.22-26

Due: Monday 9:00 am - Group B essays posted; Monday 9:00 pm - Group A rewrites delivered to faculty mailboxes; Tuesday - Euripides, Bacchae read closely in time for seminar; Wednesday 9:00 pm - Dedicated Readers post their critiques;Thursday- Euripides, Bacchae as well as Introduction by Nussbaum prepared for seminar, Euclid Book I, Propositions 20-26 prepared for Practicum; Friday 9:00 am - Writing workshop, read assignment in both Williams and Tufte; 10:00 12:00 - all essays read that have been posted for your Writing Tutorial.

Week 6, Oct.29-Nov. 2

Due: Monday 9:00 am - Group A essays posted; Monday 9:00 pm - Group B rewrites delivered to faculty mailboxes; Tuesday - Plato, Republic read closely in time for seminar; Wednesday 9:00 pm - Dedicated Readers post their critiques;Thursday- Plato, Republic prepared for seminar; in the afternoon we go to Nisqually Wildlife Refuge; No new work on Euclid, but review everything through Proposition 26; Friday 9:00 am - all essays read that have been posted for your Writing Tutorial; read Ch. 3 of Williams' Stylei, "Clarity 1: Actions"

Week 7, Nov. 5-9

Due: Monday 9:00 am - Group B essays posted; Monday 9:00 pm - Group A rewrites delivered to faculty mailboxes; Tuesday - Plato, Republic 6-10, read closely in time for seminar; Wednesday 9:00 pm - Dedicated Readers post their critiques;Thursday- Plato, Republic 6-10 as well as , Euclid, Book I, 27-33 ; Friday 9:00 am - Writing workshop, prepare assignment from Williams; 10:00 - 12:00 - all essays read that have been posted for your Writing Tutorial.

Week 8, Nov. 12-16

Due: Monday 9:00 am - Group A essays posted; Monday 9:00 pm - Group B rewrites delivered to faculty mailboxes; Tuesday - Aristotle, Physics I read closely in time for seminar; Wednesday 9:00 pm - Dedicated Readers post their critiques; Thursday- Aristotle, Physics II prepared for seminar; in the afternoon, Euclid, Propositions I. 24-40; Friday 9:00 am - all essays read that have been posted for your Writing Tutorial; read Lesson 4 of Williams' Style, "Clarity 2: Characters" and work the exercises posted in Drupal on the Program Handout's page (4.2 and 4.3 in the longer edition).

Thanksgiving Break, Nov. 19-23

Week 9, Nov. 26-30

Due: Monday 9:00 am - Group B essays posted; Monday 9:00 pm - Group A rewrites delivered to faculty mailboxes; Tuesday - Aristotle, Physics III-VIII, read closely in time for seminar; Wednesday 9:00 pm - Dedicated Readers post their critiques;Thursday- Aristotle, Metaphysics, Book IV, chapters 1-4, pp. 244-262, as well as, Euclid, Book I, 41-46; Friday 9:00 am - Writing workshop, How to Write a Successful Exam; 10:00 - 12:00 - all essays read that have been posted for your Writing Tutorial.

Week 10, Dec. 3-7
Due: Monday 9:00 pm - Group B rewrites are due in faculty mailboxes on Dec. 10, rather than this Monday; Tuesday - Study groups will meet from 9 - 12 and 2 -4 (at least); Wednesday available for more work in study groups; Thursday- Aristotle, Metaphysics, Book VII, chapters 7-12, pp. 286-304; Euclid, Book I, 47-48, and other proofs of the Pythagorean Theorem; Friday 9:00 am - Midterm exam...