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The Evergreen State College

Last Updated: 03/29/2008

Fall Quarter Syllabus

Knowing Nature

2007 - 08

 

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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.

Tuesday Thursday Friday

9:00 - 12:00

Lectio:
Introduction to the Program

9:00 - 11:00

Seminar:
Descartes, second and third Meditations

9:00 - 12:00

Writing Tutorials:
Critique demo


2:00 - 4:00

Seminar:
Descartes, first Meditation


1:00 - 4:00

Practicum:
sense experiments, getting started on Euclid

1:00 - 4:00

Symposium:
exploring Nature on campus

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.

Tuesday Thursday Friday

10:00 - 12:00

Lectio:
on reading Plato

9:00 - 11:00

Seminar:
Plato, Protagoras

9:00 - 12:00

Writing Tutorials:
Group A essays


2:00 - 4:00

Seminar:
Plato, Protagoras


1:00 - 4:00

Practicum:
on with Euclid, Book I Prop's 1-5


1:00 - 4:00

Symposium:
Therese Saliba, Core Connector

Fishbowl discussion

Jason Kilmer talk
.

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.

Tuesday Thursday Friday

10:00 - 12:00

Lectio:
Creation stories & myths

9:00 - 11:00

Seminar:
Plato, Timaeus (selections)
Book of Genesis


9:00 - 12:00

Writing Tutorials:
Group B essays


2:00 - 4:00

Seminar:
Hesiod, Theogony and Work and Days, pp. 65-70


1:00 - 4:00

Practicum:
on with Euclid, Book I Prop's 6-12


1:00 - 4:00

Fishbowl discussion

Symposium:
"The Geometric Period"
"Ordering principles"
"Big Bang" theories

 

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.

Tuesday Thursday Friday


10:00 - 12:00

Lectio:
on Meno


9:00 - 11:00

Seminar:
Plato, Meno

9:00 - 12:00

Writing Tutorials:
Group A essays


2:00 - 4:00

Seminar:
Plato, Meno


1:00 - 4:00

Practicum:
on with Euclid, Book I Prop's 13-19

1:00 - 4:00

Symposium:

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.

Tuesday Thursday Friday

10:00 - 12:00

Lectio:
on The Bacchae
and other matters

9:00 - 11:00

Seminar:
Euripides, Bacchae

9:00 - 10:00

Writing Workshop (LH 1)

10:00 - 12:00

Writing Tutorials:
Group B essays

 


2:00 - 4:00

Seminar:
Euripides, Bacchae


1:00 - 4:00

Practicum:
on with Euclid, Book I Prop's 20-26

1:00 - 4:00

Symposium:

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"

Tuesday Thursday Friday

10:00 - 12:00

Lectio:
on Plato's Republic

9:00 - 11:00

Seminar:
Plato, Republic
Books 3-5

9:00 - 10:00

Writing Workshop (LH 1)

10:00 - 12:00

Writing Tutorials:
Group A essays

 


2:00 - 4:00

Seminar:
Plato, Republic
Books 1-2


1:00 - 4:00

Field trip:
Nisqually Delta Wildlife Refuge

1:00 - 4:00

Symposium:
Kathleen on Nature

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.

Tuesday Thursday Friday

10:00 - 12:00

Lectio:

9:00 - 11:00

Seminar:
Plato, Republic
Books 6-10

9:00 - 10:00

Writing Workshop (LH 1)

10:00 - 12:00

Writing Tutorials:
Group B essays


2:00 - 4:00

Seminar:
Plato, Republic
Books 6-10



1:00 - 4:00

Practicum:
on with Euclid
Prop's 27-33

1:00 - 4:00

Symposium:
Work on Allegory of the Cave presentation

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).

Tuesday Thursday Friday

10:00 - 12:00

Lectio:
"Allegory of Cave" event
Aristotle

9:00 - 11:00

Seminar:
Aristotle
Physics, II

9:00 - 10:00

Writing Workshop (LH 1)

10:00 - 12:00

Writing Tutorials:
Group A essays



2:00 - 4:00

Seminar:
Aristotle
Physics, I


1:00 - 4:00

Practicum:
on with Euclid
Prop's 34-40

1:00 - 4:00

Symposium:

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.

Tuesday Thursday Friday

9:00 - 12:00

Lectio:

9:00 - 11:00

Seminar:
Aristotle
Metaphysics, Book IV, chapters 1-4, pp. 244-262

9:00 - 10:00

Writing Workshop (LH 1)

10:00 - 12:00

Writing Tutorials:
Group B essays


2:00 - 4:00

Seminar:
Aristotle
Physics, III-VIII



1:00 - 4:00

Practicum:
on with Euclid
Prop's 41-46

1:00 - 4:00

Symposium:

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...

Tuesday Thursday Friday

9:00 - 12:00

Study groups will meet
for exam preparation

9:00 - 11:00

Seminar:
Aristotle
Metaphysics, Book VII, chapters 7-12, pp. 286-304

9:00 - 10:00

Midterm exam

10:00 - 12:00
Writing reflectively about your work


2:00 - 4:00

Study groups will meet
for exam preparation



1:00 - 4:00

Practicum:
on with Euclid
Prop's 47-48 &
another proof of the Pythagorean Theorem

1:00 - 4:00

Symposium: