TOK I (Class of 2023)

  Because we had so many missing today, we decided to have a brain break. Remember that your EE Workshop 3 is due on Sunday!

  " King of the Trash Hill ," by Alan Levine ( CC BY 2.0 ) Aims & Objectives develop an awareness of how individuals and communities construct knowledge and how this is critically examined develop an interest in the diversity and richness of cultural perspectives and an awareness of personal and ideological assumptions examine how academic disciplines/areas of knowledge generate and shape knowledge Essential Questions: How do historians construct knowledge?  How do we decide what counts as history? Agenda: Warmup Question: History & Memory History Defined TEDTalk: Laura Maiklem, Trash or Historical Artifact Ongoing Concerns: Keep Gathering and Reading for EE.  We will have a workday Friday--Workshop 3 Due SUNDAY NIGHT.

  Aims & Objectives make connections between a critical approach to the construction of knowledge, the academic disciplines and the wider world examine how academic disciplines/areas of knowledge generate and shape knowledge understand the roles played by ways of knowing in the construction of shared and personal knowledge Central Knowledge Questions How do historians construct knowledge of the past? What role do culturally consecrated icons, images, and symbols play in our thinking about history? Agenda Intro to History as an AOK Draw History Homework & Upcoming EE Workshop 3: by 1/28 (See assignment in GClassroom)

  Extended Essay An Introduction to the Research Process Brewer's Research Process: A Case Study The "So What?": Creating statements of purpose (adapted from  Booth et. al.,  The Craft of Research ,  Chapter 3) Step one: Name your topic I am studying _______ I am looking into _____ I am focusing on _______ Step 2: Add an indirect question because I want to find out who/what/when/where/whether/how/why ______ Step 3: Answer "So What?" by motivating your question in order to help my readers understand how/why/whether ______. Homework: EE Workshop 3: by 1/28 Begin reading for your EE.  Use the Resources on the EE Guide website to take your research BEYOND Google. Take good notes (including bibliographic information) Have at least 5 sources that you feel are valuable (You may have already read them, or be in the process of working through them). Work toward a Statement of Purpose (See above) that you are proud of. Be ready to share these also in class. Submit on Goog...

  Meet in the Media Center today!

  Aims & Objectives to encourage students to reflect on the central question, “How do we know that?”, and to recognize the value of asking that question to encourage students to make connections between academic disciplines by exploring underlying concepts and by identifying similarities and differences in the methods of inquiry used in different areas of knowledge demonstrate TOK thinking through the critical examination of knowledge questions identify and explore links between knowledge questions and the world around us Central Knowledge Question: How do we use objects & artifacts to construct our understanding of the world? Agenda: Artifactual Investigations Share-out TOK Exhibition  Overview & Exemplars Scavenger Hunt Activity Upcoming: CAS Day Thursday (meet in Media Center) TOK Exhibition (by Tuesday) Choose 3 questions that you might want to explore Write 3 claims for each question that answer the question in different ways or from different perspectives. Su...

  Aims & Objectives: to encourage students to reflect on the central question, “How do we know that?”, and to recognize the value of asking that question to encourage students to make connections between academic disciplines by exploring underlying concepts and by identifying similarities and differences in the methods of inquiry used in different areas of knowledge to prompt students to consider the importance of values, responsibilities and ethical concerns relating to the production, acquisition, application and communication of knowledge. Key Knowledge Questions: Is knowledge about the past different from other kinds of knowledge? What challenges does archive-based history emphasize about how knowledge is shared and preserved? What is unique about the methodology of history compared to other areas of knowledge? Agenda: Unit Intro: Matter & Memory Pt. 1: Artifactual Knowledge What are artifacts? Artifactual Investigation Activity Collect your artifacts (20 minutes) Share...

  Agenda: Patterns and Practices Opening Inquiry (see above) A Thought and a Thanks Writing at the end... Reminders and Plans: Sign up for OI & T&T Extended Essay Please be sure you have completed and submitted Workshop 1 & 2 by Tuesday. On Tuesday I will ask you to share your research question and a bit about where you see your project headed. TOK Exhibition We will begin developing these over the next few weeks The first step here is to choose one or two questions that you are interested in exploring for your exhibition. CAS: Reflection Due Sunday