Essential Questions

  • I. How Do We Know What We Know?
  • II. What Are The Problems of Knowledge?
  • III. What is the role of Perception in attaining Knowledge?
  • IV. How does Language influence how he gain Knowledge?
  • V. How does our use of Reason help or hinder us as we attempt to gain knowledge?
  • VI. Is Emotion the best way to gain knowledge?

Obey: Andre the Giant Feed the People

Shepard FaireyInstitute of Contemporary Art
BostonMay 29, 2009

In your last blog for the year, please take a few moments and THOUGHTFULLY answer the following questions. One sentence answers are not acceptable.
Blog must be posted by June 1st.


1. What is your emotional response upon entering the exhibit? Please explain.

2. What is your emotional response upon leaving the exhibit? Please explain.

3. Does emotion interact with reason, sense, perception and language for you in this exhibit? If so, how?

4. Is this an American culture exhibit? How might someone from a non-Western country respond to this exhibit? Why?

5. Can one appreciate theatre, music and art using only the rational mind or must Emotion play a role? Explain.

Final Exam

There are two components to the Final Exam.

1) Presentation. Please refer to the Presentation Rubric on the right under "Alchin's..." Also consider Bird's advice. The rubric will be multiplied by 5 to get 100 points.

2) Research Skeleton. Please refer to the example and the rubric to the right. The rubric will be multiplied by 2 to get 100 points.

The Final exam will be worth 200 points.

Please be prepared to present the day of your exam. Inform me at least 24 hrs. before if you need technical/computer assistance. Your time limit will be 8 min. max!

A hard copy of your Research Skeleton should be handed in the day of the exam for full credit.

Extended Essay Homework

Be sure that you are keeping up with the EE Library HW Assignments. They must be submitted to the Librarians the following workshop to receive full credit. All assignments are listed to the right under Extended Essay.

What was/is due:
May 18-22: Workshop 4 - No HW due. Presentations in class.

May 15: Parent & Student Sign off sheet due

May 12-14: Workshop 3 - HW due May 18

May 5-7: Workshop 2- HW due May 11

May 6: Supervisor Registration Form due

April : Workshop 1- HW due May 1