Warm-Up and Prompt 3 Workshop April 22, 2014 Slide 2 Warm-Up
Who/what makes you who you are? Are you born a certain way? Does
your environment shape you (e.g. Lockes tabula rasa, aka blank
slate, and the existentialists). Take out your warm-up directions
that are on the back of your philosophy essay directions, and make
sure you have completed ALL of the directions. Slide 3 Labeling for
YOUR beliefs (wait on the compare/contrast part) Make a key at the
top of your paper using your highlighters Sample: Blue=Statement
(What you believe in response to the prompt questions) Pink=Proof
(from your own life/world around you. This is the answer to why you
believe what you do. If you quoted a holy text, you can highlight
that pink as well, but you still have to have the part from your
own life/world around you in your essay) Yellow=Commentary
(explanation of the example from above and how it proves your
belief to you) Highlight the body paragraphs for statement, proof,
and commentary using your key IN THE MARGINS: WRITE DOWN WHAT YOU
ARE MISSING Slide 4 Labeling for compare/contrast Make a key at the
top of your paper using your highlighters Sample: Blue=Statement
(what your philosopher believes about the topic) Pink=Proof (quote
supporting what you said your philosopher believes. You should have
TWO of these!) Yellow=Commentary (your explanation of the quote and
WHY you agree or disagree with this viewpoint) Highlight the body
paragraphs for statement, proof, and commentary using your key IN
THE MARGINS: WRITE DOWN WHAT YOU ARE MISSING Slide 5 Devils
Advocate Time! Swap papers with someone (I suggest you swap with
someone you will disagree with) Now go through and argue all of
their points. What are holes in their arguments? What are things
that they may not have thought about? Be ruthless! Pretend you are
that annoying little kid that keeps asking but why when somebody
explains something. Point out when your partner doesnt get to the
heart of why they believe what they believe. Because I grew up that
way or Because it is in my holy text is not enough. Why, as an
adult, do they believe this or agree/disagree with the
philosopher.
