English 200 Tuesday, through Friday, Tuesday, In your notebook, write about the following quote: “A learned blockhead is a greater blockhead than an ignorant one.” -- Benjamin Franklin

English 200 Tuesday, through Friday, Wednesday, In your notebook, write about the following quote: “The world is a dangerous place to live; not because of the people who are evil, but because of the people who don’t do anything about it.” -- Albert Einstein

English 200 Tuesday, through Friday, Thursday, In your notebook, write about the following quote: “Education is not preparation for life; education is life itself.” -- John Dewey

English 200 Tuesday, through Friday, Tuesday Active Reading Day – Use the active reading handout “Knowledge Its Own End…” – John Henry Newman, pp REMOVE DISTRACTIONS – FOCUS ON READING – TAKE GOOD NOTES

English 200 Tuesday, through Friday, Wednesday Quiz - “Knowledge Its Own End…” – John Henry Newman, pp Library tomorrow - Precis due Thursday,

English 200 Tuesday, through Friday, Wednesday (1 and 4) Reading Quiz 1.What did Newman do that shocked the academic world? 2.How did the term “Catholic” influence Newman’s view of education? 3.According to Newman, how does knowledge compare to other objects we seek (e.g. wealth, power, etc.)? 4. What distinction does Newman draw between that which is “useful” and that which is “liberal”? 5.According to Newman, what is the connection between intellectual refinement and virtue?

English 200 Tuesday, through Friday, 3-6 Small group discussions (5-10 minutes) 1.Each group is assigned a quote 1.For each quote: a) paraphrase, b) place it within its context, c) list the basic truths about education

English 200 Tuesday, through Friday, 3-6 Groups 1: page 54, “Knowledge is capable of being its own end. Such is the constitution…” Groups 2: page 54, “… we are satisfying a direct need of our nature…” Groups 3: page 57, “Why this distinction? because…” Group 4: page 58, “Surely it is very intelligible…” Group 5: page 59, “There is physical beauty and a moral…” Group 6: page 59, “We attain to heaven…”

English 200 Tuesday, through Friday, Precis – a concise summary of essential points, statements, or facts. Should include: 1.A description of the context of the article 2.Who the author is and why he is important 3.A summary of the article (at least five sentences ) Who is the author of the text? What was the work’s original purpose? What cultural factors might have influenced the work? What are some of the author’s major concerns? What larger conversation is this text a part of? What are the primary points the authors makes in the writing?

English 200 Tuesday, through Friday, 3-6 “…Newman argues that a true education need not, and in many cases cannot, be attached to practical purposes” (53) Useful Knowledge – knowledge that has a practical application Liberal Knowledge – knowledge that is pursued for its own sake

English 200 Tuesday, through Friday, 3-6 “Knowledge is capable of being its own end. Such is the constitution of the human mind, that any kind of knowledge, if it be really such, is its own reward” (54) This is what sets us apart from the “inferior creation”

English 200 Tuesday, through Friday, 3-6 Deductive and Inductive Reasoning Animals Humans

English 200 Tuesday, through Friday, 3-6 Deductive and Inductive Reasoning