TOK+Mr.+Wells

TOK Mr. Wells Hi to my classes on Day 1 and Day 5. I'm going to try and use this Wiki as much as possible to complement, reinforce and prepare you for what we do in class. For my day 5 students, those who did not hand in the homework - "a plague o´ both your houses" (who said this, and what had just happened to him? A prize for the student who gets the correct response to me first!) - Make sure you get it to me today!

For all the students in that group, remember you need to review the contents of the links on the powerpoint presentation and give them a rating out of 5. Do not send this to me. I will set up an activity to listen to your justification for your opinions in the next class.

For my day 1 group, woe betide anyone who does not hand in their essay on Wednesday! Again, you will benefit from looking at the links on the powerpoint presentation before the class.

13th Jan. 2014 In the class this week we will look at the Way of Knowing "intuition". We will focus on the attached article, and I would strongly recommend that you read all of this, and not just the section provided in class.

Jan 2014 FAITH

We are going to be discussing faith as a Way of Knowing and considering how this can impact or affect the way in which we develop our understanding in Areas of Knowledge. As we look at this WOK, think about what Faith means and how you interpret it.



We are going to wrap up looking at WOKs this week, and then move onto AOKs. Here is the presentation I'll be using to start with.

Next stage on the History AOK - link to the web page that introduces a number of issues on History. To be used by Monday last period class

AOK - The Arts. Day 5 students saw this today. Day 1 will see it on Friday. We have spoken / will speak about the AOK of Arts through the lens of the Knowledge Framework. Once we have done this, students need to choose a Topic of Study (or suggest one of their own) and prepare a five minute presentation in which you need to: a) relate your topic of study to a real life situation, b) provide convincing arguments, with specific examples, to present your position, c) provide different perspectives or positions, and d) apply your arguments to your original situation and others.

TOK project for the Amazon trip. While students are in the Amazon it is necessary to prepare for the presentation which will involve information about, and reflections on, indigenous Area of Knowledge and consider the importance of how Ways of Knowing feed into this. __**FINAL ASSESSMENT**__ As we have not been able to have the "normal" class-time that was hoped. The final task for this year in ToK is posted below. Read the introduction carefully. Use the ToK guide.

__**You will be assessed for 2 things:**__
 * A) The quality of your portfolio**
 * B) The quality of your presentation**


 * You will need to work in groups of a MAXIMUM of 3. It is also acceptable to do you final presentation in groups of 2.**

Research the following Amerindian tribes:
 * 1) Vitotos**
 * 2) Ticunas**
 * 3) Yaguas**
 * 4) Takana**



More on the presentation...... Here is a powerpoint presentation from the IB that shows the way to structure your presentation. If you have any questions, please come and see me.

You will find parts of this chapter of interest for your presentation. Make use of it!

Hi everyone. Just a reminder that the time to give me your TOK projects is between 26th May and 3rd June. Even though we don't have class on 3rd, it is your responsibility to find me and give me the homework. As I have said, if you can get it to me beforehand, then it is more likely I will be able to comment if you have difficulties and you will have an opportunity to improve. If you want to send me an electronic version, my email is: jwells@ccbcali.edu.co