Week 06: Mo 03/We 05

Buddhism (orig. c. 563-623  BCE, Nepal)

Sec. 16:
Week 06: Mo 03/We 05
Readings: eR—“Texas Public Schools are Teaching Creationism” (Slate), “The Growing Partisan Divide on Evolution” (Moyers & Company), Creationism Versus Evolutionism: When Will this Debate Ever End?” (Huffington Post), “Public’s Views on Human Evolution” (Pew Research Center), “Creationists Cite ‘Academic Freedom’ to Teach Beliefs in Schools” (Al Jazeera America), “How Evolution Gets Used and Abused in the Science-Religion Debate”
Class: Reading discussion; Multimedia presentations; Lecture—“On Wordiness”
Due: SYNTHESIS ESSAY

Sec 80:
Week 06: Mo 03
Readings: eR—“Texas Public Schools are Teaching Creationism” (Slate), “The Growing Partisan Divide on Evolution” (Moyers & Company), Creationism Versus Evolutionism: When Will this Debate Ever End?” (Huffington Post), “Public’s Views on Human Evolution” (Pew Research Center), “Creationists Cite ‘Academic Freedom’ to Teach Beliefs in Schools” (Al Jazeera America), “How Evolution Gets Used and Abused in the Science-Religion Debate”
Class: Writers workshop; Reading discussion; Multimedia presentations; Lecture—“On Wordiness”
Due: SYNTHESIS ESSAY (DRAFT 1, BRING TWO COPIES)

Upcoming:

Sec. 16: 
Week 07: Mo 10/We 12
Readings: eR—“My Take: Jesus Would Believe in Evolution and So Should You” (CNN), “Evolution vs. Intelligent Design: Six Bones of Contention” (National Geographic), “Evolution is False: Public Schools Should Teach Intelligent Design” (PolicyMic), “Creationism vs. Evolution: An American Problem, an American Opportunity” (NPR) Class: Reading discussion; Multimedia presentations; Guest speaker (TBA); Lecture—“Spirituality on Small Screen”
Due: PERSUASIVE; REFLECTION 03

Sec. 80: 
Week 07: Mo 10/We 12
Readings: eR—“My Take: Jesus Would Believe in Evolution and So Should You” (CNN), “Evolution vs. Intelligent Design: Six Bones of Contention” (National Geographic), “Evolution is False: Public Schools Should Teach Intelligent Design” (PolicyMic), “Creationism vs. Evolution: An American Problem, an American Opportunity” (NPR) Class: Reading discussion; Multimedia presentations; Guest speaker (TBA); Lecture—“Spirituality on Small Screen”
Due: PERSUASIVE; REFLECTION 03