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Curated OER

Phenomenology Lesson Plan #6: Theme Part 1

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Pupils practice differentiating between categories of art and entertainment. They also practice telling the difference between character themes and universal themes. They find a text to relate to themselves and write about it.
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Phenomenology Lesson Plan #1

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students approach media with a phenomenological criticism. They recongize biases that they have and where they have come from. They also identify biases in professional work.
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Phenomenology Lesson Plan #2: Content Part #1

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students examine different types of media. They identify the bias in film and share them with the class. They also examine their personal biases and write about them.
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Phenomenology Lesson Plan #3: Content Part 2

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students examine magazine advertisements to identify how the product is being sold to the consumer. They work together in groups to respond to ads and explain why they are successful.
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Phenomenology Lesson Plan #4: Character Part 1

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Young scholars examine the way they react to characters and text. They write respones to different media tests. They are required to bring in a photograph and create a mini-biography for homework.
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Phenomenology Lesson Plan #7: Theme Part 2

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Young scholars summarize the Phenomenology unit in this lesson. They identify character and universal themes from different films. They create a ten question survey for reviewer responses.
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Website
Marxists Internet Archive

Marxists.org: Hegel for Beginners

For Students 9th - 10th
Rich introduction to Hegel's basic ideas. Many helpful definitions of key concepts.
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Article
Other

The Case of Martin Heidegger, Part Two

For Students 9th - 10th
Second of three. An excellent and thorough treatment of Heidegger's involvement with German National Socialism.
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Article
Other

The Case of Martin Heidegger, Part Three

For Students 9th - 10th
The third and final part of this excellent series on Heidegger's Nazi involvement.
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Article
Other

The Case of Martin Heidegger, Philosopher and Nazi

For Students 9th - 10th
Part One of an outstanding three-part series on Heidegger's involvement with the Nazi party. Seems a level-headed and impartial treatment of a potential explosive topic.
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Handout
Philosophy Pages

Philosophy Pages: Martin Heidegger (1889 1976)

For Students 9th - 10th
This site provides a brief biography and intro into the life of existentialist philosopher Martin Heidegger. Provided are numerous links to text documents of his works and philosophies.
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Handout
Philosophy Pages

Philosophy Pages: History of Western Philosophers

For Students 9th - 10th
This resource provides a narrative survey of the history of Western philosophical thought. Provides a general description of different philosophical questions and how they were answered.
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Article
Other

The Existential Humanism of Jean Paul Sartre

For Students 9th - 10th
A great site to get into some of the "deeper" philosophy of Sartre. The text is lengthy and sometimes complicated, but some background research should make it readable and helpful.
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Website
Eserver

E Server: Summary of Hegel's "Philosophy of Mind"

For Students 9th - 10th
Topical summary of Hegel's influential but notoriously difficult work from EServer.org. Translates Hegel's vocabulary into ordinary, understandable terms, and divided his major conceptual moves into sections on the individual, society,...
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Handout
New Advent

Catholic Encyclopedia: Hegelianism

For Students 9th - 10th
Thorough introduction to Hegel's life and system, organized by headings. Includes German words for key concepts. Final section of twelve offers a critical appraisal of Hegelianism from Catholic perspective. Please note that ?The Catholic...