News Flash!!!

Because we're all going to be watching the election results Tuesday night, the essay part of the test will be Thursday (for C) and Friday (for F). We still have the objective part on Tuesday. I will not have your objective test graded by Wednesday.

Test on Tuesday, November 4

We'll have a two-day test on Buddhism starting November 4. The first day will again be objective, and the second day will be an essay for which you may use note cards (one for each essay possibility).

Here are the topics for the essay.
1. If you had to choose three words to characterize the teachings of Siddhartha Gautama, the Buddha, which three would you pick, and why? Use quotes.
2. Explain Zen to your mother or father. Hitting them is no doubt a bad idea, so you're going to have to use words. Use quotes.
3. Describe the life and importance of the Dalai Lama. Use quotes

I've posted links in Useful Things to help you study.

Assignment for Tuesday, 10/28

Read the "Paths of Devotion and Transformation" handout. Be ready for a quiz.

Assignment for Wednesday

Continue getting your final project ready.

Assignment for Wednesday

Finish the Buddhism chapter in your text. Take notes in your notebooks.

Assignment for Monday, 10/20

Start assembling your semester research projects (due on 11/12).

Assignment due Wednesday, 10/15

Quiz on Zen handouts (the cartoon one and "See? Words Cannot Express Zen"). This will be the most detailed quiz of the semester.

Assignment due Thursday, 10/9

Finish the Buddhism chapter in Inside World Religions. Take notes in your notebooks on what you feel are the most interesting and important points.

Assignment due Tuesday, 10/6

Read to page 78 in Teachings of the Buddha (including the Preface).~ Write two 150+ word essays on interesting lines or ideas you find. Post them in the blog comments. You may use lines classmates have already written on, but you may NOT repeat ideas that have already been posted. There will also be a short quiz.