Politics Week 2 Instructional Plan
This week
- This week’s key question: what is ideology?
- Group work: discuss questions at end of chapter; analyze world events using key concepts.
- Logical fallacies #1 (workshop)
- Discuss chapter 2 questions and review key vocabulary or get the pdf file.
- Quick review of Chapter 1 vocabulary and questions.
For next week
- read chapter 3 in textbook
- complete chapter 3 discussion questions and vocabulary
- review optional material
Lecture Notes
Chapter 1 Review
- How would you define politics? Give specific examples.
- What is democracy? Do we live in a democracy?
- What is freedom?
- How would you define power. Give specific examples.
- Do you think political actions can be understood and predicted by looking at rational choices?
- Can you think of any organized political groups based on single issues or themes in Korea? Have they been successful?
Other Materials
Short Summary of Marx’s Ideas
History of Capitalism
What is anarchy?