Welcome!

Welcome to AP English Language! We're very excited about this project and discovering who you are and how you think. And you will think! Because if you don't think, "Then", as the Mad Hatter in Alice in Wonderland says, "you shouldn't talk." 

1. Send your preferred email address to Mrs. Wilhelmus at leslie.wilhelmus@evsc.k12.in.us. She will add you to the blog as a member and you will receive an email invitation from blogger. You MUST accept this invitation in order to post on this blog. Follow the instructions and remember your login information.
2. Create your own blog here. Your blog should represent you. Have fun with it!
3. Once you have created your blog, post your blog address on this website. This step is crucial because otherwise we won't know where to find your posts and therefore will not receive a grade.
4. Finally, the most important step is to actually write posts that respond to the prompts below.

• Keep in mind that blog posts are public and will be viewed by your classmates at minimum. Be respectful when you post AND always proofread before you click the Publish button. Your blog is a reflection of you so put your best self forward.
• Your blog responses should be complete and thorough (per the rubric) upon your return to school. The length of your response should be the equivalent of 1-2 pages typed.
• The quality and thoroughness of your responses does make up half of your grade, so please respond accordingly. We really are interested in your thoughts!
• While we encourage you to answer the prompts below in a timely manner over the summer, we also understand that everyone works at their own pace.

Prompt #1: The first chapter’s title, “The Garden of Eden,” underscores the concept of beginnings and origins. How would you respond to the initial two questions, “Who are you?” and “Where does the world come from?” 

Prompt #2: How did you react to Aristotle’s views on women? In your opinion, which of the thinkers in Gaarder’s history provided admirable answers to questions about gender? What did you make of the fact that a vast majority of the authorities in the novel are men?

Prompt #3: In the “Middle Ages” chapter, Alberto says, “We can say that Aquinas christianized Aristotle in the same way that St. Augustine christianized Plato.” What was the result as these great medieval thinkers applied the teachings of Christ to ancient philosophy?

Prompt #4: Explain the “red-tinted glasses” experiment employed in the “Kant” chapter. How do these questions of perspective apply to issues in your own life? 

Prompt #5:  Ultiimately, Sophie’s World is a “philosophical project” that encompasses numerous time periods, cultures, discoveries, and belief systems. Which belief systems/philosophies did you most agree with? Which did you disagree with? And most importantly, where on the rabbit's fur do you reside?