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Assignments for Monday, April 26

  1. Read chapter from Origins of the Modern World.  Write two discussion questions.
  2. Finish Compare/Contrast essay.

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Compare/Contrast Practice Essay: April 23

On April 23 we will be writing a compare/contrast essay in class.  Please be prepared to write about the following topic:

Compare and contrast the causes of World Wars I and II.

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The Great War and The Shaping of the 21st Century | PBS

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This is a fabulous article on the effects of World War I as we feel them today.

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Book talk dates

  • Wednesday, March 24: Savanna
  • Friday, March 26: Remme, Sofia
  • Monday, March 29: Mac
  • Wednesday, March 31: Naishia
  • Friday, April 2: Camille, Becky

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Upcoming due dates

Hi guys, here are the upcoming due dates for the first week of Tri 3:

  • Monday, March 22: Emperor project DUE
  • Friday, March 26: Expert of the day #2 DUE
  • March 22 - April 2: Tri 2 book talks DUE

Questions? See me or email me.

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Emperor Project

OK: Here are the criteria for your emperor project:

1. Choose an emperor ruling during 1760.  (Remaining empires: Japan and Safavid.)

2. Create a 10-minute presentation (including Q&A) that addresses the following questions:

  • What was your (the emperor's) territory?
  • What was your source of revenue? ($$$)
  • What justified your power?  (i.e., divine right, lineage, etc.)
  • What was on your resume?  (i.e., military victories, other achievements)

3. Include a bibliography.

 

DUE: Monday, March 22, 2010

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Haiti and The Agronomist

Hi guys, sorry I haven't updated in a while.  Here are the journals you should have at this point in the semester:

  • One on "what is modern"
  • One on the Introduction and Chapter 1 of The Origin of the Modern World
  • One on the Socrates article
  • One on Chapter 2 of The Origin of the Modern World ("Starting with China")
  • One on the film "The Agronomist"

If you are interested in learning more about the history of Haiti as we discussed during the film, check out these resources:

If you would like to get involved in working to help the victims of the earthquake, check out these links:

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Post-Chee Journal Entry

Choose one or two ideas, quotes or questions that stand out to you from our dialogue with Chee on Wednesday.  Reflect on those ideas, quotes or questions.  Please go for depth, not breadth.

Chee: Thanks again for bringing your knowledge and wisdom to our class.  Please come back anytime!

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