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Weekly Schedule
Quizzes close on Sunday night at 8 p.m. Discussion and all assignments are due by Friday at 8 p.m.
Week 1, August 27 – 31: History Bootcamp I
Read, View, or Play:
- Read this first
- Video intro to historical thinking
- Intro to primary vs. secondary sources
- Plagiarism tutorial. For a plagiarism tutorial and read these two short introductions to avoiding plagirism one two and take this four-question quiz to test your knowledge of plagiarism.
Do: Take the Self Assesment to help me understand you better as a learner.
Quiz: History Bootcamp II Readings(Open Thursday at noon until Sunday at 8 p.m.)
Do: Week 1 Discussion Posts
Week 2, September 3 – 8: History Bootcamp II
Read, View, or Play: You will need your Star ID to log in to our Library Databases for these readings.
- Textbook reading on Ottoman Emire
- Letter of de Busbecq from Ogier Ghiselin de Busbecq to the Holy Roman Emperor around 1555-1562.
- A virtual walking tour of the Suleymaine Mosque. (Must allow Flash in browser).
Do: Bootcamp II: Source Analysis
Quiz: Words I Readings (Open Thursday at noon until Sunday at 8 p.m.)
Do: Week 2 Discussion Posts
Week 3, September 10 – 14: Words I
Read, View, or Play:
- Wu Cheng’en Reading: Journey to the West
- Introduction to William Shakespeare
- Introduction to Miguel de Cervantes
- Voyant tools
- Google ngrams
Do: Words I Assignment
Quiz: The quiz is based on the readings on your use of Voyant and Google Ngrams. (Open Thursday at noon until Sunday at 8 p.m.)
Do: Week 3 Discussion Posts
Week 4, September 17 – 21: Words II
Read, View, or Play: You will use the following texts the Words II assignment. I do not expect you to read all of Shakespeare, Don Quijote, and Journey to the West. Rather, these texts will be input into our Voyant to do analysis.
- Complete works of Shakespeare who died in 1616
- Journey to the West A Classic Chinese Tale of the Stone Monkey king forced by Buddha to work with a Buddhist Monk, 1592.
- Don Quijote, Miguel de Cervantes, died 1616.
Quiz: Time I, (Open Thursday at noon until Sunday at 8 p.m.)
Do: Week 4 Discussion Posts
Do: Words II Assignment
Week 5, September 24 – 28: Time I
Read, View, or Play:
- British India Sections on Domestic life (2) and Economic life (2)
Quiz: Time II Readings, (Open Thursday at noon until Sunday at 8 p.m.)
Do: Week 5 Discussion Posts
Do: Time I Assignment
Questions for Time I Assignment
Week 6, October 1 – 5: Time II
Read, View, or Play:
- Tokugawa Japan Sections on Domestic life (2) and Economic life (2)
Quiz: Images I Readings, (Open Thursday at noon until Sunday at 8 p.m.)
Do: Week 6 Discussion Posts
Do: Time II Assignment
Do: How to Create a KinghtLab Timeline The formatting on this document is off. I’ll try to make it look prettier next week. The content and directions are clear.
Week 7, October 8 – 12, Images I
Read, View, or Play:
- Introduction to Islam Please read the following sections: Islam, History and Development, Spreading the Faith, The Popularity of Islam, Internal Arguments and Divides.
- Introduction to Buddhismm Pages 87-93.
- Introduction to Christianity Sections: Christianity, History & Development, The E. Orthodox Church is Established, The Reformation gives rise to Protestantism.
Quiz: Images II Readings, (Open Thursday at noon until Sunday at 8 p.m.)
Do: Week 7 Discussion Posts
Do: Images I Assignment
Week 8, October 15 – 19, Images II ### — Note: due dates as usual
Read, View, or Play:
- “Buddha, Life of the, in Art” Entire article.
- Islam and Art Sections: Definitions and Dilemmas, The World in Islamic Art, An Ottoman Prayer Rug
- Christianity in Art Sections: Examples: Three Images of Mary and Jesus.
Quiz: Numbers I Readings, (Open Thursday at noon until Sunday at 8 p.m.)
Do: Week 8 Discussion Posts
Do: [Images II Assignment](Images II Assignment](http://jacknorton.org/courses/world-history-1102-fall-2016/assignments-1101-fall-2016/images-2-assignment/)
Week 9, October 22 – 26: Numbers I
Read, View, or Play:
- “What is Quantitative History
- Reading and Organizing Quantitative Evidence
- A brief history of statistics
- Sections “Populations and Samples” and “Displaying Data” in this article
Paying attention to the terms in the sidebar.
We will be using the website Gapminder next
week. The information in gapminder will not be on your quiz, but you may
wish to play with it prior to our discussions.
Quiz: Numbers II Readings, (Open Thursday at noon until Sunday at 8 p.m.)
Do: Week 9 Discussion Posts
Do: Numbers 1 Assignment
Citation Assignment
Week 10, October 29 – November 2, Numbers II
Read, View, or Play:
- “The Trans-Atlantic Slave Trade Database” Guide Pages 1-28.
Quiz: Conversations I Readings, (Open Thursday at noon until Sunday at 8 p.m.)
Do: Week 10 Discussion Posts
Do: Numbers 2 Assignment
Citation Assignment (same as week 9)
Week 11, November 5 – 9, Conversations I
Read, View, or Play:
Quiz: Conversations II Readings (Open Thursday at noon until Sunday at 8 p.m.)
Do: Week 11 Discussion Posts
Do: Conversations 1 Assignment
Week 12, November 12 – 16, Conversations II
Read, View, or Play:
- Global Industrialization: Video
- Industrialization in Japan Reading
Quiz: Maps I Readings, (Open Thursday at noon until Sunday at 8 p.m.)
Do: Week 12 Discussion Posts
Do: Conversations II Assignment
Week 13, November 19 – 23, Maps I — Note: usual due dates.
Read, View, or Play:
Quiz: Maps II Readings, (Open Thursday at noon until Sunday at 8 p.m.)
Do: Week 13 Discussion Posts
Do:Maps 1 Assignment
Week 14, November 26 – 30, Maps II
Read, View, or Play:
Quiz: No quiz
Do: Week 14 Discussion Posts
Do: Maps 2 Assignment
Week 15, December 3 – 7, Final Exhibit I
Read, View, or Play: Video Introduction to Omeka I’ve decided we should use WordPress for you final exhibit as you already know how to navigate that content management system.
Quiz: No Quiz
Do: Week Discussion Posts
Do: Exhibit I Assignment
Week 16, December 10 – 14, Final Exhibit II
Read, View, or Play: Review a Sample Exhibit
Course Evaluation:
Do: Week 16 Discussion Posts
Do: Week 16 Exhibits 2 Assignment: Peer Review (html)
Exhibits 2 Assignment: Peer Review (txt file)