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Tuesday, April 9, 2013

HWC10.11 Day 49 - History of China

Objective:  Examine the ideas and influence of indigenous and diffused religions in East Asia.  Analyze themes of interaction, interdependence, and diffusion along the Silk Road.  Summarize the impact of and Chinese reaction to western imperialism.

Task: To begin class, we'll spend some time discussing the construction of historical questions.  Then, we'll continue our notes on the religions and philosophies of East Asia (see video below).  Next, we'll move into groups to review our China timelines.  Finally, we'll spend the last portion of class working on a directed research activity examining the Silk Road.

If you finish early, please continue reading and taking notes on the article about contemporary China.

Homework:
  • TODAY - Unit 4 annotated research sources (3 news stories,  2 primary sources, 1 scholarly journal & 1 secondary source) - Please create a new project in NoodleTools entitled "Europe R&R" and share it with the HWC10.11 Research & Reflection dropbox.
  • Wednesday, 4/10 - NetGenEd Outsource Request (be sure to hyperlink your name to your due by 3:00 pm
  • Thursday, 4/11 - Boxer Rebellion fishbowl discussion (come prepared for discussion and observation)
  • Friday, 4/12 - Historical question (based on units 1-4) posted to HWC1.2 blog by 3:00 pm
  • Friday, 4/12 - Article summary for "Chinese Communist Party: Would Mao Recognize the Paradox" due on Moodle forum
  • Monday, 4/15 - Japan Timeline due in class (see Moodle for instructions)
  • Tuesday, 4/16 - Meiji Restoration fishbowl discussion (come prepared for discussion and observation)
  • Wednesday, 4/17 - "Transnationalism" reading quiz (use reading guide to prepare)
  • Wednesday, 4/17 - NetGenEd Outsource clip due on FCP Ning BEFORE class and linked on NetGenEd wiki by 3:00 pm
  • Thursday, 4/18 - "Top Ten Things to Know About Korea" reading due in class
  • Thursday, 4/18 - Constructive responses to at least 3 historical questions (posted as comments to historical questions) - THERE SHOULD BE A MAXIMUM OF 3 COMMENTS TO EACH QUESTION!
  • Monday, 4/22 - Unit 5 Test
  • Thursday, 5/2 - NetGenEd Video due on FCP Ning BEFORE class begins
"Confucianism in Contemporary China"

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