Task: We'll begin class with a map review game. Then, we'll spend a few minutes discussing thesis statement construction. Next, we'll delve into contemporary issues in South Asia. Specifically, we'll examine the status of Sri Lanka since the end of the civil war, nationalism & fundamentalism in India & Pakistan, social dynamics of caste & gender in India, and elections in Afghanistan.
Homework:
- TODAY- Research sources set #2 due in class
- Tuesday, May 6 - South Asia current events discussion
- Tuesday, May 6 - Thesis statement due on class blog by 3:00 pm
- Wednesday, May 7 - Unit 6 Test
- Thursday, May 8 - Thesis peer comments due on class blog by 3:00 pm
- Monday, May 12 - Notecards due in class
- Monday, May 19 - Completed GoogleDoc outline due by 3:00 pm
- Wednesday, May 21 - Outline peer comments due in GoogleDoc by 3:00 pm
- Thursday, May 22 - Unit 7 Test
- Thursday, May 29 - Essay Draft due in class
- Friday, May 30 - Draft peer reviews due by 3:00 pm
- Thursday, June 5 - Essay final draft due by 3:00 pm
- Friday, June 6 - Unit 8 Test
- Monday, June 9 - Cumulative Map Quiz
- Monday, June 9 - Research presentations due in class
- Friday, June 13 - Final Exam
Resources for Class Discussion:
- "Pakistani Gen. Musharraf's Past Comes Back to Haunt Him" (NPR, Morning Edition, 12/6/13)
- "Return of the Taliban" (PBS, Frontline, 10/3/2006)
- "Gender Apartheid"
- "Children of the Taliban" (PBS, Frontline, 4/14/2009)
- "The Story of Malala, and Its Misuse for the Western Culture War" (Pravda, 11/29/2013)
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