HWC Day 68 - Spice Trade in Southeast Asia

Objective:  Locate and identify key locations on the map of Southeast Asia, Australia, and Oceania.  Summarize the impact of imperialism on the people of Southeast Asia.

Task:  Happy Friday!  We'll begin class with a discussion on "A Taste for Adventure" and the spice trade in East Indies.  Next, you'll begin "Considering Southeast Asia" on the Moodle.  Finally, we'll begin our exploration of Cambodia in preparation for our study of the Killing Fields.

Homework:

• TODAY - Field Trip permission slip due by 2:30
• 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
• Wednesday, May 28 - 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:

• The Spice Trade
• Become a Spice Trade (Interactive)

Writing reminders:

• Avoid using "to be" verbs
• Maintain a consistent tense throughout
• Be sure that your thesis identifies: where, when, who, what