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Tuesday, April 7, 2015

CPWC Day 42 - The Silk Road & Philosophical Traditions in East Asia

Objective:   Investigate the historical and cultural significance of the Silk Road.

Task:  Welcome back!  I hope you feel rejuvenated after your long-weekend!  We'll continue our examination of East Asia with some notes on the Mandate of Heaven, Confucianism, and Daoism.  Then, you'll spend the remainder of class investigating the Silk Road.


Homework:
  • TODAY - Chapter 27, section 3 reading notes due
  • Wednesday, April 8 - East Asia Map due in class (homework completion quiz)
  • Wednesday, April 8 - Current Events Extra Credit due in NoodleTools by 3:00 pm (see below)
  • Thursday, April 9 - Chapter 28, section 2 reading notes due
  • Friday, April 10 - Chapter 29, section 1 reading notes due
  • Monday, April 13 - Chapter 29, section 2 reading notes due
  • Tuesday, April 14 - Unit 5 reading quiz (27.1, 27.3, 28.2, 29.1, & 29.2 - reading notes may be used)
  • Thursday, April 15 - Unit 5 Test
  • Friday, April 24 - Field Trip to the Museum of Jewish Heritage, NYC
Links for Silk Road activity (also available via Moodle):
CPWC Current Events - Extra Credit Opportunity (due in NoodleTools by 3:00 pm on Wednesday, April 8)
Use one or more of the news sources below to find recent news articles relating to topics we've studied in quarter 1.  Create citations and annotations in NoodleTools.  The annotation MUST include a summary AND an explanation of how the article relates to our studies.  Share your work with the "CPWC Quarter 3 Extra Credit" dropbox.
Each citation/annotation is worth up to 5 points and you may complete up to 3 per unit (Foundations, Sub-Saharan Africa, Middle East, Europe).

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