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Tuesday, April 21, 2015

HWC Day 50 - Geography & Religions of South Asia

Objectives: Identify geographic characteristics of South Asia.  Examine the religious and philosophical traditions that shape the culture of South Asia.

Task:  Good afternoon!  We'll begin with the "Breaking Free" reading quiz.  When you've finished the quiz, please turn it in at the back of the room and pick up the South Asia geography investigation.  Use the information provided on the Moodle to answer the questions.  Finally, I'll introduce the religions presentation project.

Homework:
  • TODAY  - South Asia map due
  • TODAY - "Breaking Free" reading quiz
  • Wednesday, April 22 - Part C (Water Worries) of Regional Study due
  • Wednesday, April 22 - R&R background sources (at least 1 primary document and 1 scholarly journal) annotated and shared with "HWC Spring 15 R&R" NoodleTools dropbox
  • Thursday, April 23 - South Asia Religions Presentations due
  • Friday, April 24 - Field trip to Museum of Jewish Heritage, NYC
  • Monday, April 27 - Historical question (see "Developing Historical Questions" under section 11 of HWC Moodle) posted to class blog
  • Monday, April 27 - South Asia Chronology (page 2) due in class
  • Tuesday, April 28 - Discussion - "Mughal Dynasty" reading
  • Wednesday, April 29 - Part E  (Kashmir) of Regional Study due 
  • Thursday, April 30 - R&R part I outline due in GoogleDocs & shared with Mrs. Friday & peer reviewer by 3:00 pm
  • Friday, May 1 - Part B (Competing Nationalisms) of Regional Study due
  • Monday, May 4 - R&R part I peer reviewer comments due in GoogleDoc by 3:00 pm
  • Monday, May 4 - Part D (Caste Out) of Regional Study due
  • Tuesday, May 5 - Part A (Sri Lanka) of Regional Study due
  • Wednesday, May 6 - R&R current events sources (from at least 3 different, international news sources) annotated and ADDED to "HWC Spring 15 R&R" NoodleTools dropbox (Please begin each current events annotation with CE).
  • Friday, May 8 - Unit 6 Test
  • Monday, May 11 - Kundun Extra Credit submitted to Moodle by 3:00 pm

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