HWC Day 67 - Australia

*Unexpected change in plans - "Insular Empire" & American imperialism in the Pacific instead of Australia content.

Objectives:  Investigate the geography, history, and culture of Australia.

Task:  Good afternoon!  When you arrive to class, please pick up a Globalization and Diversity textbook from the shelf.  We're going to split up into teams to investigate, and report on, the geography, history, and culture of Australia.  Then, we'll consider the historiography of European colonization of Australia.

Homework:

• Tuesday, May 19 - R&R outline due in GoogleDocs BEFORE class
• Thursday, May 21 - Cumulative map quiz
• Friday, May 22 - R&R draft due in GoogleDocs BEFORE class (If you are going on the class trip, this MUST be shared with Mrs. Friday & your partner BEFORE you leave for the trip!)
• Friday, May 29 - R&R final draft due emailed as a PDF to Mrs. Friday by 3:00 *5 bonus points for any submissions on or before May 27 at 3:00
• Monday, June 1 - R&R public awareness mp4 shared with Mrs. Friday by 3:00 *5 bonus points for any submissions on or before May 29 at 3:00

Extending Class Discussion:

• "Australia's History Wars Heat Up" (al-Jazeera, 3/29/2015)