CPWC Day 61 - History of South Asia

Objective:  Examine the religious and philosophical traditions of South Asia.  Investigate select historical events to define the cultural heritage of South Asia.

Task:  Good morning! As you arrive to class, please pick up "Railroads in India" and "Unruly End to Empire."  Work on the railroads worksheet  for the first few minutes of class.   Then, we'll begin class with a discussion on the Marvin Harris article and the anthropological perspective of cow worship in India.  Then, you'll work with a partner to continue the South Asia timeline. After everyone has finished the timeline, we'll spend some time discussing select events in the history of South Asia.

Homework:

• Tuesday, May 5 - Partition Answers, Observations, & Reflections due IN CLASS 
• Follow the directions and answer the questions on "The Partition of India" GooglePresentation 
• Go to "Unruly End to Empire" (Economist, 7/19/2007) to answer the questions on slide 2 (paper copy distributed in class TODAY)
• Thursday, May 7 -Unit 6 Test

HWC Day 57 - Partition

Objectives:  Evaluate the historical developments of South Asia.

Task:  Happy Friday!  Today, you'll spend the first portion of class completing a content comprehension check.  You may use your notebook but there should not be any talking or any exchange of information.  Also, you must hand in your work on or before 1:35.  You'll use the second half of class to develop your partition artifact.  Please refer to the rubric distributed in class and the email from Mrs. Friday yesterday.

Homework:

• TODAY - Part B (Competing Nationalisms) of Regional Study due
• TODAY - Historical question (see "Developing Historical Questions" on HWC Moodle) posted to class blog
• Monday, May 4 - Part D (Caste Out) of Regional Study due
• Tuesday, May 5 - Part A (Sri Lanka) of Regional Study due
• Tuesday, May 5 - Partition artifact due by 3:00
• 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

West Civ Day 17 - Renaissance Wrap-Up (cont.)

Objectives:  Identify key characteristics of the Renaissance.  Compare and contrast the Italian Renaissance and the Northern Renaissance.

Task: Happy Friday!  The purpose of today's class is to ensure that you are prepared for the unit 2 test on Monday.  Please use this time to work on your study guide and/or the article summary for unit 2.

Homework:

• Monday, May 4 - Unit 2 Renaissance & Reformation Test
• Wednesday, May 6 - Article Summary due as comment to Unit 2 Article Reflection post on class blog

CPWC Day 60 - India's Sacred Cow

Objective:  Examine the religious and philosophical traditions of South Asia.  Critically read an anthropologists explanation of the sacred cow.

Task:  Happy Friday!  Today, we're going to focus on India's sacred cow.  For many cheeseburger-loving Americans it may seem unusual that Hindus prohibit the killing of cows.  However, according to anthropologists, this religious prohibition actually results in positive social and economic benefits.  First, we'll watch a short video clip documenting the life of cows in India.  Then, you'll read an excerpt detailing the sacred cow from an anthropologist's perspective.  If you finish with the close reading assignment early, please work on the partition assignment or your study guide.

Homework:

• Tuesday, May 5 - Partition Answers, Observations, & Reflections due IN CLASS 
• Follow the directions and answer the questions on "The Partition of India" GooglePresentation 
• Go to "Unruly End to Empire" (Economist, 7/19/2007) to answer the questions on slide 2
• Thursday, May 7 -Unit 6 Test

Extending Class Activities:

• "India Cow Killer Bagged" (All Things Considered, NPR, 6/9/2008)
• "McDonald's Goes Vegetarian - In India" (The Salt, NPR, 9/4/2012)