Weekly Syllabus

Week of Monday, February 15 through Friday, February 19


This week we will finish up Chapter 22 and begin work on a role-playing assignment.


Monday, February 15, 2010 (40 minutes)

Quiz: On the reading.

Topic: Discussion of the reading.

Homework: Read AP&AN pp. 630 (Alfred T. Mahan) -637 (Asian Encounters)

 

Tuesday, February 16, 2010 (50 minutes)

Topic: Discussion of the reading.

Homework: Read AP&AN pp. 637- 644.

 

Wednesday, February 17, 2010 (45 minutes)

Topic: Discussion of the reading and introduction to the role-playing project.

Homework: Read pp. 1-19 of the packet "Reluctant Colossus: America Enters the Age of Imperialism". Much of this will seem familiar to you (we've covered it in the textbook or the skipped chapters) but read it anyway to make sure you are up to speed.

 

Thursday, February 18, 2010 (50 minutes)

Topic: Discussion of the reading.

Homework: Prepare for presentations. Check out the rubric and project description on the Ning.

 

Friday, February 19, 2010 (45 minutes)

Topic: Time in class to prepare for Imperialism presentations.

Homework: