Week of October 28

*Post-Sandy Update*
As we discussed in class yesterday, we will go forward with our plans to take the second exam on Wednesday. I hope you all have remained safe and largely unaffected by the storm. See you tomorrow...

Monday
  • Read: none
  • Lecture: Review for exam
  • Workshop: Exam prep
  • Due: completed review sheet
    • *optional essay*
Wednesday
  • Exam 2
Friday
  • no school
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Week of October 21

Tuesday, Oct 23
  • Read: Strayer 417-421
  • Lecture: Russian Empire
  • Workshop: Proposal Revisions
Thursday, Oct 25
  • Read: 424-429
  • Lecture: Muslim Empires
  • Workshop: Exam Preparation
  • Due: Final Research Proposal 
*our next exam will be on Wednesday, Oct. 31*

**the optional essay to replace summer reading assignment will be due Monday, Oct. 29**
  •  Compare and contrast the relationship between the state and religion in at least two of the following four imperial contexts: Spanish America, Russia, Mughal India, Ottoman Europe
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Week of October 14

Great job to everyone on the first unit. I was very pleased with the exam scores, and especially the amount of preparation everyone displayed through their notebooks. Hopefully you now have a sense of the rhythm of the course and what it takes to be successful. As we move into the next unit we will be spending a lot of time in class on the research projects. Remember that these are year-long projects. The more work you put in now will not only reward you at the end of the quarter, but will continue to pay dividends all year. 

Monday - Oct 15
  • Read: Strayer 409-412
  • Lecture: Colonial Spanish America
  • Workshop: Research Methods & Resources
  • Due: Topic Statement draft
Wednesday - Oct 17
  • Read: Strayer 412-415
  • Lecture: The Plantation Economy
  • Workshop: The Research Plan
Friday - Oct 19
  • Read: Strayer 415-417
  • Lecture: North American Comparison
  • Workshop: TBA
  • Due: Research Plan draft
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Week of October 7

**No school Monday**

Tuesday, Oct 9
  • Read: Strayer 403-406
  • Lecture: Age of Exploration
  • Workshop: notebook and exam recap
  • Due: Research Project Statement of Interest
    • If Global Connection, write one paragraph that describes the topic and how it represents a global connection. Locate in time and space
    • If Colonial Encounter, identify the members of your team and their roles, the European country doing the colonizing and the region being colonized (Asia, Africa or Latin America). Include as much information about why you made those selections as possible.
Thursday, Oct 11
  • Read: Strayer 406-409
  • Lecture: Founding Colonies in the Americas
  • Workshop: Research Projects, phase 1
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