Week of December 16th

Happy Holidays to all! Short week this week, but one more assignment before the break. See paper topic below.

Monday

• Read: none
• Lecture: finish Missionary Activity
• Workshop: Essay Prep
• Due: rough draft of essay OR substantial 1-2 page outline

Wednesday

• Short class due to holiday schedule
• In-class celebration
• DUE: argumentative essay
• In a 2-3 page response, address the following prompt:
• Compare the effects of the fur trade on native societies in North America, with the effects of the slave trade on native societies in Africa.
• Remember that this is an argumentative essay, so you thesis must be arguable. And since it is inherently comparative, you should create analytic categories in the structure of your essay.

Week of December 9th

Tuesday, Dec. 11

• Read: Strayer 461-467
• Lecture: Protestant Reformation
• Workshop: Plagiarism
• Due: 2 more annotations

Thursday, Dec. 13

• Read: Strayer 467-472
• Lecture: Missionary Activity
• Workshop: Argumentative Essay construction