Here are your assignments for the week of 9/27/2010, as well as important announcements.
Announcements:
1. Group Exam Friday (2 periods long)! Chapters 1-5! CLICK HERE for a link to the items that you will be asked about on the exam.
2. Continue Reading 5 pages per night in textbook
3. Please bring Flash Drive, or DV-R to class to upload class materials.
Assignments (PLEASE READ CAREFULLY)
MONDAY NIGHT - Podcast/On-Line Reading Night
MONDAY NIGHT - Podcast/On-Line Reading Night
CHOOSE TWO (2) OF THE PODCASTS LISTED BELOW. YOU CAN EARN ONE (1) HW CREDIT IF YOU COMPLETE ALL FOUR PODCASTS! YOU MUST COMPLETE A PODCAST SHEET FOR EACH SHOW.
Here are the PODCASTS with a brief description of each
Pocahontas and the Powhatan Dilemma Pocahontas has inspired poets, filmmakers and historians, earning a place as an icon in American history. Bryan Le Beau's guest this week, Camilla Townsend, author of Pocahontas and the Powhatan Dilemma, sheds new light on the woman behind the myth. Townsend is a professor of history at Colgate University. Airdate: March 13, 2006.
Tobacco From the time of its discovery in America, tobacco has been exported to the World, bringing it both pleasure and pain. Our guest this week, Iain Gately, provides us with a history of what he calls the "exotic plant that seduced civilization." Airdate:May 3, 2004.
ThanksgivingHostBryan Le Beau and author Matthew Dennis resume their discussion on the history and origins of American holidays. This time they take a look at perhaps the most celebrated holiday of them all: Thanksgiving. Dennis is Professor of History at the University of Oregon and author of Red White and Blue: The American Holiday Calendar. Airdate: November 21,2005.
Witch Hunting This week we continue our best of Talking History series -- offering the most popular shows of the past year based on listener response and visits to our website archives. This week we rebroadcast our program from the week of October 28, 2002. It features an interview with Mary Beth Norton on the Salem witch trials and a commentary by Ellen Dubois on a petition by professional historians to Congress on what was then a proposed preemptive strike by the US against Iraq. Airdate: July 14, 2003
Tobacco From the time of its discovery in America, tobacco has been exported to the World, bringing it both pleasure and pain. Our guest this week, Iain Gately, provides us with a history of what he calls the "exotic plant that seduced civilization." Airdate:May 3, 2004.
ThanksgivingHostBryan Le Beau and author Matthew Dennis resume their discussion on the history and origins of American holidays. This time they take a look at perhaps the most celebrated holiday of them all: Thanksgiving. Dennis is Professor of History at the University of Oregon and author of Red White and Blue: The American Holiday Calendar. Airdate: November 21,2005.
Witch Hunting This week we continue our best of Talking History series -- offering the most popular shows of the past year based on listener response and visits to our website archives. This week we rebroadcast our program from the week of October 28, 2002. It features an interview with Mary Beth Norton on the Salem witch trials and a commentary by Ellen Dubois on a petition by professional historians to Congress on what was then a proposed preemptive strike by the US against Iraq. Airdate: July 14, 2003
Tuesday Night - Movie Night! CLICK HERE for a list of movies. Choose TWO of the movies from the "Colonial Era" Section. Watch two more movies for an additional HW credit. Remember, you must complete a video review sheet
Wed Night:
1. Pre-Read Chapter 6 by clicking here for a summary. Read, Highlight, and Complete a ONE PAGE MAXIMUM outline of the chapter summary. Just highlighting the chapter summary does not count!
2. CLICK HERE and listen to the LECTURE that corresponds to Chapter 6. Take notes on the lecture, on a podcast sheet (I will try to get podcast sheets generated for you ASAP).
Thursday Night: Review for the GROUP EXAM on Chapters 1-5 for Friday. Begin Reading Chapter 6 in your textbook. CLICK HERE for Chapter 6! CLICK HERE FOR AUDIO BOOK of Chapter 6
Friday Night: Continue Reading Chapter 6 in your textbook. Complete Chapter 6 GRQ's and Chapter ID's for Monday. CLICK HERE for Chapter 6 Questions, in the Workbook
Friday Night: Continue Reading Chapter 6 in your textbook. Complete Chapter 6 GRQ's and Chapter ID's for Monday. CLICK HERE for Chapter 6 Questions, in the Workbook
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