Schedule

Andrews/World History II – Spring 2016

Day-by-Day Schedule of Activities & Assignments

WEEK ONE

January 14

Introductions, syllabus & course overview. Study groups. The tip of your iceberg. Global eras and periodization. What does it mean to be Modern? Note-taking tip / key words: Modern The European Renaissance & the Modern world. FAQs. Blog setup using blogger.com

WEEK TWO

January 19

Colonial empires in the Americas. NTT / comparison ||| Russian empirical expansion in Siberia.

DUE: Strayer, Intro to Part 4 (pp. 610-615) + Chapter 13 (pp. 617-649).

January 21

Library session. Why and how to write an Annotated Bibliography. Distribute AB assignment.

DUE: Nothing due today.

WEEK THREE

January 26

Early Modern commerce in products.

DUE: Strayer, Chapter 14 (pp. 669-687).

January 28

Early Modern commerce in people. Voices of the slave trade. NTT / primary sources: summarize & reflect.

DUE: Strayer, Chapter 14 (pp. 687-699) + Chapter 14 documents (pp. 700-717).

ALSO DUE: Annotated Bibliography due (8 or more sources, 2-3 pages).

WEEK FOUR

February 2

Religion in Early Modern societies. Research Project assigned (7 pgs). Close reading / short, dense text (Condorcet).

DUE: Strayer, Chapter 15 (pp. 719-739).

February 4

The Scientific Revolution and the Enlightenment.

DUE: Strayer, Chapter 15 (pp. 740-752) + Document 15.2, Condorcet (pp. 756-57).

WEEK FIVE

February 9

The problem of Eurocentrism. Atlantic revolutions. Close reading / longer text.

DUE: Strayer, Introduction to Part 5 & Chapter 16 (pp. 781-797).

ALSO DUE: 1 page Research Paper Proposal

February 11

Sisters of Notre Dame de Namur during the revolutionary era.

DUE: Handout on SND (hard copy or see class website).

ALSO DUE: Participate in one or more Founders’ Week activities. In a blog entry, describe the activity or activities in which you participated. What did you learn about our Foundresses, or about the History or Mission of Notre Dame de Namur learning institutions?

WEEK SIX

February 16

Echoes of Atlantic revolutions. Primary sources – revolution and Enlightenment

DUE: Strayer, Chapter 16 (798-811) + Chapter 16 Documents (pp. 812-825).

February 18

Echoes of Atlantic revolutions, cont’d

DUE: No new reading due today

WEEK SEVEN

February 23

The Industrial Revolution.

DUE: Strayer, Chapter 17 (pp. 827-861).

February 25

Marxism and social classes. Political economy of industrialization. Primary sources of the industrial era.

DUE: Strayer, Chapter 17 documents (pp. 862-877)

ALSO DUE: Research Paper

WEEK EIGHT

March 1

1^st half semester review & prep for midterm exam

DUE: review notes and readings assigned so far this semester

March 3

Midterm exam

DUE: Study for midterm

SPRING BREAK WEEK

March 8-10  Enjoy your week off!

WEEK NINE

March 15

One-on-one mid-semester reviews. Review of the midterm exam. Best practices for writing good exam responses.

DUE: Nothing – enjoy your break

March 17

Second wave of European colonialism. NTT / comparison. The “Scramble for Africa.” Identity and culture during the Colonial era.

DUE: Strayer, Chapter 18 (pp. 879-912) + Ch 18 documents (visual sources) (pp. 922-929).

WEEK TEN

March 22

The ethics of Colonial relationships. Research Project presentations – 1^st half.

DUE: CST handout.

March 24

Empires in collision. Primary sources – Changing China

DUE: Strayer, Chapter 19 (pp. 931-957) + Chapter 19 documents (pp. 958-971).

WEEK ELEVEN

March 29

Prep for CTA Day. History of social justice activism. Rest of research project presentations.

March 31

Call to Action Day.

WEEK TWELVE

April 5

The two World Wars & the Crisis of Europe. 20^th Century primary sources.

DUE: Strayer, Introduction to Part Six, Chapter 20 (pp. 973-1017) + Chapter 20 documents (pp. 1018-1033 – choose one).

April 7

Communism in Russia and China. Cold War. Sources on Communism.

DUE: Strayer, Ch 21 (pp. 1035-1068) + Ch 21 documents (pp. 1069-1085 – choose one).

WEEK THIRTEEN

April 12

Evolving notions of rights and responsibilities relating to property and work relationships.

DUE: CST of labor and property.

April 14

The global south on the global stage. Assign analytical essay (3 pages).

DUE: Strayer, Chapter 22 (pp. 1087-1119) + review the Hallmarks of the SND de Namur.

WEEK FOURTEEN

April 19

Primary sources on Islam. Writing workshop for essay.

DUE: Strayer, Chapter 22 documents (pp. 1120-1135)

ALSO DUE: Draft of essay

April 21

Economic globalization; American exceptionalism in the post-modern world. Global feminism. Religious fundamentalism. Global environmental issues.

DUE: Strayer, Chapter 23 (pp. 1137-1171) + Chapter 23 visual sources (pp. 1182-87).

ALSO DUE: Analytical essay

WEEK FIFTEEN

April 26

Semester review and final exam study guide.

April 28

Final Exam