Andrews/World History II – Spring 2019
Day-by-Day Schedule of Activities & Assignments
WEEK ONE
January 8
Introductions, syllabus & course overview. Blog setup using blogger.com.
January 10
Study groups. Global eras and periodization. What does it mean to be Modern? Note-taking tip / key words: Modern. The European Renaissance & the Modern world. FAQs.
DUE: Strayer, Intro to Part 4.
WEEK TWO
January 15
Colonial empires in the Americas. NTT / comparison ||| Russian empirical expansion in Siberia.
DUE: Strayer, Chapter 13.
January 17
Early Modern commerce in products.
DUE: Strayer, Chapter 14 (first half).
WEEK THREE
January 22
Early Modern commerce in people. Voices of the slave trade. NTT / primary sources: summarize & reflect. Research Project assigned.
DUE: Strayer, Chapter 14 (second half) + Chapter 14 documents.
January 24
No regular class today. Instead, spend the entire 75-minute class period in the library doing the Annotated Bibliography section of your research project.
WEEK FOUR
January 29
Religion in Early Modern societies. The Scientific Revolution and the Enlightenment.
DUE: Strayer, Chapter 15.
ALSO DUE: Annotated Bibliography relating to Research Project (AB)
January 31 – No class / Faculty PDD
WEEK FIVE
February 5
Sisters of Notre Dame de Namur during the revolutionary era.
DUE: SND handout on class website.
February 7
Catholic Social Teaching in the post-Enlightenment era. Close reading in class (Massaro).
DUE: In a blog entry, describe the Foundresses Week activity or activities in which you participated this week. What did you learn about our Foundresses, or about the History or Mission of Notre Dame de Namur learning institutions?
WEEK SIX
February 12
The problem of Eurocentrism. Atlantic revolutions.
DUE: Strayer, Introduction to Part 5 & Chapter 16 (1st2 sections).
February 14
Echoes of Atlantic revolutions. Sugar.
DUE: Strayer, Chapter 16 (Echoes through end) + Chapter 16 Documents
WEEK SEVEN
February 19
Echoes of Atlantic revolutions, cont’d
DUE: No new reading due today
February 21
1sthalf semester review & prep for midterm exam. Hallmarks. Applying statements of ethics and values to historical study.
DUE: review notes and readings assigned so far this semester
ALSO DUE: Research Paper draft (all required sections represented)
WEEK EIGHT
February 26
The Industrial Revolution. Marxism and social classes. Political economy of industrialization. Primary sources of the industrial era.
DUE: Strayer, Chapter 17
February 28
Midterm exam.
DUE: Study for midterm
SPRING BREAK WEEK
March 4-8 Enjoy your week off!
WEEK NINE
March 12
Mid-semester check-in. In-class activity relating to midterm.
DUE: Nothing – enjoy your break
March 14
Second wave of European colonialism. NTT / comparison. The “Scramble for Africa.” Identity and culture during the Colonial era. The ethics and legacy of Colonial relationships.
DUE: Strayer, Chapter 18 + Ch 18 documents (visual sources)
ALSO DUE: Research Paper – final version
WEEK TEN
March 19
Empires in collision.
DUE: Strayer, Chapter 19
March 21
The two World Wars & the Crisis of Europe.
DUE: Strayer, Introduction to Part Six, Chapter 20
WEEK ELEVEN
March 26
Assign 2ndpaper: creative, persuasive analytical piece; in-class workshop to develop this
DUE: Bring your research paper to class (if Ms Andrews still has it, she will bring it)
March 28
20thCentury crisis of Europe continued. Primary sources on the rise of fascism.
DUE: Reading will be posted to class website
WEEK TWELVE
April 2
Communism in Russia and China. Cold War.
DUE: Strayer, Ch 21
April 4
No regular class today. Instead, meet with study groups as assigned.
WEEK THIRTEEN
April 9
The global south on the global stage.
DUE: Strayer, Chapter 22
April 11
Economic globalization; American exceptionalism in the post-modern world. Global feminism.Religious fundamentalism. Global environmental issues. Guidelines for presentations.
DUE: Strayer, Chapter 23
ALSO DUE: Creative, persuasive analytical project
WEEK FOURTEEN
April 16
Preview of final exam. Student presentations – group 1.
DUE: review notes and assignments
April 18
Student presentations – group 2.
WEEK FIFTEEN
April 23
Final exam
the end!
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