Week of February 26

Welcome back from winter break. We are planning to hit the ground running this week. We'll complete the third quarter with a unit on 19th century imperialism before moving on to the world war era in late-March, early-April. Take notice that the reading load is increasing as we get into Heart of Darkness over the next two weeks.

Monday

• Read: none
• Lecture/activity: learning styles
• Workshop: conference prep

Wednesday

• Read: Strayer 564-571; Reilly 813-818
• Lecture: British Imperialism in China
• Workshop: discuss Osterhammel
• Due: reflection for conferences
• 3-paragraph, typed response to questions distributed in class Monday (be sure to address your learning styles)

Friday

• Read: Strayer 571-577: Conrad 1-25
• Lecture: Europe and the Ottoman Empire
• Workshop: Heart of Darkness

Week of February 12

Tuesday

• Exam 5

Thursday

• Read: none
• In class:
• Video: Opium Wars
• individual writing conferences

Week of February 5

Monday 2/6

• Read: Strayer 548-554
• Lecture: Industrialization in Latin America
• Homework: add Latin America section to comparative chart

Wednesday 2/8

• Read: Strayer 559-564
• Lecture: Industrialization and Imperialism
• Due: Comparative Essay

Friday 2/10

• Read: none
• Lecture: odds & ends
• Homework: bring mostly-completed review sheet to class
• Workshop: review session
• Exam 5 - Tuesday, Feb. 14