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