Unit 3

Oct. 31/Nov. 1
  • Reading: Strayer 433-437
  • Discussion: Portuguese in Asia
  • Activity: Intro to DBQ
November 4/5
  • Reading: Reilly 673-676
  • Discussion: Trading Post Empire
  • Activity: DBQ Grouping
  • Due: annotate DBQ packet
November 6/7
  • Reading: Strayer 437-442
  • Discussion: Spanish, Dutch & French in the Indian Ocean
  • Activity: DBQ Intro
  • Due: Paragraph on Grouping
November 8/12
  • Reading: Strayer 442-445
  • Discussion: Silver Trade
  • Activity: DBQ writing
  • Due: DBQ introduction
November 13/14
  • Reading: Strayer 445-448
  • Discussion: Fur Trade
  • Activity: Mapping Exercise
  • Due: DBQ essay
November 15/18
  • Reading: Strayer 449-455
  • Discussion: Slave Trade
  • Activity: Understanding Slavery
November 19/20
  • Reading: Reilly 616-623
  • Discussion: Equiano Reading
  • Activity: Exam Prep
  • Due: Review Sheet
November 21/22
  • Exam 3

Next Three Weeks

Here is a plan for the next several weeks. This takes us through the completion of our second unit and the first marking period.

October 15/16
  • Reading: Strayer 417-422
  • Presentation: Russian Empire
  • Workshop: Intro to DBQ
October 17/18
  • Reading: Strayer 422-424; Reilly 628-636
  • Presentation: Qing Dynasty China
  • Workshop: Reilly Source Analysis
October 21/22
  • Reading: Strayer 424-425; Reilly 640-643
  • Presentation: Mughal India
  • Workshop: Reilly Source Analysis
October 23/24
  • Reading: Strayer 425-429; Reilly 644-649
  • Presentation: Ottoman Empire
  • Workshop: Reilly Source Analysis
  • Due: notebook check
October 25/28
  • Reading: none
  • Presentation: Comparing the Role of Religion in 16th Century Empires
  • Workshop: exam review
  • Due: completed review sheet
October 29/30
  • Exam 2

Week of October 6

October 8/9
  • Reading: Reilly 583-602
  • Presentation: Contact & Exchange
  • Discussion: Historical Perspectives in the Conquest of Mexico
  • Due: empty notebook with 4 dividers
October 10/11
  • Reading: Strayer 409-417
  • Presentation: Conquest & Colonization
  • Workshop: Race in Latin America
  • Due: 3 written Point-of-View Analyses of Reilly Sources
    • 1-3 sentences each
    • 1 analysis for each source
    • 1 each of:
      • Evaluation of Reliability
      • Position in Society
      • Tone Analysis