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Abbreviations

EB = "Encyclopedia Britannica" (on-line)

TRA = "Team Readiness Assessment"

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Schedule & Readings

All readings in this schedule must be completed by the day under which they are listed. This requirement is assessed via TRAs, homework and End-of-Unit Challenges throughout the semester.

CAUTION: I reserve the right to make revisions to on-line materials prior to their discussion in class at the relevant point in the semester. Therefore WAIT until that time to print out scenarios and reading guides.

Assignment Cycle for All Two-Week Units

With the exception of the first and final weeks of class, the schedule for the semester follows the same two week cycle of assignments, as summarized below, with links to the introductory unit materials. Familiarizing yourself with this cycle will speed up the process of getting oriented to the course. Dates and topics for the specific units are listed on the schedule overview page and can be accessed via the links in the navigation bar on the left.

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Class Session Tasks Readings

1st Monday

Team Reading Assessment (TRA)
(individually & in teams)

overview of unit Scenario & Reading Guide

STUDY key concepts in overview readings for the TRA:

  • "Essential Elements of Culture" (in this course content site)
  • Carr, "Tools of the Mind" OR "The Deepening Page" (in SacCT)

    NOTE: the first three pages of each Reading Guide list questions and key words in these readings to study for the TRA.

BROWSE on-line links listed in this schedule regarding activities described in the unit Scenario

1st Wednesday
& 2nd Monday

Reading Exercises (REx)

HOMEWORK REQUIRED:

  • free writing in SacCT
  • annotations in RDR & notes on reading guide

BEGIN READING & MAKING NOTES or SKETCHES about the historical records assigned in the Course Reader (RDR) for the unit to address the Scenario Homework prompts (see BACK of page). Use the Reading Guide & EB links (see below) to get oriented to the reading.

VIEW links to images in schedule to inform your reading of the assigned historical records.
2nd Wednesday

End-of-Unit Challenge

  • 10 multiple choice questions

& Application Exercise (ApEx)

FINISH & REVIEW the above-mentioned historical records (guided by Reading Guide questions, terms & excerpts) to prepare for End-of-Unit Challenge.

IMPORTANT: your notes or sketches should include information about terms marked with asterisks (*) in the Reading Guide, which must be drawn from the **ONLINE** Encyclopedia Britannica articles linked to this schedule. This information will be assessed in at least one of the multiple choice questions and will help inform better choices in the team activity.

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