HRS 71 Arts & Ideas of Asia - Schedule Unit 1a

Abbreviations

ASA = Asian Art (anthology)

EB = "Encyclopedia Britannica" (on-line)

PPT = "PowerPoint Slides" (click to view)

RAP = Religions of Asia in Practice (anthology)

RDR = Course Reader

TRA = "Team Readiness Assessment"

Schedule

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. --> Accessing the Readings

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.

Unit 1a: Late Medieval India (11th - 17th century CE)

Dates	Tasks	Readings
Tue, Feb 11	TRA 1a (individually & in teams) overview of Scenario 1a & Reading Guide 1a —> **now posted**	STUDY key concepts in these overviews for TRA 1a: "Two Views of History" & "Analyzing the Details of Practice" (on the "Essential Elements of Culture" page of this syllabus) Carr, "Tools of the Mind" (p.39-44, on SacCT) NOTE: the first three pages of Reading Guide 1a list terms in these readings to study for the TRA. BROWSE on-line information regarding contemporary practices described in Scenario 1a: "Transform Space Into Place" (YouTube video; see also City Repair website) A. one Christian athlete's connection to God (SacBee article) (see also his church's web site) B. singing & dancing in a holiness church (YouTube video) C. an animated retelling of an important story of one of Muhammad's followers (YouTube)
Thu, Feb 13	Application Exercise (ApEx) Set 1a (*2 HOMEWORK PAGES REQUIRED* - use optional homework worksheet if helpful: PDF \| MS Word)	LOCATE EXAMPLES from & BEGIN ANNOTATING these historical records to address the Scenario homework, using Reading Guide 1a & EB links below to get oriented: A. "Akbar Riding the Elephant" & Memoirs of Jahangir (ASA: RDR, 9-13) B. "Exemplary Devotion of the Servant of Hari" (RAP: RDR, 14-20 VIEW the following images to inform your reading of the above sources: "Islamic Influences in Indian Art & Architecture " (<--web page or download) [if unable to view, download & install PowerPoint Viewer (PC/Mac)]
Tue, Feb 18	Bring Practice Research Form (MS Word/PDF) to class for REVIEW ApEx Set 1a, continued (*HOMEWORK PAGE REQUIRED* - use optional homework worksheet if helpful: PDF \| MS ord)	LOCATE EXAMPLES from & BEGIN ANNOTATING these historical records to address the Scenario homework, using Reading Guide 1a & EB links below to get oriented: C. "Life of Guru Nanak" (RAP: RDR, 21-27) VIEW the following images to inform your reading of the above sources: "Islamic Influences in Indian Art & Architecture " (<--web page or download) [if unable to view, download & install PowerPoint Viewer (PC/Mac)]
Thu, Feb 20	End-of-Unit Challenge 1a 10 multiple choice questions culminating team activity	FINISH ANNOTATING & REVIEW all the assigned historical records, guided by Reading Guide 1a, to prepare for End-of-Unit Challenge 1a: "Akbar Riding the Elephant" & Memoirs of Jahangir (ASA: RDR, 9-13) "Exemplary Devotion of the Servant of Hari" (RAP: RDR, 14-20) "Life of Guru Nanak" (RAP: RDR, 21-27) "Islamic Influences in Indian Art & Architecture IMPORTANT: annotations should include information about terms marked with *asterisks () in Reading Guide 1a, which must be drawn from these ONLINE** EB articles (click links below to access) and will be assessed in at least one of the multiple choice questions. "India"(intro paragraph ONLY), "vihara," "The Demise of Buddhism in India" (in "Buddhism"), "Mughal Dynasty," "Din-i-illahi," "Agra," "Zawiya," "Goa" (intro paragraph ONLY), Sufism (intro paragraph ONLY), "brahman," "Krishna," "Caitanya sect," "bhakti," "Bhagavata Purana," "Brahma," "qadi," "dhikr," "Nanak," "Adi Granth," "Harimandir," "Khalsa," "fakir." WARNING: make sure that you use these links to access EB; going through the library's database page may lead to different material, which will likely confuse you when preparing for TRA.

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