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From this unit onward, 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.

Unit 2b: Late Imperial & Modern China (17th - 20th century CE)

—> Scenario [now available] | Reading Guide [now available]

Dates Tasks Readings
Tue, Apr 1

TRA #2b
(individual & team)

overview of Scenario 2b & Reading Guide 2b


STUDY key concepts in these overviews for TRA #2b:

BROWSE on-line information regarding contemporary practices described in Scenario 2b:

A. revelation of the Book of Mormon
    (see also details regarding its contemporary printing & distribution)
B. urban design guidelines for the City of Sacramento's Planning Division
    (see especially section B.1-3, 8-9 and section C.1)
C. futuristic novel writing by local author Kim Stanley Robinson
    (see also his anthology of Kenneth Rethrox writings)
Thu, Apr 3

ApEx Set 2b

(*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 the Reading Guide & EB links below to get oriented:

A. "Lord Zitong" & "Tract of the Most Exalted" (RAP: RDR, 86-93)

B. Chinese Imperial Planning & "A Jesuit in Beijing" (ASA: RDR, 94-102)

VIEW the following images to inform your reading of the above sources:
Tue, Apr 8

background materials (#1-3)
for Unit 2 **Practice
Instructions Project**
(PDF/MS Word)
DUE beginning of class

(*HOMEWORK PAGE REQUIRED* - use optional homework worksheet if helpful: PDF | MS Word)

LOCATE EXAMPLES from & BEGIN ANNOTATING these historical records to address the Scenario homework, using the Reading Guide & EB links below to get oriented:

C. selections from Travels of Lao-Tsan (MOO: RDR, 103-17)

VIEW the following images to inform your reading of the above source:
Thu, Apr 10

End-of-Unit Challenge 2b

  • 10 multiple choice questions
  • culminating team activity

 

FINISH ANNOTATING & REVIEW all the assigned historical records, oriented by the Reading Guide, to prepare for End-of-Unit Challenge 2b:

  • "Lord Zitong" & "Tract of the Most Exalted" (RAP: RDR, 86-93)
  • Chinese Imperial Planning & "A Jesuit in Beijing" (ASA: RDR, 94-102)
  • "Forbidden City" (arial view, courtesy of EB)
  • "Chinese Art of the Late Imperial Court" (<-- web page or download)
    [if unable to view, download & install PowerPoint Viewer (PC/Mac)]
  • selections from Travels of Lao-Tsan (MOO: RDR, 103-17)

IMPORTANT: annotations should include information about terms marked with asterisks (*) in Reading Guide 2b, 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.

STUDY TERMS marked with asterisks (*) in the Reading Guide using these **ONLINE** EB overviews (click links below to access) for End-of-Unit Challenge 2b:

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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