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Living China's History (fall 2018)
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China's Fall and Rise (spring 2018)
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Japan's Empire and its Legacies (fall 2016)
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JE Unit 1
JE Unit 2
JE Unit 3
JE Unit 4
JE Unit 5
JE Unit 6
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Issues of History
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Checkpoint #2: Annotated Bibliography
Checkpoint #3: Outline
Checkpoint #4: Supplemental Pages
Thinking about a Changing China (spring 2017)
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Humanities History (U.S. History)
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Humanities History (2017-18)
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Humanities History (2016-17)
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U1: The American Revolution & the Constitution
U2: Defining the Nation
U3: 19th Century Social & Cultural Transformations
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Cemetery Project
U4: A House Divided
U5: Industry & Empire
U6: Progressive Promise & Disillusion
U7: Global Conflicts
U8: Civil Rights & Human Rights
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"Communism" (Independent Study)
"Issues of History" (Japan's Empire and its Legacies)
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Active Reading
Advanced Reading Strategies (Upper Mids and Seniors)
Outlining for Reading
Thinking
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What is History?
Historical Thinking Chart (PDF)
Breaking Down History with the SPICE Factors
Primary, Secondary, and Tertiary Sources
Analyzing Primary Sources with SOAPSTone
Selecting & Evaluating Secondary Sources
Discussing
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Engaging in Class Discussion
Researching
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Identifying Research Topics & Questions
Note Cards
Writing
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Zero Draft
Thesis Statements
Forming Counterarguments
Formatting Chicago-Style Papers
Ford Library Guide to Chicago-style Citations (PDF)
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LIVING CHINA'S HISTORY
COMING FALL 2018
Image: Sheung-mun-tai Street in Canton, A Chan, circa 1870. Collection Ferry Bertholet, Amsterdam. Rijksmuseum Amsterdam.
Courses
Living China's History (fall 2018)
Archived Courses
>
Living China's History (fall 2017)
>
Course Information
Course Project
In-Class
Assignments
China's Fall and Rise (spring 2018)
>
Course Information
In-Class
Assignments
Japan's Empire and its Legacies (fall 2016)
>
Course Information
Daily Review
Schedule
>
JE Unit 1
JE Unit 2
JE Unit 3
JE Unit 4
JE Unit 5
JE Unit 6
Research
>
Issues of History
Research Schedule
>
Checkpoint #2: Annotated Bibliography
Checkpoint #3: Outline
Checkpoint #4: Supplemental Pages
Thinking about a Changing China (spring 2017)
>
Course Information
In Class
Assignments
Humanities History (U.S. History)
>
Humanities History (2017-18)
>
Course Information
In-Class
Assignments
Humanities History (2016-17)
>
Course Information
In Class
Assignments
>
U1: The American Revolution & the Constitution
U2: Defining the Nation
U3: 19th Century Social & Cultural Transformations
>
Cemetery Project
U4: A House Divided
U5: Industry & Empire
U6: Progressive Promise & Disillusion
U7: Global Conflicts
U8: Civil Rights & Human Rights
More Course Descriptions
Student Projects
>
"Communism" (Independent Study)
"Issues of History" (Japan's Empire and its Legacies)
Skills
Reading
>
Active Reading
Advanced Reading Strategies (Upper Mids and Seniors)
Outlining for Reading
Thinking
>
What is History?
Historical Thinking Chart (PDF)
Breaking Down History with the SPICE Factors
Primary, Secondary, and Tertiary Sources
Analyzing Primary Sources with SOAPSTone
Selecting & Evaluating Secondary Sources
Discussing
>
Engaging in Class Discussion
Researching
>
Identifying Research Topics & Questions
Note Cards
Writing
>
Zero Draft
Thesis Statements
Forming Counterarguments
Formatting Chicago-Style Papers
Ford Library Guide to Chicago-style Citations (PDF)
Tech Tips
Reference
Chinese History Tools
Further Reading in Asian Studies
>
Books
News
Podcasts
Current Events around the World
About
About
Writing