Students will continue to develop historical thinking skills to systematically analyze primary sources (artifacts from early civilizations).
Students will make connections between assigned readings and artifacts as evidence for historical scholarship.
Students will consider the role of religion in shaping the cultures and creation of the artifacts.
Do:
Complete the assigned readings/videos for this Module (linked on Schedule and Assignments page of course website).
With your group members, answer all the questions in the Source Annotation Worksheet for the artifact/source assigned to your group.
Turn In by Friday 10/2 at 11pm:
Post the completed worksheet questions to the Module 6 Annotation discussion board in D2L for the entire group. Please make sure all group members’ names are included with the post.
Engage by Monday 10/5 at 11pm:
Each student will read and engage with at least 1 other group’s source and post by following the “I notice, I wonder” format.
For example, “I noticed that the jade cong was valued for burials and rituals. Last week’s reading about rice cultivation described how populations settled around the Yangtze River. I wonder how far people had to go to find and mine jade, or if it was close by and part of the geology and environment that helped develop rice cultivation.”
Use information from the assigned readings and videos to support your response. Take at least 15-30 minutes to carefully read the post, examine the source itself, and compose a thoughtful response that furthers our understanding. Quality comments build on the ideas and work of the original post. Avoid repeating or rephrasing what has already been said.
You may reply to more than 1 post — your 1 best response will be what I grade for this assignment.
Spread out responses among groups — don’t rush to post on the earliest posts you see.