Syllabus

Labor Day Weekend: Text Reading

"Cultural Diffusion" and "Globalization"
pages 1-5 in your text book.

Week of September 2-5

September 2, Test on Iron and Silk
September 3, Homework Quiz on pages 1-5
September 4, Homework Quiz on pages 7-10
September 5, Homework Quiz on pages 17-20 (half way)

Week of September 8-12

September 8- Map Reveiw on China
September 9- Map Quiz
September 10, HW Quiz on pages 17-20
September 11, HW Quiz on pages 25-28
September 12, HW Quiz pages 20-22(correction)

Week of September 15-19

September 15, HW Quiz on pages 30-34
September 16, Quiz on Confucianism
September 17,HW Quiz, "Daoism and Popular Religion", Handout
September 18, HW Quiz"The Way of the Buddha", pg 78-81
Honors Research Paper Assigned
September 19,"Creative Quietude" pgs 75-77, Film "Mystery of Chi"
"Introduction and Feng Mengzhen's Instructions..." pgs 82-85

Week of September 22-26

September 22, HW Quiz, 82-85, Casting the "I Ching"
September 23, Chart of Chinese Philosophies,pg 74
Vocabulary Worksheet and Handout (in class)
September 24, Film "Mystery of Chi"
September 25, Finish film, Honors in Library, HW, Questions to Consider "Buddhism" online.
September 26, Jeopardy and Tea,

Week of September 29-Oct 3
September 29, Quiz on Daoism, Buddhism and Film, HW pgs, 37-40 (stop at War with Britain)
September 30,HW Quiz on 37-40, A look at Chinese art, calligraphy and photographs from 1906, no home work
October 1, A and B Periods in Theater for Presidentail Debate
October 2, Chinese Calligraphy Project
October 3, Chinese Calligraphy Project, Honors in Library for research

Week of October 6-10
October 6, Finish Calligraphy project, HW 40-43 (to Republic)
October 7, HW Quiz on 40-43,Honors Topics Due with all research material included, HW 43-46 (top).
October 8, HW Quiz on 43-46 (top), notes on Chinese rebellions in class
HW Handout, "Commissioner Lin's Letter to Queen Victoria" do questions at the end.
October 9, HW Quiz on "Letter", Jeopardy B and F Periods
October 10, Film on Mao Zedong, HW pgs, 100-101,"Ideology and Revolution", do questions in section #1, and 46-49, "Mao Zedong and the People's Republic".

Week of October 14-17
October 14, 1/2 day, TBA
October 15, Quiz on Chinese Rebellions and Opium Wars
October 16, HW Quiz 100-101 and 46 -49, HW Marxist Vocab
October 17, HW Quiz on vocab, Debate C and D Period, HW weekend, pgs, 50-52 for Monday

Week of October 20-22
October 20, HW Quiz, Read and Discuss Communist state, HW 135-136.
October 21, HW Quiz 135-136, TBA, HW 137-138,
October 22, HW Quiz, 137-138, TBA, HW , 53-55 (top).
October 23, Review, Quiz on Communist Revolution
October 24, Debate A and B Period, HW quiz, 53-55(top), Film
The Right to Rebel, HW 55-56

Week of October 27-31
October 27, HW Quiz 55-56,Film: The Right to Rebel
October 28, Honors, First Draft Due, TBA
October 29, Tiananemen Square, if possible
October 30, Jeopardy Review for Unit Test
October 31, Unit Test, See online essay questions.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Homework Quizzes
Each homework reading will be tested the day following the assignment.
There will be five questions given and two bonuses. The bonus questions can be counted as a corect answer if one of the first five questions was incorrect. Each question is worth 20 points. No more than 3 points will be allowed on any quiz. All homework quizzes will be averaged and will count as one quiz grade for each quarter.