Over the vacation, as you ponder whether or not you are still actually alive or if the world has ended and you are living in a matrix-like simulation, you should complete another book/movie project. Choose a non-fiction or fiction book from the list posted here, or select a non-fiction or fiction film (be sure to run it by me first) and complete the assignment linked up here. Remember that you must complete at least two of these assignments as non-fiction, and you may only do a total of two films out of the four options, so plan ahead if you know that either February or April vacations will be tough to complete. The rubric is linked up here.
If you are interested, Newsweek ran an article about the search for Genghis Khan's tomb last week. The article is linked up here.
In addition, you should read chapter 17 in the textbook. We will not discuss it, as it is focused on Europe, but it is an important pre-cursor to the later chapter on Europe (chapter 20) that we will discuss! We come back to Sub-Saharan Africa in 2013!
Enjoy the break! We hit the ground running when we get back...
Friday, December 21, 2012
Friday, December 14, 2012
Weekend work
Over the weekend, you should be sure that you have your character roles ready to go. The direct examination should be scripted, and witnesses should be ready to address cross examination questions.
We will have a test on Thursday, Dec 20. (The day before the Mayan Calendar runs out. That's called "going out in style"...) The test will be 70 multiple choice questions. Questions will be drawn from the Post Classical Era, chapter 13, 14, 15, 16 and 18. NOT chapter 17.
If you are re-writing your essay, you need to hand in the original and the re-write at the start of class on Thursday. Late submissions will not be accepted.
We will have a test on Thursday, Dec 20. (The day before the Mayan Calendar runs out. That's called "going out in style"...) The test will be 70 multiple choice questions. Questions will be drawn from the Post Classical Era, chapter 13, 14, 15, 16 and 18. NOT chapter 17.
If you are re-writing your essay, you need to hand in the original and the re-write at the start of class on Thursday. Late submissions will not be accepted.
Post Classical Trade Presentation
Here is the powerpoint slideshow from our discussion of Post Classical Trade.
Post Classical India Slideshow
Here is the powerpoint version of the slides about Post Classical India.
Thursday, December 13, 2012
Your plan for today
Hi folks-
Sorry not to be with you all today. Today you should work on pulling together your questions for direct and cross. If you are a witness, be sure that you know the answers to your direct examination, and brainstorm what the cross examiner might focus on. You will not have the full class to work on Friday, so be sure to maximize your time today!
Sorry not to be with you all today. Today you should work on pulling together your questions for direct and cross. If you are a witness, be sure that you know the answers to your direct examination, and brainstorm what the cross examiner might focus on. You will not have the full class to work on Friday, so be sure to maximize your time today!
Monday, December 10, 2012
Class Blogs
The class blogs (as I have them) are:
Period 3: mongolprosecution.wordpress.com
mongoldefense.wordpress.com
Period 4: mongoltrialprosecution.posterous.com
MongolDefense.blogspot.com
Period 3: mongolprosecution.wordpress.com
mongoldefense.wordpress.com
Period 4: mongoltrialprosecution.posterous.com
MongolDefense.blogspot.com
Trial Definitions
For the purposes of our trial, the following definitions will be used by the court:
Genocide—The deliberate or systematic attempt to destroy either all of a group of humans or the ways of life of a group of humans because of their shared ethnic/religious/cultural traits or their intrinsic beliefs.
Terrorism—The attempt to instill a heightened state of fear in a group of humans in order to enact political, religious or social change.
Kidnapping—The taking of a human being (or multiple human beings) against his or her will and subsequently depriving that person of freedom of movement and choice.
A guilty charge will stick if the prosecution provides evidence that the Mongols did in fact act in ways that match these definitions. The defense providing reasonable doubt to the witnesses credibility that the Mongols acted in these ways, or direct evidence to the contrary will prevent a guilty verdict. Good luck!
Genocide—The deliberate or systematic attempt to destroy either all of a group of humans or the ways of life of a group of humans because of their shared ethnic/religious/cultural traits or their intrinsic beliefs.
Terrorism—The attempt to instill a heightened state of fear in a group of humans in order to enact political, religious or social change.
Kidnapping—The taking of a human being (or multiple human beings) against his or her will and subsequently depriving that person of freedom of movement and choice.
A guilty charge will stick if the prosecution provides evidence that the Mongols did in fact act in ways that match these definitions. The defense providing reasonable doubt to the witnesses credibility that the Mongols acted in these ways, or direct evidence to the contrary will prevent a guilty verdict. Good luck!
Friday, December 7, 2012
Mongol Trial, Day #2
Some thoughts about the role that the Witnesses play in the trial are linked up here.
The scoring guide that will help to determine the winner (whichever team scores the most points) and your mark is linked up here.
Over the weekend, you should get into the researching of your character. Who is this person? FOr example, if you are a Chinese peasant, what time period and region are you from? What's your name? What is your life like? How did the Mongols change your life? You will need to build your character. If you are a named witness, like Guillaume Boucher, you need to discover as much about him as you can. (hint: the textbook chapter begins with him...)
You also need to build on today's class to learn more about the Mongols and what they did and where they went, so read Chapter 18! The sooner you finish that, the easier your job will be in the trial, regardless of your role!
The scoring guide that will help to determine the winner (whichever team scores the most points) and your mark is linked up here.
Over the weekend, you should get into the researching of your character. Who is this person? FOr example, if you are a Chinese peasant, what time period and region are you from? What's your name? What is your life like? How did the Mongols change your life? You will need to build your character. If you are a named witness, like Guillaume Boucher, you need to discover as much about him as you can. (hint: the textbook chapter begins with him...)
You also need to build on today's class to learn more about the Mongols and what they did and where they went, so read Chapter 18! The sooner you finish that, the easier your job will be in the trial, regardless of your role!
Thursday, December 6, 2012
Mongols on Trial
We are going to put the Mongols on trial for crimes against humanity over the next week. Half of you will serve as the Prosecution, and the other half will serve as the Defense. The Mongols are charged with Genocide, Terrorism and Kidnapping, and we must agree what these terms mean before the trial begins. You will choose a role and have to play that part in the trial--the roles range from actual Mongol leaders, to alleged victims of the crimes, to lawyers on each side.
You scanned the documents in class today, but just in case your app is wonky, the link to the trial overview is here, and the link to the trial process is here. You can follow the trial on Twitter with the hashtag #mongoltrial. We will live tweet the trial and blog about the process as well!
This will be slightly different than what we've done before, in that you are all going to need to read Chapter 18 over the next week, as it contains information that is relevant to all facets of the trial. However, I will not be breaking the chapter down into chunks for you; you will do that on your own based on what you need to read for your role. HOWEVER, EVERYONE IS RESPONSIBLE FOR READING THE WHOLE CHAPTER!
The trial itself will begin on Monday the 17th and continue through the 18th. In between now and then I will present some materials that will help you go beyond the textbook. So there will be some in class work time for you to do research, prepare questions and figure out your characters.
For those of you planning ahead, we will have a test on Thursday the 20th. It will cover chapters 13, 14, 15, 16, and 18. It will be in the usual format: 70 multiple choice questions.
You will note that we are taking things slightly out of order in the book--we skip Chapter 17. Don't worry, though, you will still get to read it, just not before vacation starts!
You scanned the documents in class today, but just in case your app is wonky, the link to the trial overview is here, and the link to the trial process is here. You can follow the trial on Twitter with the hashtag #mongoltrial. We will live tweet the trial and blog about the process as well!
This will be slightly different than what we've done before, in that you are all going to need to read Chapter 18 over the next week, as it contains information that is relevant to all facets of the trial. However, I will not be breaking the chapter down into chunks for you; you will do that on your own based on what you need to read for your role. HOWEVER, EVERYONE IS RESPONSIBLE FOR READING THE WHOLE CHAPTER!
The trial itself will begin on Monday the 17th and continue through the 18th. In between now and then I will present some materials that will help you go beyond the textbook. So there will be some in class work time for you to do research, prepare questions and figure out your characters.
For those of you planning ahead, we will have a test on Thursday the 20th. It will cover chapters 13, 14, 15, 16, and 18. It will be in the usual format: 70 multiple choice questions.
You will note that we are taking things slightly out of order in the book--we skip Chapter 17. Don't worry, though, you will still get to read it, just not before vacation starts!
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