Wed. 1/7 C
Thurs 1/8 D Monotheism and the Middle East: Origins of Judaism, Christianity and Islam
•Return final exams
•Historical perspective of the "people of the Book"
•Comparing Hindu creation stories with Genesis
Fri. 1/9 C Garden of Eden:•Adam & Eve •Cain and Abel •Noah's Ark
Mon. 1/12 D
DUE:1) Go to the link "King James Bible" and read the rest of Genesis 2, Genesis 3 & Genesis 4. (Scroll down to the "Bible book list" for these chapters.) Be ready to tell the stories of Adam & Eve, Cain and Abel THEN 2) Read in the document "People of the Book" the first few pages up to, but not including "The Rise and Fall of a Nation". Go to the last page of the document and look at the terms and discussion questions. You do NOT need to write these out, but keep them in mind as you read.
Tues. 1/14 C
Wed. 1/15 D The Covenant: Abraham, the first Patriarch
DUE: BRING ATLASES also Read the following selections from Genesis:
Gen 11:27-32,
Gen 12, 13, 15, 16, 17, 18
Gen 21:1-21,
Gen 22: 1-18
Thurs. 1/16 C, Fri. 1/17 D Moses, Passover and the Ten Commandments
DUE: read. Ex 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6:1-12, Ex 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14 This is approximately 14 pages of reading, but most of the stories are easy to understand. Be reading for a short writing response in class. Also, check the "Notes Bank" list for your assignment. I've put a link up with the schedule on the right. Bring atlases to class again.
Tues. 1/20 C, Wed. 1/21/ D Hebrews Form a Nation: from Sinai to the Destruction of the Temple 70 CE
NOTES BANK IS UP AND RUNNING! Just go to server->student server extra->classes->World Civ C or World Civ D and you'll find copies of class notes!!!
DUE: 1) Read in packet from “Rise and Fall of a Nation” to “The Coming of Jesus” and 2) Finish map assignment
Thurs. 1/22 C, Fri. 1/23 Roman Domination and the Origins of Christianity
Due: 1) Read from "The Coming of Jesus" to "Paul." Close read!! 2) Read in the New Testament, Matthew 1:17-24, Matthew 2, Luke 2: 41-50, Matthew 3, Matthew 4: 18-25. (Do the readings in this order.) You'll find "Matthew" listed below the books in the Old Testament on the webpage of King James Bible, link to the right.
Mon. 1/26 C, Tues., 1/27 D Jesus as Teacher, Healer and Miracle Worker
Due: Read Matt 8:1-27, Matt 9, Matt 13:1-23, Matt 18: 1-14
Wed. 1/28 C, Thurs. 1/29 D Crucifixion and Resurrection: Why are they important to Christians?
Due: Read Matt 26, Matt 27 & Matt 28.
Fri. 1/30 C, Mon. 2/2 D The Spread of Christianity
Due:1) read in the packet from "Paul" to the end of the packet. Close read. 2) Try to get to the MA server before the weekend and download the notes from your class. Remember: Go->Student Server->Student Server Extras->Classes->World Civ C or World Civ D. Start to get organized for the test next week!!
Tues. 2/3 C, Wed. 2/4 Test: Judaism and Christianity
Due: Here is the essay question that will be on the test.
How “Jewish” was Jesus in his message? In your answer, be sure to compare the major teachings of Judaism and Christianity. How are they similar? In what ways do they differ?
You may bring in an outline to class. This should contain:
I. Thesis statement
II. Topic sentence for 1st paragraph
A. Evidence in note form
B. Evidence in note form
C. Evidence in note form
III. Topic sentence for 2nd paragraph
ABC etc
IV. Topic sentence for 3rd paragraph
ABC etc
You will turn in this outline with the test.
Thurs. 2/5 C The Empire of Faith
Fri. 2/6 D
Due: Read pp. 187-192 (up to "The Abbasids") in your textbook. You must write out the answers to the guiding questions (#1-9) which are on the hard copy from class and also on the list of links; the vocabulary is optional, but I encourage you to write those out too.
Mon. 2/9 C Mohammed and the Five Pillars of Faith
Tues. 2/10 D
Due: Nothing! No homework weekend!!
Wed. 2/11 C Research on Islam Project: Meet in the small computer lab
Due: See project assignment sheet for the pages that you should read in the textbook. Look on websites on project assignment sheet. Here is one more catered to science and math: http://www.al-bab.com/arab/science.htm
Thurs. 2/12 D Literary Festival: The Oral Tradition: Storytelling by the Community
Due: 1) meet in the BBLC Lecture Hall for class 2) See the project assignment sheet for the pages that you should read in the textbook. (We'll talk about this in class on Tues. 2/10.)
Fri. 2/13 C Literary Festival: Eugenie Chan and Paige Rogers "Performing Ritual Song, Text, Movement" Meet in the Black Box for class
Due: Work on project. Do your assignments that you came up with in class on Wed. Be sure to contact any group members who were absent from class on Wed. You should have at least three pages of notes by now.
Tues. 2/17 D Research in Computer Lab: Meet there
Due: Work on project. 1) Complete at least three pages of notes from relevant websites. Use the Research Notes form will be sent to you via email. 2) Bring in to class at least 5 good images that will work for your topic. You can send them to yourself, or bring them in on a flash disk.
Look at websites on project assignment sheet. Here is one more catered to science and math: http://www.al-bab.com/arab/science.htm
Wed. 2/18 C Meet in Computer Lab
Due: Work on project--contact your group to figure out what you need to do to have enough information and enough images for you to put your powerpoint together in class today.
Thurs. 2/19 D Meet in Computer Lab
Due: Work on project; complete the assignments that you gave to each other on Tuesday. Keep taking notes. You should have lots to work with today. Test corrections due by tomorrow.
Fri. 2/20 C Current Events!! Test corrections due today (C) only
Mon. 3/2 D Current Events!!
Due: 1) Keep working on your project. 2) Bring in one article from a newspaper or magazine that connects an event happening this month or last to our study of the three monotheistic faiths. (This could be cut out from your family's newspaper or printed out from a newspaper online, e.g. sfgate.com or nytimes.com, washingtonpost.com, latimes.com) Summarize the article in a good paragraph to turn in. Here's a tip if you are trying to find an article online at those news organizations' websites: do a simple search using "Islam," "Muslim," "Christianity," "Christian," "Jewish," or "Judaism" as key words. Don't just search one of those terms and pick the first article, but scroll through and find what interests you. It would be boring if you all chose the same article!!
Tues. 3/3 C Computer Lab: Finishing the Project
Wed. 3/4 D
Due: 1) Complete your bibliography (should be perfectly formatted and printed out, including all written material) before class today, to turn in. Keep working on your projects. By the end of class today, you will post the powerpoint onto the class server. (In other words, the file of the powerpoint project is due by the end of class TODAY. 2) You will also turn in all of your research notes. Put your name on each page.
Thurs. 3/5 C Presenting Projects!
Fri. 3/6 D
Due: Get together with your partner(s) and practice what you will say during the presentation. You may use note cards.