Monday, January 30, 2017

ULT - 3C

Select ONE of the NON-FICTION sources (not a multivolume work) from the chart in part II. Create an ANNOTATED citation for the source. 

ULT - 3B

Select ONE of the PRINT reference sources from your chart in Part 2 of ULT.  Find an entry relating to European culture and history (1200 BCE-1900 CE).  As a comment to this post, write a CITATION for the entry.  Then, write a ONE paragraph summary of the entry identifying: When? Where? Who? Why (significance)? (10 points)

ULT - 3A

Find an article in a PRINT edition of  History Today that relates to Western Civilization.  In a comment to this post, create a CITATION for the document.  Then, write a one-paragraph summary of the document explaining both its context and significance. (10 points)

Thursday, January 26, 2017

Using Primary Documents to Understand History

Reflect on the use of primary documents in history.  For example:  When reading a document, what aspects should be considered?  Why is it important for historians to use primary documents?

Wednesday, January 25, 2017

Reflection - Western Civ as Cradle of Learning

What is the main idea of this editorial?  What are the strengths of Bennett's argument?  What are the weaknesses of his argument?  Do you agree or disagree with Bennett?  Why?