LBSU 304 Week 5 History Agenda

5:00-5:45	Week 5 Welcome: Questions, concerns, comments about week 4 class, assignments, db or readings and videos Read Week 5 Introduction on BB
5:45-6:15	Penny and Timeline Activity 1.   Share 3 events that took place during your penny year. (Events can be historical, personal, related to you in some way). 2.   Choose any span in your life and create a time line that represents four important events that occurred in that time that you are comfortable sharing with the class. 3.   List the four events and the year in which they took place.  4.   See if you can match any historical events that occurred at the same time and see if there is any relationship between your actions and an historic event. 5.   How do historical events affect you? ________________________Timeline_________________________________ 1990                     1992                     1996                     2002                     2004 Lost Job             Recieved a BA in    Became               Joined               Bought a                             English                 Vegetarian            Military                House  Search for historical events that may possibly link to each of these life events.  For example, students may note a relationship to 9/11 (in 2001) and Hurricane Katrina (in 2005). Review Directions for Week 5 Writing Task
6:15-7:10	Week 5 videos Adam Curtis, The Century of the Self (20 minutes) James Burke, Connections (22 minutes) 9/11 Pod Casts (10 minutes)
7:10-7:15	Review Discussion Board Prompt
7:15-7:45	Review of Readings from last week ·  Amy Cunningham, Why Women Smile (189) ·  James Baldwin, Stranger in the Village (304) ·  Nicholas D. Kristof, Saudis in Bikinis (272) ·  Fred Strebeigh, The Wheels of Freedom: Bicycles in China (276) ·  Jonathon Rauch, In Defense of Prejudice (569)
7:45-7:55	What is due for this Sunday at midnight?  1. Review the instructions about You and History writing assignment and submit it.  It is DUE Sunday at midnight and worth 75 points. 2. Click on the "Discussion Board" link below to participate in your discussion worth 25 points.  Your main post is DUE Wednesday at midnight, and your responses to others are DUE Sunday at midnight.  3. Your in-class participation in discussions and activities is worth 25 points.