Friday, October 31, 2008

7. Questions for 6. Due Friday Nov. 6

Step 1- Read all the comments from the previous assignment.

Step 2- Choose one comment which is thoughtful.

Step 3-

First, paraphrase the comment you are responding to: For example: “Mr. Bello thinks that…”

Then, write a question about the chosen comment. The question must be: clear, sincere, useful and be the sort of question which leads to more questions. The question you write must complicate the comment’s argument, make the reader of the comment you are questioning think deeper. Stir up some intellectual trouble

Sunday, October 19, 2008

6. Raymond Chen wrote, "Why didn't they [Natives and Europeans] share the land with each other?" Due Friday

Every civilization has at least one story of their creation. Read the following two creation stories.

From the University of Washington library the Iroquois' Story of Creation

From the University of Virginia library the Bible's Story of Creation

Read deeper: What is the greatest similarity between the texts? What is the most significant contrast? (I suggest taking notes in a venn diagram, think carefully about what your think is significant and why)

Question: From Thanksgiving in 1620 to King Philip's War in 1670, Why the slip from collaboration to conflict? Support your theory with specific quotes from the primary source links and the textbook.

Friday, October 10, 2008

5. Questioning, Due Friday

Step 1- Read all the comments from the previous assignment.

Step 2- Choose one comment which is thoughtful.

Step 3-

First, paraphrase the comment you are responding to: For example: “Mr. Baalbaki thinks that…”

Then, write a question about the chosen comment. The question must be: clear, sincere, useful and be the sort of question which leads to more questions. The question you write must complicate the comment’s argument, make the reader of the comment you are questioning think deeper. Stir up some intellectual trouble