What a great way to spend Thanksgiving - tell your relatives about how filthy European swineherders wiped out the Native Americans with their diseases! It might be worthwhile to check out the other episodes. Some of you may be getting comfortable with this class and may even want to do some reading on your own. This is what AP students who score 4s and 5s do. Below is an incomplete list of titles that you may find interesting - some fiction, some non-fiction.
1421: The Year China Discovered America - Menzies, Gavin 1661: The World in Motion - Christensen, Thomas The Adventures of Ibn Battuta - Dunn, Ross E. All Quiet on the Western Front - Remarque, Erich Marie The Bonesetter’s Daughter - Tan, Amy Brunelleschi’s Dome - King, Ross Dr. Zhivago - Pasternak, Boris Feast of Roses - Sundaresan, Indu Germainal - Zola, Emile Genghis Khan and the Making of the Modern World - Weatherford, Jack Guns, Germs, and Steel - Diamond, Jared In the Garden of Beasts - Larson, Erik Ishmael: An Adventure of the Mind and Spirit - Quinn, Daniel King Leopold’s Ghost: A Story of Greed, Terror, and Heroism in Colonial Africa - Hochschild, Adam Nectar in a Sieve - Markandaya, Kamala The Prince - Machiavelli, Niccolo Red Azalea - Min, Anchee Salt: A World History - Kurlansky, Mark Thing Fall Apart - Achebe, Chinua A World Lit Only by Fire: The Medieval Mind and the Renaissance - Manchester, William The World That Trade Created: Society, Culture and the World Economy, 1400 to present - Pomeranz, Kenneth and Steven Topik Program: Museum Highlights: Great Works
Entry Time: 11:15:00 on 3/9/2016 Group Size: 55 students and 6 adults. Preparing for your Visit: Check out this video with your students: http://education.asianart.org/school-programs/preparing-for-your-visit. The lead docent or storyteller assigned to your tour will contact you approximately one week prior to your visit to review pre-visit information and answer any questions. Please make every effort to respond their emails and phone calls What about lunches and backpacks? If possible, please leave large bags and backpacks at school or on the bus. We'll collect all lunches, backpacks, and bags larger than 12x12 inches (including adults) before going into the galleries. Be prepared for a bag inspection as you enter the museum. Where can we eat lunch? The museum does not have lunch facilities for school groups, but will attempt to make exceptions on rainy days. Many groups eat in Civic Center Plaza across the street from the museum. Please plan your day accordingly. Questions? Check out our FAQ page (http://education.asianart.org/school-programs/frequently-asked-questions) or contact us: [email protected] or 415-581-3697. Those of you who are going to be in the class during the 2015-2016 school year - welcome! You found your way to this site, so that's something. I don't post too often here, but it's worth checking from time to time. If you have questions about the summer homework, feel free to contact me at [email protected]. I don't check that account very often, but if you have any questions that's the place to ask.
There are some issues with the summer homework. These questions relate to a previous edition of the book. If you can't find a document - don't worry about it. Make sure this is done by the first day of school. Make sure you know it. I should be able to ask anyone in the class a question and get a reasonable answer. Lest you forget, the Crash Course videos on Youtube are a good place to start when wrapping your head around a time period. Plus Mongols... |
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