IV Political Change
Reading: Barber, chapters 8-15; IMS
Oral: collaborative research reports, leading the class; must include students writing a response which the group will grade. Students will work collaboratively to research their region, supply the class with primary source examples, and make an oral presentation to the class on the appropriate day.
- Assign each member of the group a period, issue, or topic within your region.
- Email to the instructor the weblinks to primary and secondary source materials you would like to assign the class one week before your presentation date; I will add them to the outline below.
- Keep oral presentations short, focused on key issues, and develop questions on the readings you assign for class discussion.
- See presentation guidelines in the syllabus.
Written: historical narrative and comparative analysis
Daily Assignments:
- 03/13 Holy Roman Empire
- 03/15 Sicily and Italy
- Barber, chs. 9-10
- In general: IMS Italy
- Assignments:
- 03/20 Capetian France
- Barber, ch. 11
- In general: IMS France
- Assigned readings:
- 03/22 Kingdom of England
- spring break 03/26-30
- 04/03 Iberia
- Barber, ch. 13
- in general: IMS Iberia
- assigned readings
- 04/05 Eastern and Northern Europe
- in general: Barber, ch. 14
- Eastern Europe
- Northern Europe
- 04/10 Crusader States
- Barber, ch. 15
In general:
- Assigned readings:
- 04/12 Politics, Religion, and Society, comparison and analysis techniques for paper 4
Paper 4: 7-9 page analysis of medieval political life in your particular region, in comparison to other regions. Due 4/17
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Questions? Email Dr. Jolly at kjolly@hawaii.edu 04/7/07