Template for Student Reading Discussion Guide Spring 2010

Bentley and Ziegler, Traditions and Encounters: A Global Perspective on the Past

Students must bring 2 copies of this assignment completed and typed to class and be on time! Assignments are due at the start of class each day. Students must be present and participate in the class discussion to receive any credit. This assignment cannot be made up. 

The purpose of this assignment is to guide students through the textbook, Traditions & Encounters, to facilitate class discussions, and to prepare students for the examinations. 

Name:                                                              Date:

Chapter no. and title: _______________________________________

1.  Note any words or phrases that are unfamiliar to you or that are used in a special sense. Write down the word, the page where it was found, and the dictionary definition.

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(It is not acceptable to say that you understood all the words and vocabular in this chapter since there are bound to be words used in a historical context with which you are unfamiliar.)

2. Note at least six people or events that have influenced this period of history as discussed in this chapter. Gives their names and contribution.  Note the name of the article or document where each person is discussed.   

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3. What particulars in this reading seem especially significant, noteworthy or add significantly to the historiography of this period? Items may be anything – a process, a person, an idea or something you have thought about or questioned during your reading. Note the item (and page number), and then develop a question to ask the rest of the class about that item. “How” and “Why” questions are especially good.

4. What item (or items) did you find confusing, puzzling, perplexing, or is a topic or person about which you would like to learn more from this chapter? Note page number for the item and be sure to ask for a clarification.

(nothing is an not an acceptable answer)