History
Topic: Pertaining to the modern-day countries in Africa, Asia, Or Europe
1. Each of you will keep an ELECTRONIC FILE in which you download internet articles from newspapers such as the New York Times or Washington Post (etc.) Pertaining to the modern-day countries in Africa, Asia, Or Europe for ten weeks of the course. In this way you will begin to develop a general knowledge of current trends in the Eastern Hemisphere which is the primary focus of our study of the world prior to 1600.
2. SOME SOURCES: Internet versions of any of the titles below or An Internet News Source
New York Times (only if copying articles otherwise I cannot verify the submission), Washington Post Weekly, BBC, CNN, Le Monde (English)
3. Be sure you use an article not a commentary. An article begins
with the name of the city in which the event takes place.
4. FOR ALL ARTICLES YOU USE, BE SURE TO INDICATE THE COMPLETE CITATION–author, title of the article, publication name (which must be underlined or in Italics), date, and pages
5. Type a short summary of the event represented in each of the ten articles. Then attempt an analysis. This is, why did you select the article, what is its importance, how does what we have studied in class help you to better understand the region or the events portrayed in the article? For example, if your article is about the events in Iraq you could say that we studied the ancient civilization of Mesopotamia, Islam, and the Abbasid Empire. Our Readings, Power Points, Videos, and Discussions help you to better understand the region. How does the information in the article reflect the history of the region that we are discussed. Your analysis should be one paragraph in length.
6. The Best Layout:
Article Number:____Title “_______________”
Summary (Who, What, When, Where, Why or How (as it applies)
Analysis: One Paragraph Our Readings, Power Points, Videos, and Discussion help to better understand the region—the article reflects the history of the region . . . . .
Bibliographic Citation. (so I can access it)
You must have 10 articles altogether. Number the articles in the upper right hand corner of the page with a large easy-to-read number.
