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CHICAGO STYLE

THIS IS A THREE-PART ASSIGNMENT:

PART ONE: (DUE WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 11 BEFORE 1PM)

On Tuesday 10 I hope I can send the virtual lecture, or I may record it to give it to you.)

This class is all about the overall history of Egypt, Mesopotamia, and Syria-Palestine from the Neolithic Period to Antiquity, focusing mostly on the period from 3000-322 BCE. This will hopefully foreground your understanding of the general timeline for the remainder of the semester, so we can refer to time periods, dynasties, kingdoms, and empires in the shorthand. It will also prepare you for the first Quiz (Geography and Timeline Quiz) on Tuesday, February 24th.

While you go over the assigned readings, pay careful attention to overarching labels, like dynasties and kingdoms. Make notes of big dates, big names, and big places. How do the timelines of these cultures line up with one another? Are there any major events that different cultures and regions share? Start thinking about what time periods seem the most interesting to you, based on this general introduction.

As this class meeting is Asynchronous, attendance and participation will be counted via a Discussion Board. Watch the Virtual Lecture, respond to the posted question, and then pose a question or bring up a thought of your own. A post on the Discussion Board will count towards your attendance score, and three responses to classmates will count towards your participation score.

(After you write to the posted question and pose a question or bring up a thought of your own, I will submit it to the platform then I will be able to see the responses from my classmates then I will post them the 3 responses from my classmates so you can response to each of them, I assume it would be like 2 or 3 sentences then, I can submit on the platform)

PART TWO: (DUE MONDAY, FEBRUARY 9 BEFORE 1PM)

ANNOTATIONS: Pick one of the readings assigned for the week. While you read it, jot down notes of interest (bullet points are fine). This should include short reflections on the reading, questions about the reading, quotes, or issues regarding the readings, as well as class questions. 15 annotations for each entry and try to include annotations of all the types listed above.

GLOSSARY: Choose 15 words that were used in one of the course readings that you didnt initially know the meaning of, that you were unfamiliar with, or that you want a deeper understanding of. Look up the definition of the word in the Merriam-Webster online and copy-paste the definition, a link to the webpage of the definition, and the citation (author and page number) of where you found the word in the readings.

PART THREE: (On Tuesday 10, I will see the post question from the professor for the reading response.)

Reading Response, DUE FEBRUARY 12 BEFORE 5PM

Every week, there will be a question posed about one of the readings assigned. Write and submit a 175250-word response to the question. While the question will be about one reading or a concept discussed, bring another assigned reading from the week into your response, and explain how it relates to the question. While the question differs from week to week, generally the questions will focus on the rhetorical argument of the reading, the function of a primary text, or how the author is explicitly or implicitly understanding the concept of religion.

CHICAGO STYLE