World Events and Walter's Trip

Your HW for this week involves researching and studying the event given to you in class to look inyo this week - You are to study these events and find two names per day, Monday through Fri, that are connected with your event. Write a BRIEF description of the people you found, noting their importance to the event you are studying. Please do two names per day - do not wait to do 10 names on Friday!...



In class today, we also discussed your second half project...You are to visit the Walter's Art Gallery in Baltimore between now and April 25 with family and/or friends...Go through all areas of the museum and write down 10 artifacts/items that you found to be most interesting. Of the 10 you pick, they must be from at least 5 different civilizations/nations...Upon returning home or in talking with Walter's staff, research the items (you must have at least 5 sources for your final paper) and write a BRIEF description of each and e-mail them to me...Then, determine which 5 items you think are MOST interesting and write a 5 page paper (roughly one page per item) on them, describing them in detail, their history, the civilization they are from, their significance as an artifact, and why you found them to be so interesting. Include a thesis statement, good transition sentences between artifacts, and a good concluding paragraph - I have posted websites which may help you with formatting your paper. Final paper is due Monday May 12...

http://www.wisc.edu/writing/Handbook/DocMLACitation_Info.html
http://www.wisc.edu/writing/Handbook/DocMLAWorksCited_Format.html



Students who paticipate in the May 19 class party performance of Steve Martin's "King Tut" will receive 10 bonus points applied to the project grade....!! :)

REMINDER _ QUIZ NEXT WEEK - MON. MARCH 3 - ROME (Those not in class today - PLEASE get notes from a classmate - you will need to study these for the quiz!!)

Saw this today - thought you all might find this interesting...History is found in the strangest places.. :)

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/23321701/?GT1=10856

The Roman World and Ford's Theatre....

Your HW includes the following, plus your essay assignments on the topic of the Shroud of Turin due Feb 25 in class (see below)...ON the site below, read the following sections, reading the short intro and then clicking on all topics in each section to the right...For the timeline section, keep clicking next until you have read each short section...Write a BRIEF description of 3 things that interested you in each section...Have Fun!

http://www.pbs.org/empires/romans/empire/index.html

Monday Feb 11 - read "Timeline" section - Write of 3 things you found most interesting...
Tuesday Feb 12- read "Emperors" section - same as above
Wednesday Feb 13 - read "Social Order" section - same as above
Thursday Feb 14 - read "Life in Roman Times" section - same as above
Friday - Feb 15 - read "Religion" section - same as above

ps...Our second field trip of the year will be to Ford's Theatre in Wash DC to see the site of Lincoln's assassination and the home in which he died - the theatre is currently closed for renovations, but we can visit the Peterson house where Pres. Lincoln died, then take a bus tour of Booth's escape route through southern Maryland into Virginia - we will attempt to visit this incredible historical site near the anniversary of the event, sometime around April 14...Check out the cool site below...It provides info on the assassination as well as a virtual tour of the theatre and museum...Thought you might enjoy it...I will provide more details soon - any parents who wish to go who can drive are welcome - just let me know who may be interested...thanks!

http://www.fordstheatre.org/

The Shroud of Turin - Fact or Forgery?

Monday - HW - Read articles on the spread of early Christianity and on the method of execution known as crucifixtion... write a brief description of your impressions of what you read...

http://www.allaboutreligion.org/history-of-christianity-in-rome-faq.htm
http://www.themoorings.org/apologetics/crucifixion/cruc.html

Tuesday - HW - Read article on the recent discovery of some fascinating WW II history I came across and give your impressions...Amazing how history is sometimes "discovered" so long after the events occur...Ernie Pyle was a great writer - his stories from the front honored the soldiers and captivated a nation dying for news of what it was truly like for their boys "over there"...amazing

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/22980127/?GT1=10856

Wednesday and to Feb 25 - The Shroud of Turin is an amazing item to study and consider...It is purported to be the actual burial cloth of Jesus Christ by some; however other consider it to be a fake...Visit the following shroud websites and other sources you may find and study the facts, photos and arguments surrounding this amazing relic...Do your research, take notes, and then write me the following essays regarding your findings and opinions...These essays are due when we return to class Feb 25 after the Feb 18 President's Day holiday (no class that day)...DO NOT WAIT TO START THIS ASSIGNMENT - IT WILL TAKE YOU SOME TIME TO RESEARCH AND WRITE SO PLEASE DO NOT WAIT UNTIL THE LAST MINUTE!! I want you to write three essays, each the length of the front and back of one notebook paper, like your essay assignment before...Write one descriptive essay, detailing the shroud only - what does it look like, what is it made of, etc... The second essay should be a comparison and contrasting of the arguments on both sides, believers and skeptics - what do they agree upon, what do they disagree on, what are their main arguments, etc... Finally, write an essay giving your opinion - which side or argument do you favor and why...Work hard on this assignment - it well count much toward your second half grade and enjoy the process - it is a fascinating subject...

http://www.delayedreaction.com/

http://skepdic.com/shroud.html