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11/02/08

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History 107: Western Civilization students will find the following items of interest for our Fall 2008 course.

Note: Please plan on attending the important campus lecture relating to Ancient Egypt on Wed. Sept. 24 by PLU Egyptologist Don Ryan. The event takes place from 7:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m. in the University Center/CK.

 
bulletCourse Description - Located in the History department section of the PLU online catalog (scroll about half way down):
bullet Hist 107 Course Description
bulletHist 107 Course Syllabus - The official course syllabus for our class ( Microsoft Word format).  Includes list of scheduled readings and dates for assignments and tests:
bulletHist 107 Syllabus--Fall 2008.doc
bulletLecture Notes - Microsoft PowerPoint slide decks containing outlines for daily lectures.  These are the same talking points that I will be using in class.
bulletPowerPoint Slides
bulletReading questions for Bruce Feiler's Walking the Bible
bulletMidterm review sheet
bulletFinal Exam review sheet
bulletEssay Assignments - The printed essay assignments, due dates, and a guide to writing essays:
bullet How to write a great History paper (Dr. Halvorson's tips and examples)
bulletFirst Essay Assignment (Homer's Odyssey)
bulletManuscript Submission Checklist (attach as the last page of first essay)
bulletSecond Essay Assignment (due Nov. 19)
bullet Footnote and Citation Help (Chicago Manual of Style with examples)
bullet Extra Credit Reading Assignment-- "Historical Thinking and Other Unnatural Acts"
bulletClass Photos - Pics of the History 107 class at work!
bulletClass lecture is fun (a previous class shows their spirit)
bulletGreat Pyramid exercise (final words before walking upper campus)
bulletLinks -- Useful history web sites for History 107 students:
bullet The Great Pyramid of Egypt (Cheops) Tour
bulletDead Sea Scrolls Project (Library of Congress)
bulletAncient Greece Web
bulletAncient Persia Sources
bullet Ancient Rome Gateway
bulletEuropean Middle Ages (Internet Medieval Sourcebook)
 

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