teacher: mr. silver i am canadian email: [email protected]@hotmail.ca...
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"Those who cannot remember the past are condemned to repeat it."
“A man's feet must be planted in his country but his eyes must survey the world.”
George Santayana
Born 1863 in Madrid, Spain Died 1952 in Rome, Italy,
was a philosopher, essayist poet and novelist.
About Mr. Silver
Education and Work Experience…
Teaching Methodology…
Teaching Methodology
We are a learning team. You will be working in teams and will depend upon each other to be successful.
I will require you to be very assertive and ask questions of me!
When you ask questions, I will have a better idea what to talk about.
Ask Questions !!!!!!!
Keep in mind when taking your notes and preparing your assignments for me, to share your own experiences as they relate to this course.
I want you to build your new knowledge upon what you already know.
It is important to me to be speaking about things that are relevant and useful to you. I can only do that if you
TALK BACK TO ME !!!!!!!
SUCCESS IS YOURS TO TAKE
I believe that every studenthas the ability to earn an A.
I believe that your success at school is anindicator of how successful you will be
after graduation, as a professional.
School is the real world and if you treat it like your full time career, you will be rewarded.
Work / Study Habits
You have done a lot of reading over the years.
Do you write questions and comments in the margins of your text books?
Do you use highlighters to code your thoughts?
Write notes to yourself! Ask questions to take up later with your classmates or teacher!
Plan your presentations and
essays!
Use different colours to represent
questions for the teacher, ideas that you might use in an essay, potential test
questions.
Create your own symbols to
represent potential test or exam questions!
E = exam question
? = question to ask a friend about or the teacher after class.
Do you practise deep breathing techniques while reading? (metabolism)
Do you stand up and stretch and walk around every 10-15 minutes?
Do you read when you are tired?
Do you time how long it takes to read a page?
Do you sometimes read the same paragraph several times? Do you remind yourself to focus and not drift into lala land?
Do you read in bed or while reclining on the couch or in a chair?
Do you have professional business meetings with your classmates to discuss the Learning Targets?
Tips While Reading
Read a passage.Stop and think about it. WHY?
DO NOT RUSH THROUGH YOUR READING.
Reason: You are becoming subject matter experts. The content will continue to get more and more
complex.
Consider adopting the following method
1. Read, think, reflect upon the content, make some notes in the margins or in your notebook.
2. Read.3. Stop to write questions and make comments in
the textbook or your notebook.4. Pause to daydream (think about how the
textbook discussion works in the world around us).
5. Write a summary of your new understanding and share it with a classmate.
Email from a student: I'm quite puzzled about how to read the book. I know how to read books, but I don't have enough experience reading so many pages in such a short time. Chinese students always read the book word for word, but I think this method isn't feasible for your course. Could you please give me some advise about how to do a good scan with books?
1. Take good notes during the lectures.2. Get the ppt slides from the website, www.mrsilverteaches.com3. Remember that you should be devoting three hours to homework for every hour you
spend in class. That means that 3 hours of class time per week means 9 additional hours spent reading and doing assignments. If you have 4 courses, that means you have a minimum of a 48 hours work week. If you work 6 days a week, that means that you have 8 hour days, not including breaks. This will be good practise for employment, when you work a minimum of 40 hours a weeks, not including travel back and forth or meal breaks.
Tips for reading the history book. Tip #1 Keep a paper copy dictionary with you and use it. Highlight the words that you look
up, so they are easy to find next time. Tip #2 Read the headings througout the chapter and pick the heading that appear to be most
relevant. Read those sections. Remember, that I am required to test you on more than just what I say while standing infront of the class.
Tip #3 Your assignments will require you to read ahead, on topics that you select. You will have to write 2 essays and give 2 presentations, which means that you have a lot of work ahead of you.
Tip #4 Get started now.
Insights 1% x 6 Group Essay 10% x 2 GroupPresentation 5% x 2 Group and IndividualQuiz 7% x 2 Individual2 Tests 25% x 2 IndividualBonus 5% Individual
Due dates will be posted by the end of the week
105%
Course Outline
Follow along with your paper copy
Readings – “write these readings down”Chapter 1
The Ancient Near East: The First CivilizationsPages 4 – 18, 20 – 22.
Insight Questions Due to Mr. Silver by Oct 14th
Chapter 2The Hebrews:
A New View of God and the IndividualPages 24 – 34
Insight Questions Due to Mr. Silver by Oct 21st
Send insight questions to: [email protected]
Group Work
1. Pick your own groups. They must have 10 members.2. Select one person to send me the list of group members.
The list must state the student’s English name followed by the student #.
3. Communication via email must have your course and student # in the subject line.
Example on next slide
Group WorkSection – English Name – Student Number
Homework
Immediate Tasks: To Do1. Readings by Friday: Pages 4 – 18, 20 – 22. 2. Select groups and have one person send to Mr.
Silver by Friday.3. In your groups, review the text book and select the
5 chapters that appear to be most interesting to you. I will consider prioritizing them and teaching them first, if possible.
Potential Test / Quiz Questionswww.mrsilverteaches.com
1. Name and discuss two major political figures in Western history?2. Name and explain three major economic events that can be considered to be
milestones in the evolution of the West?3. Name and describe an influence that you find especially interesting, that shaped
Western culture?4. Identify and explain the major religious influences which have shaped Western
civilization?5. Name and discuss two individuals, (political, economic or religious) that have
contributed significantly to the rise of Western civilization.6. Select and discuss three major intellectual and artistic trends that have emerged out of
Western civilization.7. Assess the impact of ancient Greece and the Roman Empire on the development of
political systems and political thought in Western civilization.8. Assess the impact of the Protest Reformation on the development of liberty and the
capitalistic spirit in Western civilization.9. Assess how the West has interacted with other cultures, both influencing and being
influenced by them.
Potential Topics for Presentations and Essays www.mrsilverteaches.com
•Each presentation and assignment must have a fullydeveloped thesis statement.•Groups and individuals may not repeat a topic forsubsequent assignments.•All work (presentations and assignments) must be inAPA format.•Presentations must have a hard copy submitted beforebeing presented to the class.•Visual aids are may help to deliver your intended message.Consider using maps, charts and appendices.
Potential Test / Quiz Questionswww.mrsilverteaches.com
Students may suggest topics of their choice, but must receive approval of the teacher before beginning.1. Examine / create a timeline of the most important new discoveries beginning with the Paleolithic
(Old Stone Age).2. Examine the different psychological states of mind of early Egyptians and Mesopotamians (or
choose your own comparators).3. Discuss the blending of cultures as may have occurred as a result of military conquests.4. Discuss trade and business using examples of how it evolved.5. Discuss and give your opinion on careers during a period of history of your choice. Consider the
motivations for career choice, benefits, perks, downside, etc.6. Agriculture. How is it similar and different from today? How has it changed over time? Why have
some methods remained the same? Compare and contrast commercial and small scale farming business within or between historic periods from Neolithic time to today.
7. Discuss the various classes within a civilization of your choice. Consider the struggles between classes, opportunity or lack of opportunity based on gender and limitations, ageism, disability, etc.
8. Discuss science and medicine and the contributions that different civilizations have made since the Neolithic Age.
9. Compare and contrast Egyptian and Mesopotamian civilizations (or choose your own comparators).
Pick your Groups NowBefore Class ends, select your group members and
delegate one person to send me the names and
student numbers tonight.
Remember:1. The Subject line must state HIS 2100 and SECTION #
2. The body of the message must state Student Name and Student #