HIS 111 (Fall 2020)
8 Week Course Assignment Schedule
24 August Start Date

Grades are recorded in the gradebook in Canvas. For an explanation of the critical course deadlines, highlighted on the schedule in bold, please see the course syllabus.

Week Starts

Topic

Required Assignments and Critical Course Deadlines

Due Date

Possible Points

24 August

Unit 1: Introduction

Introduction Paragraph, Syllabus Quiz and Canvas Post

Midnight
27 August

15+

Unit 2: Pre-History

Pre-History paragraph

Midnight
30 August

25

31 August

Unit 3: Ancient Near Easy

Gilgamesh paper
Last Refund Date/First Assignment Due Date Deadline (1 September)

Midnight
3 September

5

Unit 4: Classical Mediterranean

Discussion post/respond

Midnight
6 September

5

Digital Project choice of topic and type of project

Midnight
4 October

 

Digital Project assignment

Midnight
11 October

150

7 September

Unit 5: Classical South Asia

Ramayana paper

Midnight
10 September

5

Unit 6: Classical China

Discussion post/respond

Midnight
13 September

100

14 September

Unit 7: Islam

Discussion post/respond

Midnight
17 September

5

Unit 8: Russia

Midterm Exam

Midnight
20 September

150

21 September

Unit 9: Mesoamerica

Discussion post/respond

Midnight
24 September

5

Unit 10: Charlemagne and the European Middle Ages

Wikipedia Analysis paper
Last Withdrawal Date (27 September)

Midnight
27 September

100

28 September

Unit 11: Mongols

Discussion post/respond

Midnight
1 October

100

Unit 12: African Society

Ibn Battuta group project

Midnight
4 October

5

5 October

Unit 13: Japan

Discussion post/respond

Midnight
8 October

5

Unit 14: Renaissance and Reformation

Discussion post/respond
(Digital project from unit 4 due)

Midnight
11 October

100

12 October

Unit 15: Explorations

Final exam

Midnight
15 October

200

Unit 16: The World in 1500

Reflective paragraph
Discussion post/respond
Course End Date (19 October)

Midnight
18 October

25

 

 

TOTAL REQUIRED POINTS

 

1,000

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Course grades are based on the following scale:

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