Tuesday, January 31, 2012
Historical Fiction
You have all been assigned a nation in Europe and will be responsible for teaching the class about that nation. I will create a post for each country in order to make navigation easier.
You are responsible for creating a historical fiction post (or posts) about the political unrest of the early 19th century in your nation. Imagine that you live in your nation and are experiencing that unrest. Your post should teach the class about those issues while also including the topics we discussed yesterday: liberalism, nationalism, and conservatism.
When you have finished your post, you are responsible for reading all of your colleague's posts and commenting on at least 5 of them. The comments should be in response to the historical aspects of their post and allow your intellectual curiosity to lead you.
You are responsible for creating a historical fiction post (or posts) about the political unrest of the early 19th century in your nation. Imagine that you live in your nation and are experiencing that unrest. Your post should teach the class about those issues while also including the topics we discussed yesterday: liberalism, nationalism, and conservatism.
When you have finished your post, you are responsible for reading all of your colleague's posts and commenting on at least 5 of them. The comments should be in response to the historical aspects of their post and allow your intellectual curiosity to lead you.
Friday, January 27, 2012
Liberalism, Nationalism and Conservatism
This weekend you are going to create AT LEAST 4 substantial posts on our blog. The posts will count as a quiz grade and be graded using the same rubric as your Napoleon blog. You should use your book and the notes that I printed for you as your initial resources. Then use the Internet to expand your research on the topics the are posted.
Your posts need to discuss and analyze all of the issues presented about liberalism, nationalism, and conservatism. Be sure to frame your responses in the context of 19th century European History, and use specific examples to prove your point. Here are the questions that you need to discuss:
1. Define nationalism and analyze their goals in 19th century Europe.
2. What were the tenets of liberalism? Who were the liberals and how did they affect the political developments of the early 19th century in Europe?
3. Contrast the ideologies of liberalism, conservatism, and nationalism during the 19th century.
Be conscious of your classmates posts and build off of each other's ideas. Avoid repeating what others have said and try to include links that will enrich our understanding of the topic.
Your posts need to discuss and analyze all of the issues presented about liberalism, nationalism, and conservatism. Be sure to frame your responses in the context of 19th century European History, and use specific examples to prove your point. Here are the questions that you need to discuss:
1. Define nationalism and analyze their goals in 19th century Europe.
2. What were the tenets of liberalism? Who were the liberals and how did they affect the political developments of the early 19th century in Europe?
3. Contrast the ideologies of liberalism, conservatism, and nationalism during the 19th century.
Be conscious of your classmates posts and build off of each other's ideas. Avoid repeating what others have said and try to include links that will enrich our understanding of the topic.
Friday, January 6, 2012
The End of Written Journals!
Romanticism
Your assignment will take you on an exploration of the romantic period. You will be responsible for responding in your journal (and then handing in your entire journal collection from the beginning of the year). You will use the copies of notes on the romantic period to give you the necessary insight to react to the things you read, see, and hear. All of the materials will be found online, so Internet access and your notebook will be the only requirements for the exercise. The exercise should be done at multiple sittings, because of the vastness of the assignment. Please read the directions carefully and complete the tasks asked of you.
1. Literature
a. Go to: http://englishhistory.net/keats/poetry.html
b. The romantic era was a great age for English poetry. John Keats wrote some of the most beautiful romantic poetry in the English language. Read the “The Eve of St. Agnes,” or both the “Ode to a Nightingale,” and the “Ode on a Grecian Urn.”
c. Journal entry must include:
i. What characteristics of Romanticism are found in this (these) poem(s)? Explain.
ii. What is this (these) poem(s) about?
iii. How does this(these) poem(s) make you feel? What emotions do they elicit? Explain.
2. Painting
a. Pick one of the following artists and find three of his paintings online: Eugene Delacroix, Camille Corot, John Constable, J.M.W. Turner, or Francisco Goya.
b. Journal entry must include:
i. What characteristics of Romanticism are found in these paintings? Explain.
ii. What are these paintings about?
iii. How do these paintings make you feel? What emotions do they elicit? Explain.
3. Music
a. Search and listen to one of the following songs on YouTube: Schumann: Davidsbündlertänze, nos. 1-6, Chopin: Ballade in G minor, Mendelssohn: Symphony #4, “Italian” movts. 1 and 2, Beethoven: Fidelio, Act II, No. 11, and Finale (No. 16), Tchaikovsky: Swan Lake, or Wagner: Valkyrie Overture.
b. Journal entry must include:
i. What characteristics of Romanticism are found in this music? Explain.
ii. What is this music about?
iii. How does this music make you feel? What emotion does it elicit? Explain.
Your assignment will take you on an exploration of the romantic period. You will be responsible for responding in your journal (and then handing in your entire journal collection from the beginning of the year). You will use the copies of notes on the romantic period to give you the necessary insight to react to the things you read, see, and hear. All of the materials will be found online, so Internet access and your notebook will be the only requirements for the exercise. The exercise should be done at multiple sittings, because of the vastness of the assignment. Please read the directions carefully and complete the tasks asked of you.
1. Literature
a. Go to: http://englishhistory.net/keats/poetry.html
b. The romantic era was a great age for English poetry. John Keats wrote some of the most beautiful romantic poetry in the English language. Read the “The Eve of St. Agnes,” or both the “Ode to a Nightingale,” and the “Ode on a Grecian Urn.”
c. Journal entry must include:
i. What characteristics of Romanticism are found in this (these) poem(s)? Explain.
ii. What is this (these) poem(s) about?
iii. How does this(these) poem(s) make you feel? What emotions do they elicit? Explain.
2. Painting
a. Pick one of the following artists and find three of his paintings online: Eugene Delacroix, Camille Corot, John Constable, J.M.W. Turner, or Francisco Goya.
b. Journal entry must include:
i. What characteristics of Romanticism are found in these paintings? Explain.
ii. What are these paintings about?
iii. How do these paintings make you feel? What emotions do they elicit? Explain.
3. Music
a. Search and listen to one of the following songs on YouTube: Schumann: Davidsbündlertänze, nos. 1-6, Chopin: Ballade in G minor, Mendelssohn: Symphony #4, “Italian” movts. 1 and 2, Beethoven: Fidelio, Act II, No. 11, and Finale (No. 16), Tchaikovsky: Swan Lake, or Wagner: Valkyrie Overture.
b. Journal entry must include:
i. What characteristics of Romanticism are found in this music? Explain.
ii. What is this music about?
iii. How does this music make you feel? What emotion does it elicit? Explain.
4. Fairy Tales
a. Go to: http://www.nationalgeographic.com/grimm/index2.html
b. Read at least two of the stories.
c. Journal entry must include:
i. What characteristics of Romanticism are found in these fairy tales? Explain.
ii. What are these fairy tales really about?
iii. How do these fairy tales make you feel? What emotions do they elicit? Explain.
Each journal entry needs to be a minimum of 1 page and have all Romanticism facts/characteristics underlined.
a. Go to: http://www.nationalgeographic.com/grimm/index2.html
b. Read at least two of the stories.
c. Journal entry must include:
i. What characteristics of Romanticism are found in these fairy tales? Explain.
ii. What are these fairy tales really about?
iii. How do these fairy tales make you feel? What emotions do they elicit? Explain.
Each journal entry needs to be a minimum of 1 page and have all Romanticism facts/characteristics underlined.
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