1. Make sure you buy either a print or digital text. If you buy a digital text, you must take notes separately for class. If you buy a print text, you may annotate within it. Print textbooks are available for class use during discussion.
2. Check the BLOG (ateurohistory.blogspot.com) EVERY DAY. You can get there through Schoology (click on Class Blog link). You have homework reading every day. We have been thoughtful on how many pages to assign (4-12 pages per night), noting this is an AT (not honors) class.
3. Note the NAME (e.g., Rice) of the writer. We provide you with QUESTION(S) to GUIDE your reading comprehension. USE them to check your comprehension, take notes and/or annotate. Significant research shows digital readers often SKIM and you must self-monitor your comprehension in this media. If you don't understand the questions, fall back on our Historical Habits of Mind questions (below).
4. Come to class ready to use a AUDIBLE, even LOUD, voice. Be brave. You've got this!
5. Supplement your NOTES with comments of your classmates and myself. Work smart, not hard. This will become your test study guide.
6. Review your notes quickly before you start the next night's reading to help CONNECT the readings together. Readings were put in an order to create a story for you.
For more insight on reading complex text, see "How to Read."
For more insight on reading complex text, see "How to Read."
1. What is the SOURCE (primary, secondary, name, reliability/expertise of writer)?
2. What is the CONTEXT of the period?
3. What is the KALEIDOSCOPE/PERSPECTIVE of the writer and/or the named individuals?
4. What is the CATENA/CHAIN/WEB/THESIS of the reading?
5. What is the PERIODIZATION (assumptions of writer in dividing time into periods)?
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