Final Syllabus Update

Feb. 24	Mid-Term Review
Mar. 3	The Renaissance I: Italy	DH, ch. 7 HTGI, ch. 17   Quiz for ch. 7 may be still be completed by Wed. midnight, if not already done	SE #3 (covering chs. 6-7, due Fri. noon) At least one primary source N.B. Period works of art/music not included in the textbook qualify as primary sources, alongside texts
Mar. 10	The Renaissance II: Northern Europe The Discovery of the New World I	DH, ch. 8 & pp. 252-265 of ch. 9 HTGI, chs. 45-47 Quizzes for both ch. 8 & ch. 9 may be submitted
Mar. 17	The Counter-Reformation & Baroque The Discovery of the New World II	DH, ch. 10 & pp. 266-282 of ch. 9 HTGI, ch. 11 Quiz for ch. 10
Mar. 24	The Enlightenment	DH, ch. 11 HTGI, chs. 6-10 Quiz for ch. 11	SE #4 (covering chs. 8-10 inclusive, due Thurs., 8 am) At least one primary source (as above) & one secondary source (i.e., a work by another scholar than Sayre)
Mar. 31	The 18th Century: Romantics & Revolutionaries The 19th Century: Realists & Mavericks	DH, chs. 12 & 13 HTGI, ch. 18 Quizzes for ch. 12 & 13
Apr. 7	The 20th Century: From Modernism to Postmodernism   Tutorials: Exam Review	DH, ch. 14 HTGI, chs. 31-35 HTGI, chs. 24-27 Quiz for ch. 14	SE #5 (covering chs. 11-13 inclusive, due Thurs., 8 am) At least two primary sources & one secondary source (i.e., in addition to Sayre)
Apr. 15	Final Exam (8:30-11:30)	Rm. TBA

Short Essay Due Dates Revised

Dear Students,

Welcome back!

I hope that your Reading Break was blessed with at least some rest & recreation.

Please consult the updated syllabus here for a revision of the due dates for your remaining Short Essays (indicated in red). The idea here is to give you opportunity to both attend the lecture and tutorial for a given unit, as well as complete its respective on-line quiz, prior to developing your essay on one of its topics.

Thus, for SE #3, you will have a chance to write on either the High & Late Middle Ages, or the Italian Renaissance, after having covered both in class. Hopefully, this will make for a better writing experience for you.

Consequently, there is NO assignment due this week; rather, SE #3 will be due next week. Please note, as well, that I have--after consulting with the TAs--requested that you incorporate other sources than Sayre into your remaining essays; this will proceed incrementally, with the most sources being required for SE #5. Many of you are already doing this, and your reflections have been much better as a result. It has become apparent to me that the short excerpts found in Sayre's text boxes really need to be situated in their original contexts, if they are to prove useful to you in composing a pertinent essay of even a short length.

I will reiterate all this info in class this week, and answer any questions then.

Warm regards,

Dr. Butcher

Links to PowerPoint Presentations I

Please follow the links below to PDF files of the respective lectures:

The Classical Legacy I: Greece

The Classical Legacy II: Rome

The Medieval World I-I: The Advent of Christianity & Byzantium