Course Resources
Course Outline
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Mr. Wilkinson’s e-mail address: sean.wilkinson@yesnet.yk.ca
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FINAL EXAM: Friday, 24 January 2014, 13:00-15:00 in the gym
Tests
Your Unit 2 Test is on Monday, 16 September. Practice Test. How to answer a test question.
Your Unit 3 (Geography of North America) Test is on Friday, 27 September. Practice Test.
Your Reassessment Opportunity for Unit 2 (Thinking Like a Historian) is on Friday, 4 October.
Your Unit 4 (Early Atlantic History) Test is on Wednesday, 16 October. Review Questions. Test Paper.
Your Unit 3 (Geography of North America) re-test opportunity is on Friday, 25 October. Practice Test.
Your Unit 5 (Political Modernization in France & Britain) test will be on Thursday, 28 November. Study Guide.
Your optional re-test on EVERYTHING will be on Friday, 29 November. Check out the study guides from the previous units above.
Your Unit 7+8 (Liberal Revolutions + Napoleon) test will be on Friday, 9 January. Study Guide.
Your Unit 9 (Industrial Revolution) test will be on Wednesday, 15 January. Study Guide.
Assignments & Due Dates
Your Experience of Modernity: Monday, 9 September
Truth & Torture: Who Caused the Montreal Fire? (Primary, Secondary, and Tertiary Source Analysis): Friday, 13 September. Grading Scheme.
Travel Brochure: Regions of North America: Wednesday, 25 September. Groups. Grading Scheme.
A Day in the Life (Early Contact Native Peoples): Friday, 4 October.
Early Atlantic World Mini-Presentation: Thursday, 10 October. How to make a good Powerpoint (and how not to).
Your gendered experience: Wednesday, 23 October.
New England primary source analysis: Friday, 25 October.
Demographics & Infographics: Thursday, 31 October.
Using Wikipedia to research Enlightenment Philosophers: Thursday, 14 November.
Syllogisms: Worksheet 1; Worksheet 2: Monday, 18 November.
England/France Political Modernities Newspaper Article
Political Modernities Essay Introduction: Wednesday, 27 November.
Readings, Slides & Handouts
Unit 2. Thinking Like a Historian
Why Study History?: Lecture Slides, Guided Notes. Optional Additional Resources: Vancouver Race Riot, Residential Schools Truth and Reconciliation Commission,
Unit 3. The Geography of North America
North American Regional Geography Overview: Lecture Slides , Guided Notes.
Unit 4. The Atlantic World in 1500
Unit 5. New France and New England
Museum of Civilization – New France: The Explorers
Early Colonization of New France: Lecture Slides, Guided Notes, Jesuit Relations excerpts, Ies8s Ahatonnia. Further Reading: Jesuit Relations, Ies8s Ahatonnia performed by Bruce Cockburn.
Gender in New France: Lecture Slides, Guided Notes
Unit 6. Political Modernization in France & England
Late Renaissance Music: Super Flumina Babylonis (Palestrina), Of all the birds, Fa Una Canzona (O. Vecchi)
Baroque Music: Prelude from Lute Suite 4 (J.S. Bach), Goldberg Variations (J.S. Bach), Water Music (G.F. Handel)
Baroque Art: Slides
Scientific Revolution & Enlightenment: Slides
Absolutism in France: Slides (We will use a shortened version in class).
Democracy: Slides
Unit 7. The Liberal Revolutions
Enlightenment philosophes handouts
Common Sense: Full text (optional)
Unit 8. Napoleon: Liberalism without Democracy
Napoleon’s Rise to Power: Crossroads 94-103, page 104 questions #1,2,3
Napoleon and the Modernization of France: Slides, Guided Notes
Unit 9. The Industrial Revolution
The Industrial Revolution: Slides, Guided Notes
Imperialism and Social Darwinism: Slides
Debate: Instructions/Pep Talk,
Mr. Wilkinson’s Historical Film Recommendations
(The appearance of a film on this list does not mean that I agree with its message or content, or even like it. It might even be historically inaccurate. But it is a well-made film about a topic from our course that will help you develop a better understanding of why people care about history).
