HIS 111 (Fall 2021)
7 Week Course Assignment Schedule
19 October 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

19 October

Unit 1: Introduction

Introduction Paragraph, Syllabus Quiz and Canvas Post

Midnight
20 October

15+

Unit 2: Pre-History

Pre-History paragraph

Midnight
22 October

25

Unit 3: Ancient Near East

Gilgamesh paper

Midnight
24 October

100

25 October

 

Unit 4: Classical Mediterranean

Discussion post/respond
Last Refund Date/First Assignment Due Date Deadline (27 October)

Midnight
27 October

5

Digital Project choice of topic and type of project

Midnight
21 November

 

Digital Project assignment

Midnight
28 November

150

Unit 5: Classical South Asia

Ramayana paper

Midnight
29 October

100

Unit 6: Classical China

Discussion post/respond

Midnight
31 October

100

1 November

Unit 7: Islam

Discussion post/respond

Midnight
4 November

5

Unit 8: Russia

Midterm Exam

Midnight
7 November

150

8 November

 

Unit 9: Mesoamerica

Discussion post/respond

Midnight
11 November

5

Unit 10: Charlemagne and the European Middle Ages

Wikipedia Analysis paper

Midnight
14 November

100

15 November

Unit 11: Mongols

Discussion post/respond
Last Withdrawal Date (21 November)

Midnight
18 November

100

Unit 12: African Society

Ibn Battuta group project

Midnight
21 November

100

22 November

Unit 13: Japan

Discussion post/respond

Midnight
25 November

5

Unit 14: Renaissance and Reformation

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

Midnight
28 November

5

29 November

Unit 15: Explorations

Final exam

Midnight
2 December

200

Unit 16: The World in 1500

Reflective paragraph
Discussion post/respond
Course End Date (5 December)

Midnight
5 December

25

 

 

TOTAL REQUIRED POINTS

 

1,000

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Course grades are based on the following scale:

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