Overview

Schedule

"Elements of Culture"

Assessments & Team Activities

Practice Research

Practice Instructions Project

Extra Credit

iFAQs

Abbreviations

ASA = Asian Art (anthology)

MOO = Masterpieces of the Orient (anthology)

RAP = Religions of Asia in Practice (anthology)

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Schedule

From this unit onward, all readings in this schedule must be completed by the day under which they are listed. This requirement is assessed via TRAs, homework and End-of-Unit Challenges throughout the semester.

CAUTION: I reserve the right to make revisions to on-line materials prior to their discussion in class at the relevant point in the semester. Therefore WAIT until that time to print out scenarios and reading guides.

Unit 2a: The Classical Period of Ancient China (11th - 16th century CE)

—> Scenario || Reading Guide

Dates Tasks Readings
Tue, Mar 11

*Unit 1 Practice Instuctions*
DUE beginning of class,
with background materials attached

TRA #2a
(individual & team)

overview of Scenario 2a & Reading Guide 2a

STUDY key concepts in these overviews for TRA #2a:

BROWSE on-line information regarding contemporary practices described in Scenario 2a:

A. award winning landscape photography & night sky timelapse sequences
    (see also advice to landscape photographers on composition & audience)
B. daily life at the Pa Auk monastery in Burma
    (note similar retreats held at Spirit Rock Meditation Center in Marin)
C. creating a home altar for a deceased relative
    (see Wikipedia's overview of the Day of the Dead holiday)

Thu, Mar 13

ApEx Set 2a

(*2 HOMEWORK REQUIRED* - use optional homework worksheet if helpful: PDF | MS Word)

LOCATE EXAMPLES from & BEGIN ANNOTATING these historical records to address the Scenario homework, using the Reading Guide & EB links belowto get oriented:

A. “Of Nature & Art: Monumental Landscape” (ASA: RDR, 54-59)
& "On Landscape Painting" (ASA: RDR, 60-63)

B. "Daily Life in the Assembly" (RAP: RDR, 77-85)

VIEW the following images to inform your reading of the above sources:

Tue, Mar 18

ApEx Set 2a, continued

(*HOMEWORK PAGE REQUIRED* - use optional homework worksheet if helpful: PDF | MS Word)


LOCATE EXAMPLES from & BEGIN ANNOTATING these historical records to address the Scenario homework, using the Reading Guide & EB links belowto get oriented:

C. "Sacrifices for the Four Seasons" (RDR, 64-76 or *ON RESERVE*)

VIEW the following images to inform your reading of the above sources:

Thu, Mar 20

End-of-Unit Challenge 2a

  • 10 multiple choice questions
  • culminating team activity

FINISH ANNOTATING & REVIEW all the assigned historical recordss, oriented by the Reading Guide, to prepare for End-of-Unit Challenge 2a:

IMPORTANT: annotations should include information about terms marked with asterisks (*) in Reading Guide 2a, which must be drawn from these **ONLINE** EB articles (click links below to access) and will be assessed in at least one of the multiple choice questions.

WARNING: make sure that you use these links to access EB; going through the library's database page may lead to different material, which will likely confuse you when preparing for TRA.

Tue, Mar 25 &
Thu, Mar 27
**SPRING BREAK**
BREATHE & look around: spring is coming!

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