Taking good reading notes is hard and requires energy and
thought. Don’t leave them to the night
before they are due. Read the chapter
first, then break up the chapters into manageable chunks and do a little each
day.
Reading Notes Content Requirements:
- Each
page of notes should note all the important people who were discussed in
the chapter, the dates associated with them, and a one sentence
explanation of why they were important.
- Each
page of notes should note all the important events that were reviewed in
the chapter. You must note the
dates associated events. You must
write a sentence explaining what the event was and why it was important.
- Your
notes should summarize the following within the chapter (some areas may
not be applicable, but 95% all six are in each chapter I have assigned
you):
a.
Patterns and impacts of interaction among major
societies: trade, war, diplomacy, and international organizations
b.
Change and continuity over time: what changed and what
didn’t in the culture(s) of the chapter you are reading?
c.
Impact of technology and demography on people and the
environment (population growth and decline, disease, manufacturing, migrations,
agriculture, weaponry)
d.
Systems of social structure and gender structure (where did women fit into society compared to men? Who was rich, poor? Who was on top, bottom?)
e.
Cultural and intellectual developments and interactions
among and within societies (what new ideas happened--ex: religion, philosophy, equality...)
f. Changes
in functions and structures of states and the emergence of new state
structures or political groups or organization (Did any revolutions take place, civil wars, etc...)
IMPORTANT: You must identify
what your summary is addressing in the list above. (LOOK AT THE EXAMPLE).
Reading Notes Rubric: There are fifty points possible for each
assignment. Read the rubric carefully so
you can get the maximum number of points!
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A
50 pts.
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These notes have all of the required elements (people,
events, six themes) and each element has a detailed description. The notes also clearly indicate that the
student understands the important themes of the chapter and is able to
connect the historical events into a global context (i.e. how does the culture(s),
events, etc. relate to the rest of the world). The student has followed all of the
formatting requirements and has limited his or her notes to a page and
clearly labeled each section.
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B
40
Pts.
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These notes have all of the required elements (people,
events, six themes) and each element has a description, but one or two may
lack an important detail. The notes
also clearly indicate that the student understands the important themes of
the chapter and but he or she does not connect the historical events into a
global context (i.e. how does the culture(s), events, etc. relate to the rest
of the world). The student has
followed all of the formatting requirements and has limited his or her notes
to a page and clearly labeled each section.
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C
35 pt.
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These notes have all of the required elements (people,
events, six themes) and but each element has a limited description. The notes indicate that the student
understands some of the important themes of the chapter, but not all. He or
she does not connect the historical events into a global context (i.e. how
does the culture(s), events, etc. relate to the rest of the world). The student has followed all of the
formatting requirements and has limited his or her notes to a page and
clearly labeled each section.
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D
30
pts.
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These notes do not have all of the required elements
(people, events, six themes) and the elements have a limited
description. The notes indicate that
the student some of the important themes of the chapter, but not all. He or
she does not connect the historical events into a global context (i.e. how
does the culture(s), events, etc. relate to the rest of the world). The student has followed all of the
formatting requirements and has limited his or her notes to a page and
clearly labeled each section.
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F
25 pts.
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The student has turned in work that is less than 60%
complete and the work itself does not have correct or complete
explanations. The student has
indicated a gross misunderstanding of one or more of the themes of the
chapter and has not followed the formatting requirements.
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0
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The student did not turn in the reading notes.
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