Day 20: Thursday, August 7, 2013

Post date: Aug 8, 2013 3:15:47 PM

Essential (Seminar) Questions:

1) In what ways and with what results did increased globalization in the last 300 years impact Earth and the human species?

2) Using the 20th century as your lens, to what extent is collective learning beneficial?

3) What are the three most critical issues we will face on Earth in the next 100 years? What is the evidence for these predictions? (Put your claim-testers (especially logic and intuition) to good use!)

4) If these issues go unresolved, what are the next three Big History thresholds? What solutions exist for these issues? If implemented, how do our future Thresholds change?

Eid Mubarak!

We had a seminar today about the modern revolution and the future of Earth. Here is a video with Bill Gates giving his visions of the future. We then worked on our Little Big History projects. If you were absent today, please don't feel the need to still prep for seminar and show us on Monday. Work on your projects instead.

Your projects are due on Monday. We have revised our schedule: everyone will be presenting on Monday and we will not have class on Tuesday. Plan on staying in class on Monday until about 12:30 PM. Please email Ms. Skafish and I if you have any questions regarding your projects or any logistical issues.

Lastly, here are Little Big History documents:

• The assignment document, detailing steps and due dates
• The initial topic graphic organizer
• The narrowing topic graphic organizer
• Little Big History Thresholds Graphic Organizer
• Here is an anchor for the annotated bibliography.
• Here is the graphic organizer for the annotated bibliography (due Wed, July 31)
• This is a guide to different kinds of sources and how to cite them for your bibliography.
• Here is a guide to footnotes (what they are and how to use them)
• A guide to JSTOR and how to log in and search for articles
• An initial list of possible text sources you can use for the project if you're feeling stuck
• A graphic organizer to help you write your conclusion to the LBH project.
• Here is the Little Big History rubric for 2013, off of which you will be assessed.