Mr. Bair

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The following list is an overview of this year's homework assignments. Dates
will vary, but the sequence of the assignments are accurate. If you have any
questions about when a particular assignment is due please email my at
david.bair@bosqueschool.org or simply ask a classmate. NO LATE ASSIGNMENTS
WILL BE ACCEPTED UNLESS YOU HAVE A LEGITIMATE EXCUSE.

First Semester – Homework Due dates  (Dates may vary)
August 18 and 19 – Introduction, Syllabus and Text distribution, S. O. A. P. P. S.
Pre-historic Unit
August 22 and 23 - review S. O. A. P. P. S. and National Geographic: Our
Earliest Ancestors, by Ann Gibbons, p.1 to 8 in the “spiral binder”
August 24 and 25 - Jared Diamond, overview of Guns, Germs and Steel, p.19 to
28, In class Annotation Techniques 
August 26 and 29 - Paleolithic Age,  S. O. A. P. P. S., and Australian
Aborigines, p.35 to 47 , good and bad sources
August 30 and 31 - What is Myth, p. 29 to 34
September 2 and 5 - Labor Day Break
Mesopotamia Unit
September 1 and 6 - Textbook: Ancient World History, Patterns of Interaction
p. 19 to 34 “Guided Reading” p. 13 in the spiral binder
September 7 and 8 - Gilgamesh pages 11 to 50 and p.95 and 96 Names and Places,
Map Activity
September 9 and 12 - Gilgamesh pages 53 to 93, Story Board Activity
September 13 – No Class, Upper School Advisee Conferences
September 14 and 15 - Discover: The Cradle of Cash, by Pringle, p.31 to 36,
binder, In class; Lost Civilization Video 
September 16 and 19 - Ancient History: The Laws of Hammurabi, by Bailkey, p.37
to 41, binder, Choose a law from each section to discuss with the class,  In
class Annotation Techniques
September 20 and 21 - Patterns of Interaction, p. 72 to 83 “Guided Reading” p.
14 binder
 September 22 and 23 - Time: The Legacy of Abraham, by Van Biema and Armco
World: The Dome of the Rock, by Khalidi and Moses, p.59 to 70 binder, (Essay
Assignment; Why is the Holy Land so Important to the Western Religions? Due
Sept. 30 or Oct. 3) in class Three Faiths in Jerusalem
September 26 and 27 - Ancient History: The Old Testament, by Bailkey, p. 37 to
41, binder, In class the Patriarchs and Map Activity
September 28 and 29 - Sennacherib, Assyrian Capture of Jerusalem and Babylon
and p.71 to 73 binder and Patterns of Interaction, p. 95 to 98
September 30 and October 3 - Patterns of Interaction, p. 99 to 103 “Guided
Reading”, p.87 and Cyrus the Great, p.77 to 80 binder, In class Zoroaster,
p.81 to 86, Persuasive Essay is Due and Unit Test Review
October 4 and 5 – Unit Test and in class, Persia: Ancient Soul of Iran, p. 89
to 101 
October 6 and 7 – Fall Break 
Egypt Unit
October 10 and 11 – Patterns of Interaction, p. 35 to 43 and Time of the River
by Baines, p.1 to 3 binder 
October 12 and 13 – The Osirian Cycle, 17 to 18 and Daily Life of the Ancient
Egyptians: Religion, by Brier and Hobbs, p. 21 to 32 binder
October 14 and 17 –The King Herself, by Brown, p. 46 to 60 binder, In class,
Hieroglyphs Activity
October 18 and 19 – Patterns of Interaction p. 89 to 94 and Pharaohs of the
Sun, by Gore, p. 66 to 74 binder, In class, Hieroglyphs Activity
October 20 and 21 – Tutankhamen and National Geographic: Valley of the Kings,
by Weeks, p. 76 to 101 binder, in class New Kingdom Computer Project due Oct
24th or 25th
October 26 and 27 – Egypt Unit Test and Essay Due
India Unit
October 28 and 31 - Patterns of Interaction, p. 44 to 49 and pages 61 to 71
“Reading Guide”p.3 and 4 binder
November 1 and 2 - National Geographic: Indus Civilization, by Edwards, p.11
to 24 binder, In class, Introduction to The Ramayana
 November 3 and 4 - The Ramayana, pages Second Introduction to 32, In class,
Asian Map Activity
November 7 and 8 – The Ramayana, pages 35 to 73, In class, Ramayana Video
November 9 and 10 - The Ramayana, pages 74 to 105, In class, Dr. Rosso’s
Writings on Gender Roles of India and Ramayana Video 
November 11 and 14 – The Ramayana, pages 106 to 129, and in class the
Bhagavad-Gita, p.37 to 43, binder
November 15 and 16 – The Ramayana, pages 130 to 157 , in class review of the
Ramayana, Chakra System and Comparative Essay Assignment due  Nov. 21 or 22
November 17 and 18 - The Upanishads, p. 46 to 51, binder, Hinduism, Essay
Assignment
November 21 and 22 -  Patterns of Interaction, p. 189 to 199, “Guided
Reading”, p. 5 binder
November 23, 24 and 25 – Thanksgiving Break
November 28 and 29 – Jainism, p.52 Buddha, p.53 and 54 and The Wonder that was
India: The Buddha, by Basham, p. 58 to 61, Essay Due.
November 30 and December 1 - The Teachings of the Compassionate Buddha, by
Burtt and Twenty Jataka Tales: Banyan and The Master’s Test, by Khan, p. 63 to
110 “Don’t worry, I made a mistake on the page numbers.
December 2 and 5 - The Dhammapada, chap. 2, 3, 6, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14,
15, 17, 20 and 24
December 6 and 7 – Asoka p.55, and  Human Record: Arthashastra and Asoka’s,
Rock Pillar Edicts, by Andrea, p. 113 to 121 binder, In class, India Today and
my Trip with Operation Smile 
December 8 and 9 – Semester Review           
December 12, 13, 14 and 15 - Final Exams

Homework and reading assignments (Dates may vary)

Second Semester
January 5 and 6 - Patterns of Interaction, p. 50 to 55 and 104 to 109 “Guided
Reading”, p. 10 and 11 and Book of History p. 2 spiral binder, In class
activity I Ching, p.18 to 52, binder
January 9 and 10- Confucius and The Analects, by Confucius p. 53 to 65,
binder, In class; What is Secular? Read “Secular made Sacred”
January 11 and 12- The Way of Life, by Lao Tzu, p. 67 to 84, binder, Taoism,
How can one withdraw from society and still influence it?
January 13 and 17 –- Legalistic Sayings, Legalism: The Writings of Han Fei Tzu
and The Empire of Ch’in p. 85 to 92, binder, In class; Video: Lost
Civilization, China 
January 16 – MLK Day
January 18 and 19 - National Geographic: China’s Incredible Find, by Topping,
p. 111 to 121, binder, In class, Debate Prep
January 20 and 23 - Patterns of Interaction, p.127 to 133 and 200 to 207
“Guided Reading” p.12, In class, Debate Prep
January 24 and 25, Quin Shi Huang-di to The Faults of Ch’in, p.127 to137, In
class, Debate
January 26 and 27 – Wudi and Ts’ai Lun, p. 139 to 143, binder, In class, Han
Dynasty, Silk Road 
January 30 and 29 – In class, China Today, Our Bosque Trip and Test Review
February 1 and 2 –In class China Unit Test
Greece Unit
February 3 and 6 - Patterns of Interaction, p.72 to 73 and 123 to 133, In
class, Lost Civilization Video; Aegean Culture
February 7 and 8 – National Geographic: Greece’s Brilliant Bronze Age, by
Judge, binder, In class Introduction to the Minoans and Mycenaean, European
Mapping 
February 9 and 10 – Ancient History: Leonidas and Lycurgus: Spartan and Solon,
p. 50 to 62 binder, In class, Greek Research Project Overview
February 13 and 14 – Herodotus and the 2nd Persian War, 71, 78 to 84, binder,
In class, Greek Research Project
February 15 and 16 – Pericles’ Funeral Oration p. 63 to 67 and Phidias, p.93
to 96, binder, In class, Greek Research Project
February 17 and 21 – Plato’s Apology “Socrates”p.125 to 132, binder, In class,
Greek Presentations
February 20 – President’s Day 
February 22 and 23 – Aristotle and Alexander the Great p.169 to 183, binder,
In class, Greek Presentations
February 24 and 27 - Patterns of Interaction, pages 134 to 149, In class,
Greek Presentations
February 28 and 29 – Archimedes p.195 to 199, binder and Patterns of
Interaction, p. 142 to 149 and Guided Reading p.201, binder, In class, Greek
Presentations
March 1 and 2 – Greek Unit Test 
March 5 to 16 – Winterim and Spring Break
Rome Unit
March 19 and 20 – Patterns of Interaction, p. 155 to159 and National
Geographic: The Making of and Empire, by Reid, binder, In class, Mapping Rome
March 21 and 22 – The Gracchi Brothers, p.18 to 23, binder, In class, Early
Roman Republic Overview and Intro to Imperium, by Harris
March 23 and 26 - Imperium, by Harris, Introduction to p. 34, In class,
“Spartacus” p. 24 to 27
March 27 and 28 – Imperium, by Harris, p.35 to 77, In class, Cicero and the
Senate, What type of corruption do we experience with our Republic?
March 29 and 30 - Imperium, by Harris, p. 79 to 111, In class, “Caesar” p. 42
to 50, binder 
April 2 and 3 – Imperium, by Harris p. 113 to 151, In class, Roman Republic
and Its Structure, 
April 4 and 5 – Imperium, by Harris, p. 155 to 191, In class, Where does
political power come from? How would you change our system if you could?
April 6 – Good Friday
April 9 and 10 - Imperium, by Harris, p.195 to 226, Mapping Rome and its Empire
April 11 and 12  – Imperium, by Harris, p. 227 to 256, In class, Jigsaw
Activity ”The Breakdown and Rebirth: The Crisis of the Roman Republic” p. 30 to 40
April 13 and 16 - Imperium, by Harris, p. 257 to 305, In class, “Catilina
Conspiracy” and the Fall of the Republic, Expository Essay Assignment, due
April 23 or 24
April 17 and 18 – Augustus, p.58 to 67, In class, The Roman Empire and Augustus
April 19 and 20 – Patterns of Interaction, pages 160 to 176 “Guided Reading”
p. 80 and Augustus, p.58 to 67, binder
April 23 and 24 - Comparing the Emperors” Tiberius to Diocletian, p.82 to 85,
binder, Expository Essay Due
April 25 and 26 - Teachings of Jesus and The Works of Paul, p. 92 to 102,
“Guided Reading” p. 81, binder
April 27 and 30 - Eusebius – Life of Constantine and The 1st Council of Nicea,
p.103 to 107, binder
May 1 and 2 – The tomb of Herod and Saint Augustine p.108 to114, binder and
Masada Handout
May 3 and 4 – IICE Project Research
May 7 and 8 - IICE Project Research
May 9 and 10 – IICE Project Research
May 11 and 14 – IICE Project Research
May 15 and 16- Review
May 17 and 19- Review
May 20, 21 and  23- Finals

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