http://his208.guerson.com Tutorials by Alexandra Guerson Wed, 31 Mar 2010 15:15:13 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Thanks to everybody who came to class today to join in a game of Jeopardy; hopefully it was fun! If you want to go through it again, click here to access the game. I should have probably prepared two games considering how quickly you went through this one! Keep in ... http://his208.guerson.com/2010/03/31/jeopardy/ What makes a good essay answer - same as a regular essay: thesis stated clearly in the first paragraph several paragraphs in which you provide evidence for your thesis conclusion tying everything together Approach take time to plan your answer; make sure you read the questions closely and you understand what is being asked. begin by stating ... http://his208.guerson.com/2010/03/30/essay-answer/ Structure part 1 - Identification questions. Students will be given 10 terms and will need to identify 5. The 10 terms will be taken out of a list of 30 posted on Blackboard. Worth 30% part 2 - Students will write one of two essays. In this essay, both choices involve making ... http://his208.guerson.com/2010/03/26/final-exam/ Some interesting links I came across dealing with this week's theme [I'll be adding a few more later] The Jacob Rader Marcus Center of the American Jewish Archives' online exhibit, Significant Documents Illuminating the American Jewish Experience. Katie Adleman, "Birthright" in Walrus Magazine, December 2009. Very interesting discussion of Jewish ... http://his208.guerson.com/2010/03/23/american-jewish-experience/ I've been asked how to craft a thesis statement. Here are some point to think about when considering your thesis statement: a thesis is not a statement of fact a thesis is not a description of the topic a thesis is not an opinion What a thesis is a statement that reflects the conclusions the ... http://his208.guerson.com/2010/03/04/thesis-statement/ As you know, this week we'll be discussing Hitler's policies towards Jews in the years prior to the Second World War. Considering the current Olympic fever in Canada, I thought you might be interested in the US Holocaust Memorial Museum's exhibit on the 1936 Olympics in Berlin. Click on the ... http://his208.guerson.com/2010/03/01/olympics/ Stage 1. – think about themes we studied  in the course such as divisions among East European Jews Zionism relations between Jews and their non-Jewish environments, acculturation/assimilation anti-Semitism the first Aliyyot political responses among Jews Mandate Palestine and the growth of the Jewish community the different experiences and cultures of European Jews and Jews from the Arab or ... http://his208.guerson.com/2010/02/28/essay-writing-tips/ As promised, here's the lowdown of the changes for the new term: tutorials resume on the second week of classes; that means Jan 12 and 13. lectures resume on Jan 6th at a new classroom: SS 1085 I'll be posting the exam marks on Blackboard in the first week of classes and handing ... http://his208.guerson.com/2009/12/23/winter-term/ For those of you who missed tutorial this week, I distributed a handout with tips on how to prepare for history exams. As mentioned both in lecture and tutorial for the past couple of weeks, the test will be one hour long and you will be required to identify five ... http://his208.guerson.com/2009/12/04/exam-prep/ I have posted the readings for next week above. As you know, next week is the final tutorial for the semester - we will be going over some of the main themes discussed in the course so far as well as some strategies for preparing for the test. http://his208.guerson.com/2009/11/25/tutorial-10-next-week/