Saturday, February 27, 2010

BHRMD 2-1 & BSM 1-1 Philippine History Assignment: Grades

See Ang Propesora Grade System :for the results of your assignment.

FYI

Friday, February 26, 2010

ABH 1-1: The Road guide questions

1. Write the gist of the story. Limit the number of paragraphs to about 5.
2. Select a character which you can relate to or vice versa.
3. If you were in a problem situation like one in the play/ movie, how would you have acted? Be sure to tell what the situation is

Sunday, February 21, 2010

Attention: Schedule of Activities

ADVISORY: In view of the 2010 CHED National Games in Metro Manila for the period February 20-28, 2010, all undergraduate classes in PUP Sta. Mesa Campuses, except classes in the Open University System, College of Technology, College of Law and the Graduate School, shall be suspended from February 20 to 28, 2010. - www.pup.edu.ph

ALL CLASSES: Presentation of report will resume starting the first week of March

BSIT 4-1
Presentation of play, March 1

ABH 1-1
Quiz, Ancient Civilizations of Greece and Rome and submission of assignment, March 1

BSM 1-1
Submission of assignment, February 25 and quiz, March 1

BSHRMD 2-1
Submission of assignment, February 25 and quiz, March 1

BJ 3-1
Presentation of report, March 1
Midterm Examination, March 4 (coverage, from definition of terms to trial and execution of Rizal)

ABH 4-1
Presentation of report: Reformation and subsequent topic, March 1
Presentation of paper, March 4

Topics:
Development of Science and Technology
The French Revolution
Industrial Revolution
The Tudors
The education of women (Specifically during the Renaissance period)
Spread of Christianity
Roman Catholicism and Protestantism in Modern Europe
The Spanish Inquisition
Impact of European disease to the New world
The history of the Welsh
The development of Capitalism in Modern Europe
18th century: The status and societal roles of women
Joseph Stalin
D-day
The European Balance
European Union
Powers of the European Parliament
Euro

Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday and Friday (except for selected class scheduled for exam or specific reports) classses: Presentation of reports resume






Saturday, February 20, 2010

Attention: AB History 4-1

Final Requirement: Book Project in History of Europe

As part of you requirement in my class, you will be submitting a book on the history of Europe. Pick one partner for this project and begin scanning libraries, possibly even some local book stores ( second hand) or use this link to help research a book.

Note: Before you purchase or have the book xeroxed then book bound, post on here the title of your book for approval. Thanks!

Deadline of submission: March 11, 2010

Wednesday, February 17, 2010

Attention BJ 3-1

Tell the president of the class to see me this Friday, February 19, 12:00NN at E603.

Schedule of Requirements:

Assignment:
Kindly note that the deadline for submission for your assignment will be on March 1, 2010.

Project:
As part of the course requirement, you will be writing a book review. This is a a group project, i.e. with only 3-4 members per group. Chose a title of the book from the list below and post it the chosen title on here with the names of your members. No duplication of work. Note: Kasama pong ipapasa ang material na ginamit ninyo for the book review!

Titles: Titles for Book Review

Ateneo de Manila University Press
Bellarmine Hall, ADMU Campus
Katipunan Avenue, Loyola Heights
1108 Quezon City
PHILIPPINES

Guide for book review:

PUP (spelled out)
(your college)
(your department)
Sta. Mesa Manila

(several tabs)

This book review
(Title of the Book)
(followed by the publishing company and year it was published)

(several tabs)

is submitted to
(name of Professor)


(several tabs)
as partial fulfillment of the course requirements in (subject and subject code)


(several tabs)

submitted by:


Date
__
Second Page

Introduction
(Specific: Give a bird's eye view of what your paper/book is about, with paragraphs no less than 4!)
---
Third Page
Table of contents

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Fourth page
Review proper

__________________
The following questions are your guide for the review otherwise refer to the link posted above:

I. Introduction (of what the book is all about. Give a bird's eve view of what the book is all about)

II. Author and his/her thesis:
- Give the author's background (you may possibly do a back ground search of the author on the net or which ever available source that you have. Cite your source) Were the given source about the author affect the main thesis of his book? Explain.
- What is his/her style of writing.
- What is the author's major hypothesis; what's the purpose for writing this book? What are the most important pieces of evidence to support it?

III. Your views (you may refer to this link )

* What is the quality of the evidence -- convincing? adequate? are the sources recognized by others in the field

*Are there other works on the same or a similar topic? Cite the other works and cite the points of comparison/ similarity.

*Does any of the author's information (or conclusion) conflict with other books you've read, courses you've taken or just previous assumptions you had of the subject? (refer to the given link repetitively posted)

*What are the strengths and weaknesses of the book? Be sure that upon mentioning the key points (strengths / weaknesses, you cite the page or quote)

IV. Recommendation:

- Has the book influenced, strengthened or completely changed your thesis/ idea about the book? Explain.
- Would you recommend the book to all types of audience? Why or why not?

Note:
Deadline of submission of title for your book review: February 28
Deadline of submission of book review: Last Thursday of March
Specific: Place your papers in a short brown envelope with your name, course, yr. and section printed at the back (upper left portion).
Late submission will not be accepted!

Monday, February 1, 2010

ATTENTION! Schedule of exams, classes etc

Attention dear students! We will not have any classes on February 4, 2010 due to our Department of History meeting. Kindly use the time to study well for the upcoming Midterm Exams / or projects assigned to you.

Schedule of your exams will all be moved from the supposed dates to next week, 2nd week of February.

Stay tuned for further announcements!