Assignment Overview for Frontier Washington

Frontier Washington: Assignment Overview

Reading, Reviewing, and Analyzing

1. Study existing timelines, especially HistoryLink.org to develop a solid “overview” of Frontier Washington history. Work with partners to develop a “definitive” list of roughly 50 key events in Frontier Washington history.

-- Using the HistoryLink.org timeline, work systematically through roughly 25 percent of the entries each week.

-- Select from among the HistoryLink.org timeline entries and also review other timelines for entries. (See Delicious.com site's list of timelines for ideas.)

-- “Weave” additional information (facts, ideas, maps, images, bibliography) around at least one entry per week for oral presentations to the class.

2. Participate in course blog and Delicious sites on Frontier History.

-- Read the course blog regularly for new posts by the instructors and links to posts on student blogs.

-- Write at lease two comments per week on the course blog and/or student blogs.

-- Read regularly the Frontier Washington Delicious bibliography of web sites.

-- Email Bill Youngs with nominations for the Delicious site -- include URL and your summary.

3. Develop your own blog for Frontier Washington

-- This is the place to test ideas and research skills.

-- Include examples of and thoughts about historical content and resources.

-- Add at least two new posts per week.

-- Use the blog as a way of developing (working your way into) your final project

-- Put at least one comment per week on the blogs of each of the other members of the class.

4. Complete a project on Frontier Washington

-- The project should include two basic elements: a timeline and text.

-- You can balance these any way you like as long as you include both elements.

-- Your project should include at least 2500 of your own words.

-- Essential elements: timeline, words, images, maps, documents, bibliography

-- The bibliography should involve high-level research -- what is the latest and greatest research on this facet of your project?