GGS III - From Food to Guns, Germs, & Steel

After you've read Part III: From Food to Guns, Germs, & Steel, identify one point or issue with which you agree, disagree, or about which you would like to learn more.  Use the SVHS databases or the Internet to find out more.

Your comment to this post should include the author, title, source, link or database title, and a summary of the source.  In your summary, please explain why you choice this particular topic for further exploration.

GGS II - Rise & Spread of Food Production

After you've read Part II: Rise & Spread of Food Production, identify one point or issue with which you agree, disagree, or about which you would like to learn more.  Use the SVHS databases or the Internet to find out more.

Your comment to this post should include the author, title, source, link or database title, and a summary of the source.  In your summary, please explain why you choice this particular topic for further exploration.

GGS I - From Eden to Cajamarca

After you've read Part I: From Eden to Cajamarca, identify one point or issue with which you agree, disagree, or about which you would like to learn more.  Use the SVHS databases or the Internet to find out more.

Your comment to this post should include the author, title, source, link or database title, and a summary of the source.  In your summary, please explain why you choice this particular topic for further exploration.

GGS Discussion Questions

As a critical thinker, you need to develop the ability to both understand and question information.  As you read and answer the comprehension questions on Guns, Germs, & Steel, analyze the arguments presented by and the evidence used by Jared Diamond. You should formulate discussion questions based on the text and post them as comments HERE.

Considerations:

• Good discussion questions should reference a specific point or idea in the text.
• Good discussion questions require critical analysis skills.
• Good discussion questions challenges one to demonstrate factual knowledge and an understanding of the geo-political, socio-historical context of the issue.
• Example: In the epilogue, Diamond states, "The histories of the Fertile Crescent and China also hold a salutary lesson for the modern world: circumstances change, and past primacy is no guarantee of future primacy"(GGS, 417).  Discuss historical and contemporary examples that support or refute this assertion. (NOTE: This question is from the epilogue.  You are only required to read and answer questions about the Prologue and Parts I, II, & III.)

Each student must create UNIQUE discussion questions.  All comments are dated and time stamped - check previous comments to be sure you aren't duplicating someone else's question.

TWIF Flattener #10 - The Steroids

Use one of the current events sources linked at http://svhs-hwc-spring2015.blogspot.com/2014/12/approved-sources-for-twif-current.html to find a recent news article that relates to, supports, or refutes Friedman's assertion that the steroids were  "flatteners."  Your comment should include the title of the news article, a link to the article, and a summary of the article including an explanation of how the article relates to this point.  Don't forget to check your rubric for evaluation criteria!

TWIF Flattener #9 - In-Forming

Use one of the current events sources linked at http://svhs-hwc-spring2015.blogspot.com/2014/12/approved-sources-for-twif-current.html to find a recent news article that relates to, supports, or refutes Friedman's assertion that in-forming was a "flattener."  Your comment should include the title of the news article, a link to the article, and a summary of the article including an explanation of how the article relates to this point.  Don't forget to check your rubric for evaluation criteria!

TWIF Flattener #8 - Insourcing

Use one of the current events sources linked at http://svhs-hwc-spring2015.blogspot.com/2014/12/approved-sources-for-twif-current.html to find a recent news article that relates to, supports, or refutes Friedman's assertion that insourcing was a "flattener."  Your comment should include the title of the news article, a link to the article, and a summary of the article including an explanation of how the article relates to this point.  Don't forget to check your rubric for evaluation criteria!