August 2017
Monday
Homework
Wednesday
Homework
Friday
Homework
28
Group Seating / Group Interview / Syllabus /
Mark Adams (Kindle) /Hiram Bingham (Kindle) / Pablo Neruda (Kindle) / Kindle for PC
29
Purchase your books
Read the syllabus thoroughly and come up with three questions about it for next class
31
Start reading the “Introduction”, “Bingham’s Photographs of Machu Picchu” and“Preface” in Lost City.
1
Machu Picchu: experience (video)
Goals: Who, what, when, where, why, how? (Group Think)
Goals & Problems: Poor Academic Progress / Helping a friend with relationship problems / Sick / Still undecided / Study Plan / Homesick / Roomate
2
Read Chp 1 through “Architecture” in Lost City of the Incas. Take notes using the Modified Cornell Method.
Last Day to Drop (Sept. 3rd)
September 2017
Monday
Homework
Wednesday
Homework
Friday
Homework
4
Labor Day Holiday
Labor Day
5
6
Photos of class / Expert Readers
Goals and Goal Grid
Making and balancing professional, personal, and family goals.
7
Start reading Chapter 1 in Turn Right at Machu Picchu
8
Cornell Method as applied to Machu Picchu As scientific discovery / Drones / Cornell Method (Eval)
Reading Pattern: Switch Books, nature of books (travelogue 1).
9
Finish reading Chapter 1 & 2 in Turn Right at Machu Picchu.
Finish reading Chp 1 in Lost City of the Incas.
12
Choose an Academic Discipline and write a thesis statement for your group about Machu Picchu. Be prepared to share it in class.
Start reading Chapters 3-6 in Turn Right at Machu Picchu
13
Discussion Boards?
Modes of Writing, Thesis / Groups will discuss and select one Thesis Statement to be uploaded on D2L (PDF format) on Monday.
14
Finish reading Chapters 3-6 in Turn Right at Machu Picchu
16
Read all of Chapter 2 and up till “Titu Cusi” in Chapter 3 of Lost City of the Incas.
19
Finish Chapter 3 of Lost City of the Incas.
20
Admin: Sat. Job Op. / Journal
Finish Chp1 of Lost City of the Incas. Have discussed eye-bonders and Incan stone construction and human laborers. Need to discuss Incan road / Ayni (reciprocity) Mit’a & Mink’a Amish, and “paying it forward”/ mitimae and “Trail of tears”/Native traditions still alive
Chapter 2 of Lost City of the Incas /Viracocha (sea fat)-Titicaca-giants-flood-stone-huaca (2)/ huaco-mummy-sun
Chp 3-6 of Turn Right at Machu Picchu
21
Finish reading Chapters 6-9 in Turn Right at Machu Picchu
23
Read Chapters 9-10 in Turn Right at Machu Picchu
Write a rough draft for Essay 1
25
Common College Problems (1)
Prioritization Matrix (1) / Line of attack / Procrastination and originality / Counter Productive Habits -Why ?
26
Start Chapter 4 in Lost City of the Incas
27
Admin: Upcoming Essay and Summer Reading Feedback
“Alturas de Machu Picchu VI" de Pablo Neruda / Photographer Brian White
28
Finish Chapter 4 in Lost City of the Incas
30
Read Chapters 11-12 in Turn Right at Machu Picchu
