J. Akers (jakersinmemphis)'s Public Profile in the Diigo Community

Member since Feb 15, 2008, follows 5 people, 2 public groups, 18 public bookmarks (18 total).

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Cuban Missile Crisis - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia on 2009-11-10
- while in Cuba it is called the "October Crisis" (
- informally proposed that the Jupiter missiles in
The Boxer Rebellion, 1900 on 2009-11-10
- one side of the rebellion were the so-calle
- group of Jesuits were expelled from China due to Boxer influence. A series of bad harvests, plagues, and harsh sanctions imposed by the Wester
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- - hinese weapons such as curved halberds and spears. All foreigners were 1st class devils and Chinese who had converted to Christianity were 2nd class
Boxer Uprising: China 1900-1901 on 2009-11-10
- Chinese government
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ABC-CLIO: World History: Modern: Entry Display on 2009-11-09
- From the time of Prince Henry the Navigator in the mid-15th century, Portugal sought an overseas empire, conquering vast areas of land in Africa and establishing trade in Asia and India.
Internet Public Library: on 2009-11-09
Librarians' Internet Index on 2009-11-09
The future of libraries, with or without books - CNN.com on 2009-09-04
Classroom Exercises for TSIS - WritingWiki on 2009-08-27
- draft two(2) short sentences to introduce a general reader to ideas that the authors articulate in the work. Use the book for reference.
  - J. Akers on 2009-08-27
    
    i like this alot. could we have them do this for each chapter, just for the practice. this could take the place of quizzes.
- Exercise for They Say/I Say Chapter 2
  - J. Akers on 2009-08-27
    
    i really like this exercise. i like that it asks them to summarize one of her main points. we need to think about when it is necessary to summarize the whole thing (which i think you have to be able to do to really understand someone's point), but you don't necessarily need to include a full summary in your essay. how to teach the difference???
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- - Exercise for They Say/I Say Chapter 8
    J. Akers on 2009-08-27
    
    I like this exercise, but i think we'd need different topics. i especially like the idea of getting them concept mapping.
  - Exercise for They Say/I Say Chapter 10
    J. Akers on 2009-08-27
    
    we do a lot with annotating they say/ i say early on, but we didn't have them annotate metacommentary. i think it would be useful to do so.
Science Resource Center -- Overview Display on 2009-08-26
- rop of lake water through a carefully ground glass lens.
Welcome to LearningExpress Library! on 2009-07-31

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