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154 Orientation

154 Orientation. Course Description. History of Hawai’i since the reign of Kamehameha within the context of world history. Course Objectives. Develop and implement critical thinking skills in both oral and written formats

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154 Orientation

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  1. 154 Orientation

  2. Course Description • History of Hawai’i since the reign of Kamehameha within the context of world history.

  3. Course Objectives • Develop and implement critical thinking skills in both oral and written formats • Recognize global historical developments underlying present relationships between Hawaii and the world. • Discern the similarities and differences between modern global communities and communities in Hawaii. • Apply world history themes to Hawaiian historiography to illustrate the clear relationship between global events and our communities.

  4. Course Objectives • Identify modern world cultures and explain their global social, economic and political significance and specific influence in Hawaii. • Interpret the role of global geographical and environmental factors in shaping human events and draw specific conclusions related to Hawaii and the Pacific. • Interpret the causes and consequences of global cooperation, competition and strife drawing specific conclusions related to Hawaii and the Pacific. • Recognize the social and intellectual influences affecting global artistic forms and interpret their impact on culture in Hawaii.

  5. Course Requirements • Cultural Project  100 points    • Critical Thinking Assignments 100 points       • Class Participation (includes attendance)   80 points     

  6. Grade Scale • A  280- 250   • B 249-219   • C 218-180   • D 179-159

  7. Class Participation • Based on the assigned reading or outside research prepare a handwritten (legible) or typed response to all parts of the assigned question as it appears on the course syllabus. Use very specific examples; names, dates, locations, events, organizations in your answer. • These assignments are due each Wednesday based on readings from Story Earth, research and/or Green History of the World.

  8. Required Reading • Ponting, Clive A Green History of the World: The Environment and the Collapse of Great Civilizations • Inter Press Service, Story Earth: Native Voices on the Environment • Reader, Hawai’i and The World essays

  9. Critical Thinking Activity: • Compare and Contrast Compare and Contrast the global, cultural and environmental impact of the Columbian Exchange with Captains Cooks contact in Hawai’i and the Pacific. Making Interdisciplinary Connections Analyze the ‘Age of Enlightenment” based on multiple disciplines; literature, philosophy, art, environmental theory, political science and trace their influence in Hawai’i.

  10. Deconstructing Political Theory Deconstruct the various political theories that fueled revolutions against colonization in Asia, Africas, the Americas and the Pacific evaluating their influence in Hawai’i. Making Plausible Inferences List and describe the characteristics of modern world cultures and make plausible inferences about their contributions to the development of the multicultural nature of the communities in Hawai’i.

  11. Deconstructing Global Economic Theories and Policies Deconstruct the various economic theories and practices that have influenced the modern development of Europe, African and the Middle East, Asia, the Americas and the Pacific evaluating their specific influence in Hawai’i. Evaluating Actions and Policies Outline the causes and consequences of global conflict and measure their impact on Hawai’i. Include analysis of Africa and the Middle East, Asia, Europe, the Americas and the Pacific.

  12. Cultural Project • Keonekahakaha Cultural Site • Mondays 12:15 – 2:30 • Journal and final essay linking classroom topics with site activities • Waiver • Clothing

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