Big History
Weekly Assignments
Compiled by: W. Huitt
Last Revised: March 2014
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General instructions:
Each week we will read and consider at least an article from a secular/scientific source and Baha’i scripture for the topic to be considered. You should make at least one posting on the selected readings. Your posting should provide information to your fellow students as to the value of the article and how it supports or differs from a Baha'i scripture you read. Some weeks you will also be invited to explore links to websites and articles on the topic written from a Baha'i perspective.
The following are some questions/issues to consider as you prepare your postings:
1. Which article did you read? Why did you initially select that one?
2. What is the major concept(s) or issue(s) the author is attempting to address?
3. In your opinion, did the author achieve his/her purpose? Why or why not?
4. What major concept, principle, issue, etc. specific to this topic do you believe is important based on your reading of the Baha’i scripture? Was this considered in the article you read?
5. If you read an article or visited a website that you enjoyed, you might want to write a short description and state your reasons for recommending it to others.
6. How do you think you could use this information in guiding your personal development? In guiding the development of children and youth?
II. Threshold 1 (Creation)
VIII. Threshold 7 (Agriculture)
Unit 11: Summary and Reporting of Activities
Discussion Questions: What have you learned about the subject of the course? What particularly struck or interested you? How will it help you in your own personal development and transformation? How will it assist you in completing the goals of the Five Year Plan?
Group correspondents: please send a report of your local study group’s meeting to your group’s mentor.
Final Two Projects: To complete the course, all students must do two things: a presentation of some sort, and a written exercise of some sort. If you are a member of a group you can do these two projects collaboratively, but everyone should turn in their own written description of what they did. Please make a post to the forum summarizing what you have done.
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