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A History of the World in Six Glasses by Tom StandageI first read A History of the World in Six Glasses by Tom Standage for fun (yes, fun). I love an old-fashioned dog-earred book with scribbling in the margins, but this 240-page book is available in multiple formats -- major bookstore, online booksellers, for the Kindle, IPad, and the Nook. I have also provided links below to free .pdf files and an audio book, though both formats are cumbersome.
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Great credit goes to David Duez, AP World History teacher in Kingwood, Texas, for creating entertaining screencasts for each drink (Notes, too). Very impressive. .PDF Files .Pdf files have been removed at the request of the publisher. Obviously, other sites may still have them online. |
Entire book available. |
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Assignments on The History of the World in Six Glasses |
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Illustrated Journal: There are five key themes that emerge for each drink. Identify how each of these themes emerged for these six beverages. Present these five themes for each libation. Be as creative as you wish. (.pdf of assignment)
Divide the journal into six sections – one for each drink -- and write/draw/collage/cartoon what you learned based on the five themes for each of these six beverages. This self-contained booklet with illustrations, quotes, your commentary and questions should be attractive, informative, reflective. Below are some suggested topics you might want to write about for each glass.
Timeline: Create a timeline of history including each “glass/beverage.” Your timeline should include at least two regions of the world affected by your “glass/beverage” and five dates with facts for each “glass/beverage” for a total of at least thirty dates and facts on the timeline. It should be illustrated appropriately and dense with detail. (You may use Inspiration or Prezi.) (.pdf of assignment) Study Questions OR Summaries: Chapter Questions. |
Map Activity: You are going to create two dense/detailed maps, so be neat and tidy. Create a legend if you need to use symbols (highly recommended) for cities on the map. Use two maps —World Map for Chapters 5 and 6; Eurasia for all other chapters. (.pdf of assignment) Maps Chapters 1-4: Eurasia
Chapters 5-6: World
Chapters 7-8: Eurasia
Chapters 9-10: Eurasia
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Socratic Seminar These questions do NOT need to be answered in writing. Bring your book and be prepared to discuss the following questions some time during the first two weeks:
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For the Teacher This is one of my absolute favorite books to teach in world history. Introducing students to projects which can be referenced all year, I use it as a touchstone, or foundational, text. Please feel free to contact me if you choose to teach this book. I have additional files I can share with patrons and donors of my website.
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Updated 19 July 2021.