HUM 2210

Western Humanities I: Ancient to Renaissance

Professor Michael T. Jahosky

Class Theme: Defining Moments of Western History

PROFESSOR INTRODUCTION AND COURSE INFORMATION:

Professor Introduction

Welcome to Western Humanities I: Ancient to Renaissance! My name is Professor Michael Jahosky. Below I have provided a synopsis of the class and explanation of the class theme I have selected. First, I would like to tell you a little about myself.

I have been teaching at SPC since 2010 and served as a full-time faculty member since 2012. I began teaching at the college level in 2008 at USF and once I graduated from Graduate School in 2010, I was hired on here at SPC as an adjunct at the Clearwater campus. After 2 years of teaching at the CL campus, I was hired as a full-time instructor at the Gibbs campus, where I have been teaching since Fall 2012. I have three degrees: A Bachelor’s degree in Classical Humanities (Greek, Roman, Jewish studies in particular) and a Bachelor’s degree in History (where I focused on the history of Christianity and Islam in

particular). Both degrees are from UCF in Orlando. While there, I wrote an thesis on Alexander the Great for the Burnett Honors College and graduated with honors. My Master’s Degree is in Humanities from USF Tampa where I focused on the classical and Renaissance periods, as well as on the history of Christianity. I also studied philosophy as part of my Master’s degree at USF.

I am an author and the creator and leader of the Israel Study Abroad Program at SPC. My book is about the incarnate Christian worldview of J.R.R. Tolkien’s mythology and I have led two trips (2014/2016) to Israel. I am also a participating faculty member, contributor, and advisor for the Intervarsity Ministry on campus. I met my wife Sarah during a Rome study abroad trip in 2006; we married in 2009 and have two children: Lucas and Annabelle, who are 3 years old and 2 months old!

Class Structure and Overview

Now, on to the class! The class is a lecture/seminar hybrid, which means it is extremely important that you have 1. Done the required reading, 2. Come to class regularly, and 3. Come prepared to ask questions about what you’re reading and what I’m lecturing on.

The class covers only Western European and some Middle-Eastern history between 3,000 B.C.E.-1564 C.E. I do not cover Asian civilizations (China, Korea, Japan, India) or African civilization in this class, except where relevant.

*(If this is a Summer class, I will not be able to cover some chapters such as Chapter 3 on Egypt or go into as much depth in others like Chapters 12 and 13 due to time constraints and curriculum limitations.)*

Class Theme

I have chosen a theme of “Defining Moments of Western History” to allow for flexibility in the topics we will cover over the next 10-16 weeks. Class Themes help focus our curriculum and set goals for what we want to learn. I want you to have an understanding of some of the most influential moments in Western history by the end of our time together—that is my goal! These “defining moments” are largely comprised of historical events, phenomena, time periods, and/or artifacts. These defining moments fall under the disciplines of History, Archaeology, Religion, and Philosophy.

The “defining moments” will be highlighted in class through Special Topic Reflections (STR’s), which are assignments in which the student prints a list of pre-set questions and brings the questions with them to class on the designated days I am presenting on an STR. The student will take notes and then type the answers to the questions using their class notes at home and submit it online for a grade.

The STR also has a discussion component. At the end of every STR, there is a discussion prompt which the instructor and students will discuss together. The student will earn credit by oral contribution and class attendance for this portion of the STR assignment. You will read about these “defining moments” in your textbook, but I will be going much further and deeper than your text into these topics.

Think of the STR as an opportunity to highlight a “defining moment” from the current chapter we are studying and go into more detail. I hope you will be pleased with the topics I have chosen, which are: 1. The Dead Sea Scrolls and Ancient “Judaisms” 2. The Legacies of Alexander the Great, 3. “Myth Became Fact”: The Birth of Christianity, 4. The Legacies of Genghis Khan, 5. Leonardo da Vinci’s The Last Supper.

Along the way, we will also cover less-seminal topics in other disciplines of the Humanities featured in your textbook and acquire a basic appreciation of Western Literature, Art and Architecture, and whenever

possible, Music. We will be covering many examples within these disciplines of the Humanities in each chapter, but they will not be covered in as much depth as the STR’s (i.e. the “defining moments”).

Required Class Textbook (1):

Sayre, Henry M. The Humanities: Culture, Continuity and Change, Third Edition, Volume I: Prehistory to 1600.

HUM 2210: WESTERN HUMANITIES: ANCIENT TO RENAISSANCE

Credits: 3

"G" Prerequisite: ENC 0025 or EAP 1695 or appropriate score on the CPT. This course examines Western cultural and aesthetic perspectives from the Ancient to Renaissance periods with an emphasis on the visual, literary, philosophical, and performing arts. This course partially satisfies the writing requirements outlined in the General Education Requirements. Credit is only given for one of the following: IDS 1101H, HUM 2210, or HUM 2210H. (Students who received credit for HUM 2250 cannot also receive credit for HUM 2210 or HUM 2233.) 47 contact hours.

POLICIES:

1. Late Work Policy: Each student gets 2 of what I call “Late Work Passes” per semester. To use them, please send me an email on

MyCourses specifying what assignment you’re using it for and why. Once I’ve responded to you or spoken with you, you may turn the assignment into me as if it was not late in the first place, giving you the potential to earn 100 points still. Use them wisely.

2. Attendance Policy: Attendance in my face to face class is mandatory. If you miss 3 or more unexcused classes prior to the “W” Deadline, you will be dropped from my class. If you miss 3 or more after the “W” deadline, you will drop a letter grade at the end of the semester.

3. Classroom Etiquette: It is absolutely rude and distracting to get up during a professor’s lecture in a college or university class, as it interrupts both the lecturer and the student. I ask that if you have any special accommodations that you please let me know immediately on the first day. If you have a personal emergency and need to get up immediately, that will also be understood so long as you inform me at the end of class, but get all of your business done before class begins. Excessive trips out of class will result in being marked absent. If you do not honor this policy, I will ask you to leave.

4. Voice Recorders: You are free to record audio—but not video—of my lectures, but they are my own intellectual property and Copyrighted; do not share this information with anyone or in any form. Pictures, unless otherwise stated by the professor, are strictly prohibited. This also includes camera pictures of notes or PowerPoints.

5. Laptop/Tablet Policy/Cell Phone Policy: Front Row only for laptops or tablets for notetaking purposes only; no phones or other media devices are permitted during our class time in any way. Please consult the syllabus addendum on our website for more information; I am permitted by the college to ask you to leave for use of cell phone or other devices during class.

6. Plagiarism is absolutely not tolerated. Any student caught plagiarizing will receive an automatic “0” after I speak with the student, and any other student involved will also receive a “0” for permitting this.

7. Internet research for aiding in the completion of assignments is not permitted unless you have received my permission or unless you have cited it properly. This includes Google searches, Wikipedia, Encyclopedias, etc. Please utilize your textbook and academic sources only.

8. Student Syllabus Responsibility: Please consult the syllabus frequently for information about readings, assignments, grading questions, policies, and due dates for assignments.

9. Incorrectly Submitted Work: If you submit the wrong assignment or do not submit an assignment to its appropriate dropbox, you will receive a “0.” Please do not send me emailed work, as I will not accept it. Use your late work pass if you make this mistake.

10. Technical Issues: Call the SPC Help Desk or try their new online chat feature—click on this link: https://www.spcollege.edu/helpdesk/ for more assistance. If you have a serious technical issue and your problem was not that you waited until the last minute to submit an assignment, I will assess the situation privately with you. Take CLEAR screenshots or any error messages or issues that you have and document it before showing me.

Office Hours and Class Times/Location:

Name: Professor Michael T. JahoskyContact Information: Office Number: 727-341-4276. Email: Jahosky.Michael@spcollege.eduOffice Hours/Instructor Availability:Office Hours:

Mondays and Wednesdays: 9:00am-11:00am, 2:00pm-3:30pm

Tuesdays and Thursdays: 12:00pm-5:00pm

Fridays: Digital Office Hours: 12:00pm-3:00pm

Office Location: HS (Humanities Building) 125

Class Time and Location for Summer 2017:

Tuesdays and Thursdays 5:00-7:15 p.m. in TE 239Instructor Web Page: http://webapps.spcollege.edu/instructors/id/jahosky.michael

Departmental Leadership:Dean of Fine Arts and Humanities: Dr. Jonathan SteeleDepartment Chair/Academic Coordinator: Nancy Smith

Office Location: Humanities Building: SAINT PETERSBURG COLLEGE, GIBBS CAMPUS

SPECIAL ACCOMMODATIONS:

If you wish to request accommodations as a student with a documented disability, please make an appointment with the Learning Specialist on campus. If you have a documented hearing loss, please contact the Program for the Deaf/Hard of Hearing at 791-2628. If you need assistance during an emergency classroom evacuation, please contact your campus learning specialist immediately about arrangements for your safety. The Office of Services for Students with Disabilities can be reached at 791-2628 or 791-2710 (CL), 341-4758 (SP/G), 394-6108 (SE) 712-5789 (TS) or 341-4532 (AC).

STUDENT SURVEY OF INSTRUCTION:The student survey of instruction is administered in courses each semester. It is designed to improve the quality of instruction at St. Petersburg College. All student responses are confidential and anonymous and will be used solely for the purpose of performance improvement.

REQUIRED CLASS MATERIALS AND ASSIGNMENTS

Required Class Materials/Skills:

Pens, PencilsNotebookWorking computer and internet connectionKnowledge of MyCourses and Microsoft Word/PowerPoint

Special Topics Reflections (STR’s), 50% of final grade (5 Special Topic Reflections): Please read the Class Theme description above in the Course Information section at the top of the syllabus for more details about the STRs. Students must print the STR worksheet with the questions/discussion prompt and bring it with them on the day(s) when I will be lecturing on an STR. You will not be handwriting the STR; please take notes in your notebook during the lecture and consult the STR document for a guide to my lecture and then go home and type up the answers into the STR document which you can find online. After you’ve typed it up, please check that you’ve followed the rubric below and submit it to the appropriate dropbox. STR’s are due on Saturday evenings before 11:59 PM.

Rubric for STR’s:1. Form: Have you properly indented your paragraphs, checked spelling, and answered each part of the assignment carefully? Is your document single-spaced? 12 size font? In a readable font style like Times New Roman? Have you ensured that there are no extra spaces between your paragraphs? 30 pts.

2. Research: Have you shown evidence of note-taking from the class lectures? Are there references to things that I taught you in your STR? If you consulted any additional outside sources, are your citations in MLA Citation format? Do you have a works cited? 20 pts.3. Content: Have you answered each question of the assignment thoroughly and remained on topic? Have you incorporated material from the textbook, PowerPoint, and class lecture frequently? 50 pts.

Chapter Quizzes, 40% of final grade (8 of them): There are 8 online quizzes in this class. There are 5 Units; each Unit is two weeks long. Each Unit has two quizzes (1 per week) with the exception of Units I and III. There are a variety of different question types including multiple choice, true/false, matching, and image identification. The quizzes are based off of your assigned readings. Aesthetic Experience Museum Assignment, 10% of final grade: For this assignment you will physically attend an art museum and select a piece of art to write about. Then you will compare it to an artwork from our textbook and complete this worksheet (see below for directions). The worksheet which is described below in the instructions has been posted on the Course Content tab in MyCourses.

Aesthetic Experience Museum Assignment

1. Choose an art museum near your location to visit that meets the following criteria: The museum you attend must be an art museum, not a science museum or a children's

museum. The museum must provide a dated receipt or dated ticket. You must take a digital

photograph of your dated receipt or dated ticket and insert it in the designated space provided below.

If you experience difficulty finding an art museum near your location, contact your instructor.

Tampa Museum of Art, St. Petersburg Museum of Fine Arts, the Dali Museum, Leepa-Ratner Museum, and the Ringling Museum are just a few examples.

2. Visit your chosen art museum, and select a work of art. Suggestions: The work can be a painting, sculpture, photograph, mixed media, or any other

medium exhibited in the museum. You may wish to take a copy of this worksheet with you to the museum in order to

more carefully select a work of art.3. Complete the “Essay Header” section in the designated space provided below.4. Complete the “Art Work Information” section in the designated space provided

below.5. Complete the 3 Prompts in the “Aesthetic Experience and Critical Analysis Essay”

section in the designated space provided below. Respond to the prompts using the following guidelines: Use full sentences and paragraphs in your responses. Use and incorporate relevant and genre-specific vocabulary for each prompt.

Definitions of relevant vocabulary are provided at the end of this document, in the online module resources, and in your textbook.

Your completed essay responses should be a total of at least 600 words (at least 200 words per response).

6. Submit your completed Museum Visit Aesthetic Experience Worksheet to the Aesthetic Experience and Critical Analysis Essay dropbox folder.

Grading Scale (Yes I round up on .5%!):

A=89.5%-100%B=79.5%-89.4%C=69.5%-79.4%D=59.5%-69.4%

F=Anything 59.4% and below

CLASS AND ASSIGNMENT SCHEDULE:

STR’s are due Saturdays by 1159pm

Quizzes are due on Sundays by 1159pm unless otherwise stated

The Aesthetic Museum Experience assignment is due Friday, July 7

The Class Discussion portion of your STR’s are always on the 2nd day of the 2nd week of any Unit

*Please see online Calendar*

Unit I: Weeks 1-2: Introduction to HUM 2210 and the Ancient Middle-EastAssigned Readings: Read Chapter 1, pp. 1-18 and all of Chapter 2STR #1: The Dead Sea Scrolls and Ancient “Judaisms”: I will cover STR #1 during the 2nd week; discussion on Day 2 of Week 2Quiz 1: Chapter 2, Sunday May 28

Unit II: Weeks 3-4: Hellenic and Hellenistic GreeceAssigned Readings: Chapter 4, pp. 97-120 and 124-133 (Week 3) and Chapter 5, pp. 135-170; 172-173 (Week 4)STR #2: The Legacies of Alexander the Great: STR #2 will be done in Week 4Quizzes 2 and 3: Chapters 4 and 5, Sunday June 4 and 11

Unit III: Weeks 5-6: “Myth Became Fact”: The Birth of Christianity and the Roman EmpireAssigned Readings: Chapter 6, pp. 175-204 and Chapter 8, pp. 249-276; 277-281

STR #3: “Myth Became Fact”: The Birth of Christianity: STR #3 will be done in Week 6Quiz 4: Chapter 8, Sunday, June 25

Unit IV: Weeks 7-8: The Middle AgesAssigned Readings: Read Chapter 9, pp. 289-300 and 304-308 (Week 7); Chapter 10, pp. 319-350; 354-355 and 358-359; Chapter 12, pp. 405-416; 431; Chapter 13, pp. 435-452 and 454-end (Week 8)STR #4: The Legacies of Genghis Khan: STR #4 will be done in Week 8Quizzes 5 and 6: Chapter 9 and 10—Sunday, July 2 and July 9*Museum Assignment due end of Week 8*--Friday, July 7

Unit V: Weeks 9-10: The Italian RenaissanceAssigned Readings: Chapter 14, pp. 464-486 and 489-496; Chapter 15, pp. 501-516. STR #5: Leonardo da Vinci’s The Last Supper: STR #5 will be done at the end of Week 9 and the beginning of Week 10.

*Due to time constraints and final grades being due, these final two assignments will be due in the middle of the week, so please work ahead!**STR #5 will be due Wednesday July 19**Quizzes 7 and 8 (Final): Chapters 14 and 15, this exam will be due Sunday, July 16 (Chapter 14) and Wednesday July 19 (Chapter 15)*