Asch, The Thirty Years War, 150-94.
13:30 tutorial leaders: Amos Resnick, Simon Waarne
14:30 tutorial leaders: Amanda Doran, Rebecca Robinson
In today's class we conclude our reading of Asch's book with a discussion of the financial and social aspects of the War as well as the socio-economic and political consequences of the War.
Tutorial leaders: Your job is to lead a class discussion of today's reading. You could take as your cue Asch's claim: "The Thirty Years War was one of the longest and, in its later stages, most indecisive military conquests in the history of early modern Europe" (150). What explains the decisive nature of the War? Did the War have decisive consequences for post-war Germany? This second question calls to mind the question on the midterm about whether or not the War was a turning point in German history. You can purse these general questions or other questions by getting us to consider the specific information in the assigned reading.
By leading a discussion I do not mean make a presentation. You need to think of ways of getting your classmates to address the essential facts and larger themes of the reading. You may do this however you wish (split the class into groups, organize a debate or game, direct our attention to specific passges in the chapter, etc.), but I expect that you will proceed by asking questions in one form or another.
You should be able to depend on your classmates' cooperation. They know what your assignment is, and they should prepare themselves accordingly to make sure that they understand the material and to support you.
At the end of class, please submit a typed plan for the assignemnt, e.g. the questions you devise and where you think they should lead the discussion.
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