Discuss about the development of Early Japan and the cultures of Southeast Asia or Oceania. Your response must focus on the period covered in this module – 8000 BCE – 1500 CE. Overview The WOW discussion is an opportunity to share with the class something that surprised you in your reading, research, or study of the topics we cover in this module. As you read and watch the stories that make up our history, look for things that make you say, “I didn’t know that” or “WOW! That’s cool!”. You will convert this fun fact or pertinent point into a mini-lesson and share it with your peers in this discussion. This assignment will help you develop an internal dialogue while reading and studying history. An inner dialogue while reading makes us more effective readers and efficient learners as it improves understanding and memory of the story told in the text. WOW! Lesson While reading the e-text, exploring, and watching the video clips in this module, write down several WOW “I didn’t know that” or “That’s amazing!” facts. Select one WOW! fact that you noted and write at least three critical thinking** questions about this topic. **Critical thinking questions require you to analyze information and form a judgment. Questions such as When was X born? are not critical thinking questions. Research and find the answers to your WOW! fact questions. If you can’t find a definitive answer to a question, look for interesting related topics and list them as your answer. Use your questions and answers to build a WOW! Lesson for your classmates (as described below). This may be the only thing your classmates learn about your WOW! fact, and you are the teacher, so please be thorough! Formatting At the top of your discussion post, state the WOW! Fact followed by an in-text citation of your fact’s source. Use in-text citations (not bibliographic citations) in APA, MLA, or Chicago Style format. Below the paragraph, list each WOW! Fact question followed immediately by your researched answer of at least a paragraph in length (3 sentences minimum). Each answer should include an in-text citation or note in APA, MLA, or Chicago Style format. (Note: this is at least four in-text citations in your post, and quotations should be used minimally in your answers or not at all). Include a bibliographic list (References, Works Cited, or Bibliography as appropriate) for all your research sources. Remember, these should be the right research resources – no tertiary sources.
