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Play, Ritual, Games

"Play" - Dictionary of Leisure Studies
Read for background on the concept of "play"
"Homo Ludens" - Collins Dictionary of Sociology
Read for background.
Spanis, Games of History
Read 1. Pregame
And review the table of contents to create a summary of the work. (1 Paragraph with citation)

2. Using Subject Heading on the catalog record, you will discover two additional works that capture interest-- preferably on the same or related subject.
Do the same with both books-- read introduction, review table of contents, summarize and create citation in Chicago Style.

Research Journal Entry (Due Tuesday 9.14)

In your Research Journal you will introduce the subject of Play and Games as historical subjects (using Credo database for background reading)

1 paragraph

The you will Summarize Spanos's work and Cite in Chicago Style.

1 Paragraph

Using the Subject Heading "Games History" from the Spanos book catalog record, you will search for two additional sources to Summarize and Cite.

1 Paragraph per work.

So:

Introduce the Subject: Studying History Through Games (but with your own unique Title)

Create a Bibliography of 3 Books with Summary and Citation (Spanos plus two additional works)

Chicago Style examples:

Kurland, Philip B., and Ralph Lerner, eds. The Founders’ Constitution. Chicago: University of Chicago Press, 1987. http://press-pubs.uchicago.edu/founders/.

Melville, Herman. Moby-Dick; or, The Whale. New York: Harper & Brothers, 1851. http://mel.hofstra.edu/moby-dick-the-whale-proofs.html.