HISTORY 16: UNITED STATES: TO 1877

FALL 2008                                        

MW     9:40A – 11:05A                     

FIR 3

0978

 

CLASS AND EXAM SCHEDULE

 

WEEK

DATE

ASSIGNMENT

WEEK

DATE

ASSIGNMENT

 

 

 

 

 

 

1

Aug 25th

First day of class

9

Oct 20th

 

 

Aug 27th

 

 

Oct 22nd

All materials DUE

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2

Sept 1st

Holiday: Labor Day

10

Oct 27th

2nd Exam Assigned

 

Sept 3rd

 

 

Oct 29th

2nd Exam DUE

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

3

Sept 8th

 

11

Nov 3rd

 

 

Sept 10th

 

 

Nov 5th

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

4

Sept 15th

 

12

Nov 10th

Holiday: Veteran’s Day

 

Sept 17th

All materials DUE[1]

 

Nov 12th

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

5

Sept 22nd

1st Exam Assigned

13

Nov 17th

 

 

Sept 24th

1st Exam DUE[2]

 

Nov 19th

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

6

Sept 29th

 

14

Nov 24th

 

 

Oct 1st

 

 

Nov 26th

All materials DUE

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

7

Oct 6th

 

15

Dec 1st

 

 

Oct 8th

 

 

Dec 3rd

Last Day of Instruction

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

8

Oct 13th

 

FINAL EXAM:

 

WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 10TH, 8:00A – 10:00A

 

Oct 15th

 

 

 

 

HISTORY 16: UNITED STATES: TO 1877

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1st
E

X

A

M

WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 17TH– All Materials DUE

MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 22ND  – 1ST Exam Assigned

WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 24TH  – 1ST Exam DUE

Preparation: Brinkley, Chapters 1-5; Hoffman and Gjerde, Chapters 1-4; After the Fact, Chapters 1-3

 

2nd
E

X

A

M

WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 22ND – All Materials DUE

MONDAY, OCTOBER 27TH – 2ND Exam Assigned

WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 29TH – 2ND Exam DUE

Preparation: Brinkley, Chapters 6-10; Hoffman and Gjerde, Chapters 5-11; After the Fact, Chapters 4 and 5

 

FINAL
E

X

A

M

WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 26TH – All Materials DUE

WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 10TH, 8:00A – 10:00A – FINAL EXAM DUE

Preparation: Brinkley, Chapters 11-15; Hoffman and Gjerde, Chapters 12-15; After the Fact, Chapters 6 and 7

 

* If Notes, Readings, and Outlines are not approved by the due date, the student may still receive full credit if they are appropriately modified before the time of the Exam due date (although they will not receive choice of Exam Questions).

 

Grades based upon:

 

·    (3) Sets of Notes/Readings @ 50 Points each = 150 points

·    (3) Sets of Outlines @ 50 Points each = 150 points

·    (2) Graphic Presentations @ 50 points each

·    (1) Graphic Presentation @ 100 points

·    (2) Essays @ 100 points each = 200 points

·    (1) Final Exam @ 200 points

 

TOTAL:          900 Points

A = 810 – 900

B = 720 – 809

C = 630 – 719

D = 540 – 629

F =  > 540

 

* Plus improvement on final per Contract

 

REQUIRED READINGS:

 

1.         Brinkley, Alan.  2003.  American History: A survey: Volume I to 1877.  Twelfth edition.  Boston: McGraw-Hill.

 

2.         Cobbs Hoffman, Elizabeth and Jon Gjerde, eds.  2002.  Major Problems in American History: Documents and essays. Second edition. Boston: Houghton Mifflin Co.

 

3.         Davidson, James West and Mark Hamilton Lytle.  2005.  After the Fact: The art of historical detection, Volume I.  Fifth edition.  Boston: McGraw-Hill.

 

 

SUGGESTED READINGS, VIDEOS, ETC.:

 

1.         On Professor Hamilton’s website, Useful Websites for Geography 15 and Useful Videos for Geography 15.

 

RECOMMENDED READINGS FOR ALL HAMILTON/CLARKE COURSES:

 

* Refer to Reserve Readings on the web

 


[1] “All materials due” means that on or before 8:00 am on the stated date, readings, notes, and outlines must be approved for choice and credit.

[2] “Exam due” means that the exam must be received on or before class on the stated date.