Students have a responsibility to one another and to one another’s education. In this class, you and your classmates will generate knowledge through discussion and deliberation. In order for the class to be successful, you must be an active participant in both teaching and learning. In class, each of you will participate by discussing, deliberating, and analyzing the material. Outside of class, each of you will participate by reading the material and preparing assignments carefully. My role in the class is to create an environment that helps you construct knowledge. I will provide a course structure as well as ongoing guidance that will help you build your own knowledge
Learning Objectives:
- Historical Knowledge: students
will be able to:
- Explain how the geography of the state has impacted its history and economy.
- Describe the strategies of resistance and accommodation employed by Indian leaders confronting non-Indians in Utah.
- Identify and explain the significance of people, events, situations in Utah history from 1600 to the present.
- Compare and contrast the settlement of Utah by the Mormons to other Western States' settlement.
- Explain way an understanding of Mormon history and some of LDS doctrinal beliefs are important in Utah History?
- Describe the processes involved in the "Americanization" of Utah.
- Analyze how the Federal Government's ownership of 70% of the land in Utah impacts the state and the politics of public land use.
- Historical Thinking: Students
will be able to:
- Evaluate the strengths, weaknesses, and trends in the historiography of Utah.
- Describe Utah's history in the
context of American Western history.
- Critically discuss assigned texts
- Present in oral and written formats their research/analyses
Activities in support of Learning:
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Discussions, free-writes, field trips, - 4 response papers 15 points each. Grading rubric
- 5 formal oral presentations 10 points each. Evaluation criteria
- 2 Exams -- short essay
- Book review. Students will read a contemporary novel set in Utah and will present their responses to the text in oral forms to the class. 20 points.
Participation:
Participation--in class discussions, in the service project, etc. is highly valued in this class. Students will assess their participation in a short paper. 20 points.