History 2710   Fall 2008

Course Calendar

READING IS A REQUIREMENT IN THIS CLASS--TRY TO COME PREPARED TO WORK WITH THE ASSIGNED TEXTS

updated 8 December 2008

Project topics

Analyses of Scholarly Articles

NOTE: MacKay will not accept Projects 1-8 after November 3rd.

Week Activities Assignments
1. Studying History

  • Introductions

 Discussion
 
Aug. 27

Complete the  Presence of the Past survey

Take the sample  AP History Test

 Aug. 29

Take the Library Guide Quiz
2. The Legacy of Reconstruction Discussion
 
Sept. 3

Zinn: 9 and Constitutional amendments 13, 14, 15

 Sept. 5

Nast and Plessy case

You may choose project #1 (Due: September 8)

3. The American West

 Discussion
 
Sept. 8

Turner's thesis

 Sept. 10

U.S. News article

 Sept. 12

maps

You may do project #2 (Due: September 15)

 4. The Gilded Age

Constitution Week

Discussion

Sept. 15

Zinn 10

How the Other Half Lives,

Sept. 17

no class--attend presentation for Constitution Week by:Gary Herbert, Lt. Gov. Utah

 Sept. 19

no class

 You may choose Project #3 (Due: September 22).

George C. Rable, "Was There a Religious History of the American Civil War?" Sept. 17, 1:30, Hetzel-Hoellein Room, Stewart Library. You may summarize and comment on this lecture in a paper instead of 1 of the 10 required projects.

 5. Labor/ Farmers/ Progressives

Discussion 

Sept. 22

Zinn, 11

 

 

 Sept. 24

Farmers and Laborers

Zinn: 13

Progressives Amendments

 Sept. 26

NO CLASS

You may choose Project #4 (Due: September 29)

Quiz 1 May be taken on chi tester or using blue book in SS testing center: September 26, 27, 29

 6. Thomas Edison

  • Thomas Edison and Modern America

Discussion

Sept. 29

Thomas Edison

 Oct. 1

Oral presentations

 Oct.3

Oral presentations

Analysis #1 Due: October 6

 7. Imperialism and the Great War

  •  Zinn: 12, 14

  •  web-based materials

Discussion
 
Oct. 6

 

 Oct. 8

peer review

Zinn:12

Kohler and Wensyel article

 Oct. 10

Zinn: 14

You may choose Project #5 (Due: Oct. 13) 

 8. The Jazz Age

Discussion

Oct. 13

Jazz Age sections

 Oct. 15

1920s ads

 Oct. 17

no class

You may choose Project #6 (Due: Oct. 20)

 9. The Great Depression/New Deal

  •  Zinn: 15

 Discussion

Oct. 20

Zinn: 15

 Oct. 22

Photographs of the Great Depression

 Oct. 24

New Deal Legislation

You may choose Project #7(Due: Oct. 27)

Donald Worster, "The True Wealth of Nations: Theodore Roosevelt and the American Conservation Ethic," October 22, 7:00, Hetzel-Hoellein Room, Stewart Library. You may summarize and comment on this lecture in a paper instead of 1 of the 10 required projects.

 10. World War II

  • Zinn: 16 (first half)

  • Addams, The Best War Ever

Discussion

Oct. 27

Zinn: 16

 Oct. 29

Addams

 Oct. 31

Addams

You may do Project #8 (Due: Nov. 3)

Quiz Two  May be taken on chi tester October 31, November 1-5

 11. The Cold War

Discussion

Nov. 3

Zinn

 Nov. 5

CNN materials

 Nov. 7

CNN materials

You may choose Project #9 (Due: Nov. 12)

Analysis #2 Draft due: November 12, final due: November 17

12.  American Society,  1950s-1960s

Discussion

Nov. 10

CNN materials

 Nov. 12

peer review of Analysis #2

 Nov. 14

Zinn 19, 20

Digital History

You may chose Project #10 (Due: November 17.

 13.  Civil Rights

  • Zinn: 17

  • documents

 

Discussion

Nov. 17

Zinn: 17

 Nov. 19

documents

 Nov. 21

documents

You may do Project #11 (Due: November 24)

 14. The Vietnam War

 Discussion
 
Nov. 24

Zinn: 18

 Nov. 26

no class

 Nov. 28

no class

You may choose Project #12 (Due: December 1).

 15. Current issues

 

 Discussion

Dec. 1

Perlich

 Dec. 3

other web sites

 Dec. 5

no class

You may choose project #13 (Due: December 8)

Analysis #3 Due: December 8
Final:  Monday, December 8  9:30 AM Breakfast at Doug and Emmy's 200 s Main, Layton

Quiz 3 May be taken on chi tester or using blue book in SS testing center: December 5 - 9