SYLLABUS:
History 163
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Jacqueline
M. Moore
Fall
2005
Office
Hours: M & F 12-12:50; W 3-4; Tu 1-3; & by appt.
My
office is in: 121
Telephone
Numbers:
Office:
813-2262 (voice mail)
Home:(972)547-6812
(not between
E-mail:
jmoore@austincollege.edu
Required Texts
In
Pursuit of
Streets,
Railroads, and the Great Strike of 1877, David O. Stowell, 1999
Not
Like Us, Roger
Daniels,
1997
As
Seen on TV,
Karal Ann
Marling, 1996
Course Contents
This
course is an introduction to United States History from Reconstruction
to
Watergate. We will study political, social and economic trends relating
to the
emergence of the
Grade Distribution
|
Participation |
15% |
|
Midterm 1 |
15% |
|
Midterm 2 |
20% |
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Book Analysis 1 |
15% |
|
Book Analysis 2 |
15% |
|
Final Exam |
20% |
If
you do not attend you cannot participate and therefore will not receive
credit
toward your grade. Participation means more than just attendance,
however. If
you attend every class and pay attention the whole time (without
falling
asleep) but never say a word, take a quiz, or do a homework assignment,
you
will receive a grade of C- for your participation. If you are absent
more than
three times this grade will drop to a D+ or lower. In general, more
than three
absences may affect your grade.
It is important, therefore, that you
make an attempt to say something in class discussion, preferably
something to
do with the class. For that reason you might want to keep up with the
reading
assignments which will help you think of something to contribute. There
are no
dumb questions or answers, I'm not going to laugh at you if you get
your facts
wrong, and I will listen to every point of view with an open mind. I
expect the
same from all the members of the class.
I assign all grades on an A-F letter
basis, A being excellent, B being above average, C being average, D
below
average, and F being failure to complete assignment. I then weight each
letter
grade according to the grade distribution chart and compute the average
grade
for the semester. To get an A you will need to perform consistently
with
excellence on major assignments and tests as well as participate
actively in
class discussions. To get a B you will have to perform consistently
above
average etc. etc.
Late Assignments and
Make-up Exams
I will not accept late homework
assignments without prior arrangement. The same applies to book
analyses. In
addition, I will lower the analysis one
grade for each day it is late unless you have a legitimate excuse. I
will
gladly accept early homework or book reviews and would be happy to
discuss them
with you.
I only give makeup exams by prior
arrangement except for extreme emergencies. If you miss an exam due to
an
emergency, it is YOUR responsibility to get in touch with me
IMMEDIATELY, to
discuss the possibility of making up the exam. I am more likely to
agree to a
makeup exam if you have been in touch with me since the day of the
original
exam. I have voice mail, email, and an answering machine so there's no
excuse
for saying that you couldn't reach me.
Academic Integrity
This
course will operate under Austin College Academic Integrity Policies.
Academic
honesty is absolutely essential. This means I will not tolerate
cheating of any
kind. I find it personally insulting, because it implies that you think
I am so
stupid that I will never catch you. WRONG. Be warned: I take immense
pleasure
in tracking down dishonest students. We will follow strictly the
guidelines
printed in the student handbook. Please read these carefully. If you do
not
understand these rules I would be happy to discuss them with you so
that you do
not accidentally break them in your own work.
Oh
yeah, and you can stop that yawning right now, sit up straight, brush
your
teeth and always cross the street at the crosswalk. And eat all your
vegetables
or no dessert. Got that?
COURSE GOALS
1.
Students will learn a basic narrative of historical events in
2.
Students will learn to analyze causes and effects of historical events.
3.
Students will learn to read historical sources critically.
4.
Students will practice writing basic analytical essays.
EXPECTED STUDENT OUTCOMES
1.
Students will demonstrate knowledge of basic events on two midterm and
one
final exam.
2.
Students will demonstrate ability to determine cause and effects in
examinations and in two analytical papers based on class readings.
3.
Students will demonstrate ability to distinguish between fact and
opinion in a
comparative book analysis.
4.
Students will demonstrate ability to pose an overall argument, with
supporting
evidence and examples on both examinations and in the 2 book analyses.
LECTURES
AND
US
History, 1877-1975 Spring
2005
*Pursuit means Pursuit
of
Liberty; *Streets = Streets, Railroads and the Great
Strike of
1877; *TV = As Seen on TV. *Rec'd = Recommended
Reading
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DATE |
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TOPIC |
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Aug. |
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31, WED.: |
START READING Streets Rec'd Pursuit, 21-29 |
Opening, Civil War,
African-American Experience |
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Sept. |
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2, FRI.: |
Pursuit, 46-62, Rec'd
29-43 |
Presidential Reconstruction
Congressional Reconstruction,
Redemption, Election of 1876 |
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5, MON.: |
Pursuit, 124-59 Continue Streets |
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7, WED.: |
Pursuit, 97-107, 68-69 Continue Streets |
Industry and Big Business,
populism and the Grange |
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9, FRI.: |
Pursuit, 69-77 |
Greenbacks, Free Silver,
Populism |
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12, FRI. |
Pursuit, 82-96,107-119 Continue Streets |
Haymarket, Immigration and
Organized Labor |
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14, WED.:: |
Pursuit, 164-97 |
Lizzie Borden and Conspicuous
Consumption |
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16, FRI: |
FINISH Streets
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Discussion of Streets |
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19, MON |
Pursuit, 262-72 START READING Not Like Us |
US Expansion, Spanish-American
War, |
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21, WED.: |
Pursuit, 240-61, 272-76 Continue Not Like Us; |
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23, FRI.: |
MIDTERM #1 (Not like Us
is not on the test) |
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26, MON.: |
Pursuit, 200-16, 220-26, |
Origins of Progressivism;
Social Reform: Prohibition, Jane Addams |
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28, WED.:
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Pursuit, 226-29, PAPER OPTION #1 DUE |
Social Reform:Working
Conditions; Economic Reform: Theodore Roosevelt |
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30, FRI.: |
Pursuit, 229-35 Continue Not Like Us; |
Election of 1912; Economic
Reform: Woodrow Wilson; Political Reform: state and local |
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Oct. |
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3, MON.: |
Pursuit, 223-24, 276-80, Continue Not Like Us |
Women's Suffrage, African
Americans, Decline of Progressivism, World War I |
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5, WED.: |
Pursuit, 280-86 |
World War I |
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FALL BREAK STARTS AT |
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10, MON.: |
Pursuit, 290-320, |
Lindbergh, 1920s culture |
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12,WED.: |
Pursuit, 339-48 |
1920s culture and politics |
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14, FRI.: |
Finish Not Like Us |
Discussion of Not LikeUs |
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17, MON.: |
Pursuit, 348-52 |
Origins of Depression, |
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19, WED.: |
Pursuit, 352-59 |
FDR and First New Deal |
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21, FRI.: |
Pursuit, 359-68 PAPER OPTION# 2 DUE |
Challenges and Second New Deal |
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24, MON.: |
Pursuit, 372-408 BEGIN READING TV |
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26, WED.: |
MIDTERM # 2 |
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28, FRI.: |
Pursuit, 409-412, Continue reading TV |
Origins of the Cold War, Cold
War Ideology |
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31, MON.: |
Pursuit, 412-18, 441-52 |
Korean War, McCarthyism,
Truman, Society in 40s and 50s |
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Nov. |
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2, WED.: |
Pursuit, 452-56, Continue TV |
"Disturbia", Beat Generation
Eisenhower Foreign Policy |
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4, FRI.: |
FINISH TV |
Discussion of As Seen on TV |
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7, MON.: |
Pursuit, 456-64 |
JFK, New Frontier, Camelot |
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9, WED.: |
Pursuit, 422-40, PAPER OPTION #3 DUE |
Civil Rights Movement: Court
Action to Direct Action, |
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14, MON.: |
Pursuit, 458-60, 496-98 |
CRM: Direct Action--Sit-Ins
Freedom Rides, |
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16, WED.: |
Pursuit 498-502 |
CRM: Civil Rights Act,
Empowerment-- |
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21, MON.: |
Pursuit, 489-96 |
Guns, Butter, and LBJ's Great
Society |
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THANKSGIVING BREAK BEGINS AT |
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28, MON.: |
Pursuit, 468-88 |
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30, WED.: |
Pursuit, 531-45, |
Nixon and Watergate, Closing
Remarks |
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Dec |
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5, MON.: |
REVIEW DAY--NO CLASS |
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FINAL
EXAM IS THURSDAY DECEMBER 8 FROM