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 Jan. 10       Jan. 17     Jan. 24     Jan. 31      Feb. 7       Feb. 14    Feb. 21     Feb. 28    March 7    March 14
             April 4     April 11   April 18    April 25    May 2      May 9      May 16    May 23               


Week of January 10

Jan. 10: Introduction to Semester II.   (Joint Meeting)   (Day 1)
Potential Research Paper Sites ->->->->->->
Jan. 11: People, pp 509-517t and part I of WHDC materials.   (Day 2)
Guides to Searching the Web ->->->->->->
Jan. 12: People, pp 517t-523b and part II of WHDC materials.   (Day 3)
Catalogs of Local Libraries ->->->->->->
Jan. 13: Read remaining WHDC materials.   (Day 4)
Jan. 14: Trip to White House Decision Center.   (Day 5)

Week of January 17

Jan. 17 Holiday.
Jan. 18: Research problem proposal with list of potential sources due.   (Day 6)
Discussion of People, pp 292-298b.
Jan. 19: People, pp 298b-307.   (Day 7)
Jan. 20: People, pp 308-316m.   (Day 8)
Jan. 21: Response to simulation experience at WHDC due.   (Day 9)
Lecture:  Industrial Growth and the Rise of Big Business.

Week of January 24

Jan. 24: People, pp 316m-322t.   (Day 10)
Lecture:  Industrial Growth and the Rise of Big Business.
Jan. 25: People, pp 322t-325 and Multiple-choice quiz.   (Day 1)
Jan. 26: People, pp 326-334b.   (Day 2)
Video: Immigrant Experience.
Jan. 27: People, pp 334b-342t.   (Day 3)
Jan. 28: Plain Folk, pp 3-13.   Discussion of autobiography.   (Day 5)

Week of January 31

Jan. 31: Plain Folk, pp 22-34.   (Day 4)
Lecture: Immigration.
Feb. 1: Plain Folk, pp 37-48.   (Day 6)
Lecture: "The Breadgivers."
Feb. 2: Plain Folk, pp 49-57; 124-131.   (Day 7)
Feb. 3: Plain Folk, pp 97-114.   (Day 8)
Feb. 4: Plain Folk, pp 132-147.   Fishbowl Debate.   (Day 9)

Week of February 7

Feb. 7: Plain Folk, pp 164-175.   Discussion of Plain Folk.   (Day 10)
Feb. 8: Thesis, outline and list of works consulted due.   Research paper interviews begin.   (Day 1)
Feb. 9: Research paper interviews.   Work on research paper.   (Day 2)
Feb. 10: Research paper interviews.   Work on research paper.   (Day 3)
Feb. 11: In-class essay on Plain Folk.   (Day 4)

Week of February 14

Feb. 14: People, pp 347-355b.   (Day 5)
Feb. 15: People, pp 355b-362.   (Day 6)
Feb. 16: "Up From Slavery?," pp 1-6t.   (Day 7)
Feb. 17: First Draft of research paper due.   (Day 8)
Begin review for mid-term exam.
Feb. 18: No class.   In-service day.

Week of February 21


Feb. 21: Holiday.
Feb. 22: "Up From Slavery?," pp 6t-12.   (Day 9)
Feb. 23: Review for mid-term examination.   (Day 10)
Feb. 24: Mid-term examination.   (Day 1)
Feb. 25: People, pp 363-371m.   (Day 2)

Week of February 28


Feb 28: People, pp 375m-381.   (Day 3)
Reading quiz over People, chapter 21.
March 1: People, pp 382-391b (emphasize 387-391b).   (Day 4)
March 2: People, pp 391b-397.   (Day 5)
March 3: People, pp 398-404m.   (Day 6)
March 4: People, pp 404m-414 (emphasize 410-414).   (Day 7)

Week of March 7


March 7: Final draft of term paper due.   Lecture: The Women's Suffrage Movement.   (Day 8)
March 8: Rise of the Ghetto, pp 1-6.   (Day 9)
March 9: Introduction to the OHP.   (Day 10)
People, pp 416-423t.
March 10: Multiple-choice quiz over People, chapters 22-23.   (Day 1)
March 11: People, pp 425m-432b.   (Day 2)


Week of March 14

March 14: People, pp 434-443t.   (Day 3)
March 15: People, pp 443t-452b.   (Day 4)
March 16: Problem and List of Sources for OHP due.   (Day 5)
Video: FDR and the New Deal.
March 17: People, pp 454-463t.   (Day 6)
March 18: People, pp 463t-470.   (Day 7)

Fourth Quarter Assignments

Week of April 4


April 4: Revised Problem and List of Sources for OHP due.   (Day 1)
Video: The Homefront.   (Double History)
April 5: Double English.   Essay on The Homefront due.   (Day 2)
April 6: Reading quiz covering People, pp 471-478b; 479m-481m; 483-487b.   (Day 3)
April 7: People, pp 489-497.   (Day 4)
April 8: People, pp 498-508.   (Emphasize 498-500;  506-508.)   (Day 5)

Week of April 11


April 11: Review for major examination.   (Day 6)
April 12: Major examination.   (Day 7)
April 13: Reread People, pp 509-517t.   (Day 8)
April 14: Reread People, pp 517t-523b.   (Day 9)
April 15: Read People, pp 523b-529 and begin review for quiz.   (Day 10)

Week of April 18


April 18: Multiple-choice quiz over People, chapter 29.   (Day 1)
April 19: People, pp 530-538t.   (Day 2)
April 20: People, pp 538t-546b.   (Day 3)
April 21: Begin video Making Sense of the Sixties.   (Day 4)
April 22: Optional First Draft of OHP due.   (Day 5)
Continue video Making Sense of the Sixties.

Week of April 25


April 25: Conclude video Making Sense of the Sixties.   (Day 6)
April 26: In-class essay response to Making Sense of the Sixties.   (Day 7)
April 27: Lecture: Changing Shape of Woman's Sphere.   (Day 8)
April 28: People, pp 548-557b.   (Day 9)
April 29: Video: The TET Offensive.   (Day 10)

Week of May 2


May 2: Final Draft of OHP due.   (Day 1)
Video: The Vietnam War.
May 3: People, pp 557b-564m.   (Day 2)
May 4: People, pp 564m-568.   (Day 3)
May 5: Review for major examination.   (Day 4)
May 6: Review for major examination.   (Day 5)


Week of May 9


May 9: Major examination.   (Day 6)
May 10: Breaking Through, pp 1-28.   (Day 7)
May 11: Breaking Through, pp 29-60.   (Day 8)
May 12: Breaking Through, pp 61-93.   (Day 9)
May 13: Breaking Through, pp 94-126.   (Day 10)

 

Week of May 16

May 16: Breaking Through, pp 127-162.   (Day 1)
May 17: Breaking Through, pp 163-195.   (Day 2)
May 18: Joint project.   (Day 3)
May 19: Joint project.   (Day 4)
May 20: Joint project.   (Day 5)

 

 

Week of May 23

May 23: People, pp 569-579t.   (Day 6)
May 24: People, pp 584m-586b; 590b-592b; 596m-601b.   (Day 7)
May 25: Review for final examination.   (Day 8)
May 26: Review for final examination.   (Day 9)
May 27: Review for final examination.   (Day 10)