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Explanation of Course Goals and Rationale

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Week of August 21

Aug. 21: Introduction and overview of U.S. History.    (Day 1)
Aug. 22: Discuss Turner, Katy Butler, Wyllie and Livesay.    (Day 2)
Aug. 23: Discuss "Disuniting" and "Inequality and the American Dream."    (Day 3)
Aug. 24: Read People, pp 1-3t; 5-7m; 9-14m.   Essay on introductory readings due.    (Day 4)


Week of August 27

Aug. 27: People, pp 20-22t; 25t-32m.   (Joint)    (Day 5)
Mini-lecture: land acquisition as background for King of King's County.
Aug. 28: Quiz over People, pp 32m-38m.   Discuss pp 39-44vt.   (Day 6)
Aug. 29: Read People, pp 44vt-51t and write brief essay: why two distinct societies?
Introduction to the DBQ.    (Day 7)
Aug. 30: Whitney Terrell presentation.   (Joint)    (Day 8)
Aug. 31: Read People, pp 51t-56.   (Documents lesson)    (Day 9)


Week of September 3

Sept. 3: Holiday.    Read People, pp 57-63.
Sept. 4: Read People, pp 64-73.   (Emphasize 69m-72m).   (Double History)    (Day 10)
Mini-lecture: immigration;   discussion of "Emergence of...Distinctively American Society."
Sept. 5: People, pp 74-83m.    (Day 1)
Sept. 6: People, pp 83m-91.    (Day 2)
Sept. 7: People, pp 92-95m and review for major examination.    (Day 3)


Week of September 10

Sept. 10: Major examination.    (Day 4)
Sept. 11: Lecture: People, pp 95m-108.   (Bring your book to class).    (Day 5)
Sept. 12: People, pp 109-116vb.   Importance of "Republican Motherhood".    (Day 6)
People, pp 116vb-122b and 1985 DBQ.   (Double History)
Sept. 13: Double English.    (Day 7)
Sept. 14: Founding Brothers, preface and ch. 1.   (Joint)    (Day 8)
50/50 chance of a reading quiz.
List of recommended Websites for finding an additional primary source.


Week of September 17

Sept. 17: Founding Brothers, Chapter Two.   (Joint)    (Day 9)
50/50 chance of a reading quiz.
Sept. 18: Founding Brothers, Chapter Three.   (Joint)    (Day 10)
50/50 chance of a reading quiz.
Sept. 19: Reading Day to catch up or get ahead in your reading in Founding Brothers.
Sept. 20: Founding Brothers, Chapter Four.   (Joint)    (Day 1)
50/50 chance of a reading quiz.
Sept. 21: Founding Brothers, Chapter Five.   (Joint)    (Day 2)
50/50 chance of a reading quiz.


Week of September 24

Sept. 24: Founding Brothers, Chapter Six.   (Joint)    (Day 3)
50/50 chance of a reading quiz.
Sept. 25: Unit test on Founding Brothers   (Joint)    (Day 4)
Sept. 26: People, pp 122b-137vb.   (Bring your book to class).    (Day 5)
Sept. 27: People, pp 142-149.    (Day 6)
Sept. 28: Double English.    (Day 7)
Hand in evaluation of primary source to Dr. Salinger.


Week of October 1

Oct. 1: People, pp 149-158.    (Day 8)
Oct. 2: Lecture: Changing Roles of Women, 1820-1860.    (Day 9)
Oct. 3: Read People, pp 159-167m.   Lecture: The Transportation Revolution.    (Day 10)
Oct. 4: Read People, pp 181-189m.    (Day 1)
Oct. 5: Miller, introduction and chapter 1.    (Day 2)


Week of October 8

Oct. 8: Holiday.
Oct. 9: Miller, chapter 3.   (Double History)    (Day 1)
Lecture: Immigration.
Oct. 10: Miller, chapter 4.    (Day 2)
Oct. 11: PSAT prep.   (Double English)    (Day 1)
Oct. 12: Miller, chapter 5.    (Day 2)


Second Quarter Assignments

Week of October 15

Oct. 15: Miller, chapter 6.    (Day 3)
Oct. 16: People, pp 189m-195m.    (Day 4)
Oct. 17: PSAT
Oct. 18: People, pp 175-179vt; 211b-216b.    (Day 5)
Oct. 19: M & R, II, sections 4-5.    (Day 6)


Week of October 22

Oct. 22: M & R, II, sections 6-7.    (Day 7)
Oct. 23: Review for major exam.    (Day 8)
Oct. 24: Major exam.    (Day 9)
Oct. 25: Mini-lecture:   Free People of Color, 1790-1860.   Begin video.    (Day 10)
Oct. 26: Video: Half Slave, Half Free.   (Double History)    (Day 1)


Week of October 29

Oct. 29: People, pp 195m-198; 236-241m.    (Day 2)
Oct. 30: People, pp 241m-249vt.    (Day 3)
Oct. 31: People, pp 249vt-255.    (Day 4)
Nov. 1: People, pp 249vt-255.    (Day 5)
Nov. 2: In-service day.


Week of November 5

Nov. 5: "An American Tragedy," pp 1-6b.    (Day 6)
Nov. 6: Review for exam on Mexican War and its aftermath.    (Day 7)
Nov. 7: Essay exam on Mexican War and its aftermath.    (Day 8)
Nov. 8: "An American Tragedy," pp 6b-12b.    (Day 9)
Nov. 9: "An American Tragedy," pp 12b-16.    (Day 10)


Week of November 12

Nov. 12: Discussion of Jubilee,  pp 1-8m.    (Day 1)
Nov. 13: Double English.    (Day 2)
Nov. 14: Discussion of Jubilee,  pp 8m-16t.    (Day 3)
Nov. 15: Jubilee,  pp 16t-19.   Jubilee as an historical source.    (Day 4)
Nov. 16: "A Dream Betrayed."    (Day 5)


Week of November 19

Nov. 19: Examination of documents relating to Reconstruction.    (Day 6)
Nov. 20: Analysis of documents relating to Reconstruction.    (Day 7)


Week of November 26

Nov. 26: Video: Glory (Joint)    (Day 8)
Nov. 27: Review for major examination.    (Day 9)
Nov. 28: Major examination.    (Day 10)
Nov. 29: Double English.    (Day 1)
Nov. 30: English vocab. quiz;   then People, pp 299-316.   (Double History)    (Day 2)


Week of December 3

Dec. 3: Journal on Glory due.   Begin lecture.    (Day 3)
Dec. 4: People, pp 317-326m.   Continue lecture.    (Day 4)
Dec. 5: People, pp 326m-333t.   Finish lecture.    (Day 5)
Dec. 6: People, pp 333t-336 and review for multiple-choice quiz.    (Day 6)
Dec. 7: Multiple-choice quiz.    (Day 7)

Week of December 10

Dec. 10: People, pp 337-345t.   Slides of urban life    (Day 8)
Dec. 11: People, pp 345t-352m.   Lecture: Immigration.    (Day 9)
Video: Chinese immigration
Dec. 12: Lecture: The American Worker and the Rise of Labor Unions.    (Day 10)
Dec. 13: Review for semester exam.    (Day 1)
Dec. 14: Review for semester exam.    (Day 2)