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Explanation of Course Goals and Rationale

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Week of August 19

Aug. 19: Introduction and overview of U.S. History.    (Day 1)
Aug. 20: Discuss Turner, Katy Butler, Wyllie and Livesay.    (Day 2)
Aug. 21: Discuss "Disuniting" and "Inequality and the American Dream."    (Day 3)
Aug. 22: Read People, pp 1-3t; 5-7m; 9-14m.   Essay on introductory readings due.    (Day 4)


Week of August 25

Aug. 25: People, pp 20-22t; 25t-32m.    (Day 5)
Aug. 26: Quiz over People, pp 32m-38m.   Discuss pp 39-44vt.   (Day 6)
Aug. 27: Read People, pp 44vt-51t and outline answer to essay: why two distinct societies?
Introduction to the DBQ.    (Day 7)
Aug. 28: Read People, pp 51t-56.   (Documents lesson)    (Day 8)
Aug. 29: Read People, pp 57-63.    (Day 9)
Mini-lecture: immigration.


Week of September 1

Sept. 1: Holiday.    Read People, pp 64-73.   (Emphasize 69m-72m).
Sept. 2: Discussion of "Emergence of...Distinctively American Society."    (Day 10) ;  
Sept. 3: People, pp 74-83m.    (Day 1)
Sept. 4: People, pp 83m-91.    (Day 2)
Sept. 5: People, pp 92-95m and review for major examination.    (Day 3)


Week of September 8

Sept. 8: Major examination.    (Day 4)
Sept. 9: Lecture: People, pp 95m-108.   (Bring your book to class).    (Day 5)
Sept. 10: People, pp 109-116vb.   Importance of "Republican Motherhood".    (Day 6)
Sept. 11: People, pp 116vb-122b and 1985 DBQ.    (Day 7)
Sept. 12: Founding Brothers, preface and ch. 1.   (Joint)    (Day 8)
50/50 chance of a reading quiz.


Week of September 15

Sept. 15: Founding Brothers, Chapter Two.    (Day 9)
50/50 chance of a reading quiz.
Sept. 16: Founding Brothers, Chapter Three.    (Day 10)
50/50 chance of a reading quiz.
Sept. 17: Reading Day to catch up or get ahead in your reading in Founding Brothers.    (Day 1)
Sept. 18: Founding Brothers, Chapter Four.    (Day 2)
50/50 chance of a reading quiz.
Sept. 19: Founding Brothers, Chapter Five.    (Day 3)
50/50 chance of a reading quiz.


Week of September 22

Sept. 22: Founding Brothers, Chapter Six.    (Day 4)
50/50 chance of a reading quiz.
Sept. 23: Unit test on Founding Brothers    (Day 5)
Sept. 24: People, pp 122b-137vb.   (Bring your book to class).    (Day 6)
Sept. 25: People, pp 142-149.    (Day 7)
Sept. 26: People, pp 149-158.    (Day 8)


Week of September 29

Sept. 29: Lecture: Changing Roles of Women, 1820-1860.    (Day 9)
Sept. 30: Double English.    (Day 10)
Oct. 1: Read People, pp 159-167m.   Lecture: The Transportation Revolution.    (Day 1)
Oct. 2: Read People, pp 181-189m.    (Day 2)
Oct. 3: Miller, introduction and chapter 1.    (Day 1)


Week of October 6

Oct. 6: Miller, chapter 3.   (Double History)    (Day 2)
Lecture: Immigration.
Oct. 7: Miller, chapter 4.    (Day 1)
Oct. 8: Miller, chapter 5.    (Day 2)
Oct. 9: Double English.    (Day 1)
Oct. 10: Miller, chapter 6.    (Day 2)


Second Quarter Assignments

Week of October 13

Oct. 13: Holiday.   
Oct. 14: People, pp 189m-195m.    (Day 1)
Oct. 15: PSAT
Oct. 16: People, pp 175-179vt; 211b-216b.    (Day 2)
Oct. 17: M & R, II, sections 4-5.    (Day 3)


Week of October 20

Oct. 20: M & R, II, sections 6-7.    (Day 4)
Oct. 21: Review for major exam.    (Day 5)
Oct. 22: Major exam.    (Day 6)
Oct. 23: Mini-lecture:   Free People of Color, 1790-1860.   Begin video.    (Day 7)
Oct. 24: Video: Half Slave, Half Free.   (Double History)    (Day 8)


Week of October 27

Oct. 27: People, pp 195m-198; 236-241m.    (Day 9)
Oct. 28: People, pp 241m-249vt.    (Day 10)
Oct. 29: In-class response to Half Slave, Half Free.   (Joint in J310)    (Day 1)
Oct. 30: People, pp 249vt-255.    (Day 2)
Oct. 31: In-service day.


Week of November 3

Nov. 3: "An American Tragedy," pp 1-6b.    (Day 3)
Nov. 4: Review for exam on Mexican War and its aftermath.    (Day 4)
Nov. 5: Essay exam on Mexican War and its aftermath.    (Day 5)
Nov. 6: "An American Tragedy," pp 6b-12b.    (Day 6)
Nov. 7: "An American Tragedy," pp 12b-16.    (Day 7)


Week of November 10

Nov. 10: Discussion of Jubilee,  pp 1-8m.    (Day 8)
Nov. 11: Double English.    (Day 9)
Nov. 12: Discussion of Jubilee,  pp 8m-16t.    (Day 10)
Nov. 13: Jubilee,  pp 16t-19.   Quiz over Jubilee.    (Day 1)
Nov. 14: "A Dream Betrayed."    (Day 2)


Week of November 17

Nov. 17: Double English.    (Day 3)
Nov. 18: Video: Glory (Joint)    (Day 4)
Nov. 19: Examination of documents relating to Reconstruction.    (Day 5)
Nov. 20: Discuss documents and review for exam.   (Double History)    (Day 6)
Nov. 21: Major exam.   (Double History in J310)    (Day 7)


Week of November 24

Nov. 24: People, pp 299-308m.    (Day 8)
Nov. 25: People, pp 308m-316.    (Day 9)


Week of December 1

Dec. 1: Begin lecture on the Rise of Big Business.    (Day 10)
Dec. 2: People, pp 317-326m.   Continue lecture.    (Day 1)
Dec. 3: People, pp 326m-333t.   Finish lecture.    (Day 2)
Dec. 4: People, pp 333t-336 and review for multiple-choice quiz.    (Day 1)
Dec. 5: Multiple-choice quiz.    (Day 2)

Week of December 8

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

Week of December 15

Dec. 15: Reading Day
Dec. 16: Semester Exams
Dec. 17: Semester Exams
Dec. 18: Semester Exams
Dec. 19: Semester Exams