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  Daily Assignments First Quarter


  Aug. 29 Sept. 5 Sept. 12 Sept. 19 Sept. 26 Oct. 3 Oct. 10 Oct. 17  
  Oct. 24 Oct. 31 Nov. 7 Nov. 14 Nov. 21 Nov. 28 Dec. 5 Dec. 12  


Explanation of Course Goals and Rationale

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Week of August 29

Aug. 29: Introduction and overview of U.S. History.    (Day 1)
Aug. 30: Discuss Turner, Katy Butler, Wyllie and Livesay.    (Day 1)
Aug. 31: Mini-Lecture: The Disuniting of America.    (Day 2)
Sept. 1: Read People, pp 1-2m; 10m-14.   Essay on introductory readings due.    (Day 3)
Sept. 2: People, pp 21-22m; 26b-32m.    (Day 4)


Week of September 5

Sept. 5: Holiday.    Read People, pp 32m-38m.
Sept. 6: Quiz over People, pp 32m-38m.   Discuss pp 39-45t.   (Day 5)
Sept. 7: Read People, pp 45t-53vt and write brief essay: why two distinct societies?
Introduction to the DBQ.    (Day 6)
Sept. 8: Read People, pp 53vt-58.   (Documents lesson)    (Day 7)
Sept. 9: People, pp 59-65b.    (Immigration)    (Day 8)


Week of September 12

Sept. 12: People, pp 65b-74.   (Emphasize 71-74)   (Social Structure)    (Day 9)
Sept. 13: People, pp 75-83b.    (Day 10)
Sept. 14: People, pp 83b-91.    (Day 1)
Sept. 15: People, pp 92-95m and review for major examination.    (Day 2)
Sept. 16: Major examination.    (Day 3)


Week of September 19

Sept. 19: Lecture: People, pp 95m-107vt.   (Bring your book to class).    (Day 4)
Sept. 20: People, pp 108-120 and 1985 DBQ.   (Double history)    (Day 5)
Sept. 21: People, pp 120-129vb.    (Day 6)
Sept. 22: People, pp 129vb-136m.    (Day 7)
Sept. 23: Founding Brothers, preface and ch. 1.   (Joint)    (Day 8)
Introduction to Founding Brothers project.
List of recommended Websites for project.


Week of September 26

Sept. 26: Reading quiz on Founding Brothers, Chapter Two.   (Joint)    (Day 9)
Sept. 27: Reading quiz on Founding Brothers, Chapter Three.   (Joint)    (Day 10)
Sept. 28: Reading quiz on Founding Brothers, Chapter Four.   (Joint)    (Day 1)
Sept. 29: Reading quiz on Founding Brothers, Chapter Five.   (Joint)       (Day 2)
Sept. 30: Founding Brothers, Chapter Six.   (Joint)    (Day 3)
Problem proposal with list of sources due.


Week of October 3

Oct. 3: Essay:   "Did the American Revolution fundamentally change American society" due.    (Day 4) (Double History)
Oct. 4: Double English.    (Day 5)
Oct. 5: People, pp 140-147b.    (Day 6)
Oct. 6: People, pp 147b-155.    (Day 7)
Oct. 7: People, pp 156-164t.    (Day 8)


Week of October 10

Oct. 10: Holiday.   
Oct. 11: First draft of Founding Brothers project due.    (Day 9)
Lecture: The Transportation Revolution.
Oct. 12: PSAT.   
Oct. 13: Double English.    (Day 10)
Oct. 14: People, pp 178-186vt.   (Double History)    (Day 1)
Lecture: Changing Roles of Women, 1820-1860.


Week of October 17

Oct. 17: Miller, introduction and chapter 1.    (Day 2)
Oct. 18: Miller, chapter 3.    (Day 1)
Oct. 19: Miller, chapter 4.    (Day 2)
Oct. 20: Final draft of Founding Brothers project due.    (Day 1)
Lecture: Immigration.
Oct. 21: Miller, chapter 5.    (Day 2)


Second Quarter Assignments

Week of October 24

Oct. 24: Miller, chapter 6.    (Day 1)
Oct. 25: People, pp 186vt-191.    (Day 2)
Oct. 26: People, pp 172m-175; 209b-214b.    (Day 3)
Oct. 27: M & R, II, sections 4-5.    (Day 4)
Oct. 28: In-Service Day.


Week of October 31

Oct. 31: M & R, II, sections 6-7.    (Day 5)
Nov. 1: Review for major exam.    (Day 6)
Nov. 2: Major exam.    (Day 7)
Nov. 3: Video: Half Slave, Half Free.   (Double History)    (Day 8)
Nov. 4: Finish video.   Begin lecture: Free People of Color, 1790-1860.    (Day 9)


Week of November 7

Nov. 7: Finish lecture on Free People of Color.   Introduction to "The Valley of the Shadow."    (Day 10)
Nov. 8: 50/50 (Joint): History first:   Abolitionism and the Amistad Trials.    (Day 1)
Nov. 9: "The Valley of the Shadow."   (Meet in the computer lab)    (Day 2)
Nov. 10: Simulation: Economy and Society in 1830s America.   (Double History)    (Day 3)
In-class response to simulation.
Nov. 11: People, pp 192-195m; 233-238b.    (Day 4)


Week of November 14

Nov. 14: People, pp 238b-244vb.    (Day 5)
Nov. 15: People, pp 244vb-251.    (Day 6)
Nov. 16: Review for essay exam on debates about the Mexican War and its aftermath.    (Day 7)
Nov. 17: Double English.    (Day 8)
Nov. 18: Essay exam on debates about the Mexican War and its aftermath.    (Day 9)

Week of November 21

Nov. 21: "An American Tragedy," pp 1-6b.    (Day 10)
Nov. 22: "An American Tragedy," pp 6b-12b.    (Day 1)

Week of November 28

Nov. 28: Video: Amistad.   (Joint)    (Day 1)
Nov. 29: Video: Amistad.   (Joint)    (Day 2)
Nov. 30: "An American Tragedy," pp 12b-16.    (Day 3)
Dec. 1: Discussion of Jubilee,  pp 1-8m.    (Day 4)
Dec. 2: Discussion of Jubilee,  pp 8m-16t.    (Day 5)



Week of December 5

Dec. 5: Amistad paper due.    (Day 6)
Jubilee,  pp 16t-19.   Discussion of Jubilee as an historical source.
Dec. 6: "A Dream Betrayed."    (Day 7)
Dec. 7: Examination of documents relating to Reconstruction.    (Day 8)
Dec. 8: Analysis of documents relating to Reconstruction.    (Day 9)
Begin review for semester exam.
Dec. 9: Review for semester exam.    (Day 10)



Week of December 12

Dec. 12: Reading Day.    Required review session for semester exam.