HISTORY 105
3 Credit Hours, Spring 2006
Tuesday, 5:45 p.m. to 8:25
p.m.
Cavanaugh Hall 217
Instructor: Dr. Jim Giesen
Office Hours: before and after class and by appointment
E-mail: jgiesen@iupui.edu
1. First and foremost you must do the assigned readings and come to class prepared not only to sit and take notes, but to engage new ideas, ask questions, argue, and agree. See attendance policy below.
2. There will be two mid-term exams and one final exam. These exams will constitute multiple choice questions, short answers, and essays. The final exam will have a cumulative component.
3. You will write a 3-4 page critical essays on both Incidents in the Life of a Slave Girl and For Cause and Comrades. Details on these writing assignments are available on OnCourse.
4. Each class session we will have both formal and informal discussions. Your participation in these will count for a significant portion of your overall grade and will be based on reading from the textbook and/or from additional materials I make available on OnCourse.
5. There will be several short, unannounced quizzes throughout the semester. These may not be made-up under any circumstances.
The grade breakdown will be as follows:
Critical Essays 15% (each)
Mid-Term I 15 %
Mid-Term II 15%
Final 20%
Quizzes 10%
Assorted Class Policies:
·
Students are required to attend all
classes. You will only be able to
turn-in assignments in class. In
addition to losing participation and quiz points for a day you miss, students
will be docked 5% of your overall course grade for each absence beginning with
your third. Please do not bring any
excuses, medical, family, work, or otherwise to me. If you miss more than two classes you might
consider dropping the class or taking an incomplete.
·
I will take attendance promptly at the beginning
of each class. Please make every effort
to be in the room when class starts. If
you come late, it is your responsibility to make sure I record that you are present. Please see me at the break period or after
class to ensure that your presence is recorded.
·
Please
read your student handbook regarding academic honesty
(http://life.iupui.edu/help/docs/Part_3all.html). Plagiarism and/or cheating will not be
tolerated. If you have questions about
what constitutes plagiarism please ask the instructor.
· Please bring all reading assignments with you to class on the days they have been assigned.
·
I
reserve the right to make changes to these requirements, the grade
breakdown, and the course schedule if needed.
Harriet A. Jacobs, Incidents in the Life of a Slave Girl
George Brown Tindall and David E. Shi, America: A Narrative History, Brief Sixth Edition, Volume One
Please
note: All reading and written assignments should be completed prior to class on
the date listed below.
January 10: Introduction and When Worlds Collide
January 17: Planting Colonies, Planting
Culture
Reading: Tindall & Shi, Chapters 1-3
January 24: From Empire to Independence
Reading: Tindall & Shi, Chapter 4-5
January 31: The American Revolution
Reading: Tindall & Shi, Chapter 6
February 7: EXAM & Shaping a Federal Union lecture
February 14: Emerging Federalism
Reading: Tindall & Shi, Chapters 7-8
February 21: The Early Republic
Reading: Tindall & Shi, Chapter 9
February 28: Nationalism, Sectionalism & Jacksonian Democracy
Reading: Tindall & Shi, Chapters 10-11
March 7: The Nation Grows
Reading: Tindall & Shi, Chapters 12-13
March 21: Slavery and the Old South
Reading:
Harriet Jacobs,
Incidents in the Life of a Slave Girl;
Tindall & Shi, Chapter 15.
DUE: Jacobs papers.
March 28: EXAM & Rethinking the West
April 4: Growing Sectionalism and Crisis
Reading: Tindall & Shi, Chapter 14
April 11: The Civil War
Reading: Tindall & Shi, Chapters 16-17
April 18: Glory & The Civil War.
Reading: McPherson, For Cause and Comrades
April 25: The Civil War in Memory and Beyond
May 2: FINAL EXAM (5:45 to 7:45 p.m., regular classroom)