HIST-1301-05 - US History I
Lamar State College - Port Arthur
House Bill 2504
Fall 2016 Course Syllabus
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Semester | Fall 2016 | ||||||||||||
Instructor | Wilbur, Christina Annette | ||||||||||||
Phone | (409) 984-6394 | ||||||||||||
wilburca@lamarpa.edu | |||||||||||||
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Course Number | 90782 | ||||||||||||
Course Description | A survey of the social, political, economic, cultural, and intellectual history of the United States from the pre-Columbian era to the Civil War/Reconstruction period. United States History I includes the study of pre-Columbian, colonial, revolutionary, early national, slavery and sectionalism, and the Civil War/Reconstruction eras. Themes that may be addressed in United States History I include: American settlement and diversity, American culture, religion, civil and human rights, technological change, economic change, immigration and migration, and creation of the federal government. | ||||||||||||
Course Prerequisites | None. | ||||||||||||
Required Textbooks |
Required Materials: The American Pageant. Volume I. By David M. Kennedy. (Cengage) ISBN: 978111183142 (Any edition). Undaunted Courage: Meriwether Lewis, Thomas Jefferson, and the Opening of the American West. By Stephen Ambrose. (Simon and Schuster) ISBN: 978-1847397638. (Any edition) Bound for Canaan: The Epic Story of the Underground Railroad: America's First Civil Rights Movement. By Fergus Bordewich. (Amistad) ISBN: 9780060524319. (Any edition) Students are responsible for obtaining the required course material in a timely manner. You may purchase, rent, or borrow any of the material listed below from any source you choose: LSC-PA bookstore, online bookseller, public library, etc. Copies of the text and all readers are available in the reserve section of the Gates Memorial Library. |
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Attendance Policy |
Attendance is taken daily at the beginning of class so please arrive to class on time. Tardiness is not acceptable and you will be counted absent for the day. You were aware of the class meeting time when you registered for the class and it is expected that you will arrive on time. If you leave early, you will also be counted absent for the day. Make arrangements for medical appointments, etc. outside of class hours - these are not excused absences. Excessive absences are detrimental to your grade. Students are encouraged to attend class daily. If you are absent, please contact a classmate to get the necessary information. |
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Course Grading Scale | 90 - 100=A 80 - 89=B 70 - 79=C 60 - 69=D Below 59 = F | ||||||||||||
Determination of Final Grade |
Three (3) Exams: (60%) Two (2) Book Reviews: (30%) Four (4) Quizzes: (10%) A 100-90 B 89-80 C 79-70 D 69-60 F 59-0 Please keep up with your grades. Students should keep all copies of graded work until course grades have been submitted at the end of the semester. Your grade will be based solely on your performance on the above listed grades. Additionally, all grades will be posted in Blackboard in a timely manner. Your current class average is always available to view in Blackboard under the Current Class Average tab. It is your responsibility to read comments and assessment notes and to make the suggested changes on future assignments / exams / papers. |
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Final Exam Date | December 6, 2016 - 11:00 AM | ||||||||||||
Major Assignments |
Week 1 8/22-8/26 Chapter 1: New World Beginnings Article: ‘Columbus and the American Holocaust’ - See Blackboard Week 2 8/29-9/2 Chapter 2: The Planting of English America Writing the Book Review Week 3 9/5-9/9 Chapter 3: Settling the Northern Colonies No class Monday, 9/5 Labor Day Holiday Week 4 9/12-9/16 Chapter 4: American Life in the 17th Century Chapter 5: Colonial Society on the Eve of Revolution Week 5 9/19-9/23 Chapter 6: The Duel for North America Chapter 7: The Road to Revolution Week 6 9/26-9/30 Chapter 8: America Secedes from the Union Article: ‘The Magnificent Fraud’ - See Blackboard Exam I Week 7 10/3-10/7 Chapter 9: The Confederation and the Constitution Chapter 10: Launching the New Ship of State No class Friday, 10/7 Instructor at conference Week 8 10/10-10/14 Chapter 11: The Triumphs and Travails of the Jeffersonian Republic Book Review I due: Undaunted Courage Week 9 10/17-10/21 Chapter 12: The Second War for Independence and the Upsurge of Nationalism Week 10 10/24-10/28 Chapter 13: The Rise of Mass Democracy Chapter 14: Forging a National Economy Article: ‘A Soldier Recalls the Trail of Tears’ - See Blackboard Week 11 10/31-11/4 Chapter 15: The Ferment of Reform and Culture Exam II Week 12 11/7-11/11 Chapter 16: The South and the Slavery Controversy Chapter 17: Manifest Destiny and Its Legacy Article ‘William Lloyd Garrison’ - See Blackboard Week 13 11/14-11/18 Chapter 18: Renewing the Sectional Struggle Chapter 19: Drifting Towards Disunion Article: ‘The Coming of the Civil War as seen in the Beaumont Banner’ - See Blackboard Week 14 11/21-11/25 Chapter 20: Girding for War: The North and the South Book Review II due: Bound for Canaan No class Friday, 11/25 Thanksgiving Holiday Week 15 11/28-12/2 Chapter 21: The Furnace of Civil War Last Class day: Wednesday, November 30th Week 16 12/5-12/9 Final Exam Wednesday, December 7th: Final Exam 1301.01 (MWF 8:00) 8:00-10:30 |
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Calendar of Lecture Topics and Major Assignment Due Dates |
Week 1 8/22-8/26 Chapter 1: New World Beginnings Article: ‘Columbus and the American Holocaust’ - See Blackboard Week 2 8/29-9/2 Chapter 2: The Planting of English America Writing the Book Review Week 3 9/5-9/9 Chapter 3: Settling the Northern Colonies No class Monday, 9/5 Labor Day Holiday Week 4 9/12-9/16 Chapter 4: American Life in the 17th Century Chapter 5: Colonial Society on the Eve of Revolution Week 5 9/19-9/23 Chapter 6: The Duel for North America Chapter 7: The Road to Revolution Week 6 9/26-9/30 Chapter 8: America Secedes from the Union Article: ‘The Magnificent Fraud’ - See Blackboard Exam I Week 7 10/3-10/7 Chapter 9: The Confederation and the Constitution Chapter 10: Launching the New Ship of State No class Friday, 10/7 Instructor at conference Week 8 10/10-10/14 Chapter 11: The Triumphs and Travails of the Jeffersonian Republic Book Review I due: Undaunted Courage Week 9 10/17-10/21 Chapter 12: The Second War for Independence and the Upsurge of Nationalism Week 10 10/24-10/28 Chapter 13: The Rise of Mass Democracy Chapter 14: Forging a National Economy Article: ‘A Soldier Recalls the Trail of Tears’ - See Blackboard Week 11 10/31-11/4 Chapter 15: The Ferment of Reform and Culture Exam II Week 12 11/7-11/11 Chapter 16: The South and the Slavery Controversy Chapter 17: Manifest Destiny and Its Legacy Article ‘William Lloyd Garrison’ - See Blackboard Week 13 11/14-11/18 Chapter 18: Renewing the Sectional Struggle Chapter 19: Drifting Towards Disunion Article: ‘The Coming of the Civil War as seen in the Beaumont Banner’ - See Blackboard Week 14 11/21-11/25 Chapter 20: Girding for War: The North and the South Book Review II due: Bound for Canaan No class Friday, 11/25 Thanksgiving Holiday Week 15 11/28-12/2 Chapter 21: The Furnace of Civil War Last Class day: Wednesday, November 30th Week 16 12/5-12/9 Final Exam Wednesday, December 7th: Final Exam 1301.01 (MWF 8:00) 8:00-10:30 |
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General Education/Core Curriculum Student Learning Outcomes |
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Program Student Learning Outcomes |
PSLO ALPHA: Reading skills - Demonstrates comprehension of content-area reading material. Identifies all main ideas, supporting details, and vocabulary in reading material; demonstrates a full understanding of the reading. PSLO 1: Critical Thinking Skills � Uses creative thinking, innovation, inquiry and analysis, evaluation and synthesis of information. Creatively identifies problem, argument, or issue (to determine extent of information needed); differentiates the facts from opinions as relates to situation; constructs possible solutions or prediction or consequences; uses logical, sound reasoning to justify conclusion. PSLO 2: Communication Skills � Demonstrates effective development, interpretation and expression of ideas through written, oral and/or visual communication. Expresses a strong thesis; organizes information with effective transitions & sequencing of ideas; uses substantial, logical & specific development of ideas; details are relevant, original, credible and correctly documented when appropriate to show an effective development and interpretation of ideas; and presents ideas in appropriate mode of expression for the task. PSLO 5: Social Responsibility Skills - Expresses intercultural competence, knowledge of civic responsibility, and the ability to engage effectively in regional, national, and global communities. Identifies cultural characteristics (including beliefs, values, perspectives and/or practices); demonstrates knowledge of civic responsibility; provides evidence of experience in civic- engagement activities; and describes what she/ he has learned as it relates to a reinforced and clarified sense of civic identity in local, regional, national, or global communities; and shows awareness of one�s own culture in relation to others. PSLO 6: Personal Responsibility Skills � Integrates choices, actions and consequences in ethical decision-making. Recognizes ethical issues when presented in a complex, multilayered (gray) context; recognizes cross- relationships among the issues; discusses in detail/ analyzes core beliefs; the discussion has greater depth and clarity showing the independent application of ethical perspectives/ concepts to an ethical question accurately; and is able to consider full implications of the application. |
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Course Student Learning Outcomes |
1. Relate the events that led to the exploration and colonization of early America (PSLO 1,5, Alpha) Measured by embedded test questions, essay rubric, pretest/post test. 2. Summarize reasons for colonial discontent and actions that led to revolution and independence (PSLO 1, 2, 5,6) Measured by embedded test questions & group discussions. 3. Demonstrate an understanding of our documents of democracy (PSLO 1, 2, 5,6)Meausured by embedded test questions & group discussion. 4. Describe our foreign policy as it developed in the 19th century (PSLO 2) Measure by group discussion. 5. Analyze stages of economic development as the United States became an industrialized nation (PSLO 1) Measured by embedded test questions & group discussion. 6. Realize the causes of sectionalism as they moved us toward civil war (PSLO 1,2,5,6)Measured by embedded test questions, group discussion, & map project. 7. Discuss the major features of Reconstruction and their political impact (P)SLO 1, 2,5, 6) Measured by embedded test questions & group discussion. |
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Academic Honesty | Academic honesty is expected from all students, and dishonesty in any form will not be tolerated. Please consult the LSC-PA policies (Section IX, subsection A, in the Faculty Handbook) for consequences of academic dishonesty. | ||||||||||||
Facility Policies |
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Additional Information |
Suggestions for the course: This class moves very quickly and there is little time to catch up if you get behind. Make it a priority to read daily and to stay on schedule with the readings. These take time. Additionally, remember that you not only have to read the material but you also have to make time to study the material. I recommend that students print out the assignment schedule and refer to it daily and plan their schedules accordingly. It is strongly suggested that students do not miss class. Academic Integrity: Academic integrity is essential to learning and I take it very seriously. Academic dishonesty will not be accepted in this class. Students are to submit their own work – not the work of others. If you submit other’s work as your own or use resources not allowed during examinations or book reviews, not only are you jeopardizing your academic future but you are paying for an education you are not receiving and, moreover, you are wasting your own time and energy in an effort not to learn. Additionally, all student submissions are checked for plagiarism and use of any materials not authorized for use is prohibited. Students will receive a 0 for an assignment or exam if academic dishonesty is discovered. The student WILL receive an F in the class if the offense is flagrant. This is at the discretion of the instructor. |
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Important Information | |||||||||||||
ADA Considerations | The Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) is a federal anti-discrimination statute that provides comprehensive civil rights for persons with disabilities. Among other things, this legislation requires that all students with disabilities be guaranteed a learning environment that provides for reasonable accommodation of their disabilities. If you believe you have a disability requiring an accommodation, please contact the Special Populations Coordinator, Room 231, in the Madison Monroe Building. The phone number is (409) 984-6241. | ||||||||||||
Copyright Violations |
Some material in this course may be copyrighted. They may be used only for instructional purposes this semester,
by students enrolled in this course. These materials are being used fairly and legally.
No one may distribute or share these copyrighted materials in any medium or format with anyone outside this class,
including publishing essays with copyrighted material, uploading copyrighted material to Facebook or YouTube, or
painting or performing copyrighted material for public display.
Copyright violation is not the same thing as plagiarism. Plagiarism is intellectual dishonesty. Offenses of plagiarism result in lower grades or failing scores, and professors and the college strictly enforce plagiarism rules. There is never any acceptable use of plagiarism. Copyright violation is a legal offense, punishable by large fines and penalties. Copyrighted material can be used if permission from the material’s creator is obtained, or if its use meets the standards of fair use in an educational setting. For example, a student can quote a line from Shakespeare’s Hamlet in a report without violating copyright but still be guilty of plagiarism if the quotation is not properly documented. If you are in doubt about what material can be freely used, ask your professor or contact the Dean of Library Services, at (409) 984-6216. |
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Assessment Statement |
Assessment is a process by which LSCPA can help you learn better and gauge the level of progress you have made to
attain knowledge, skills, beliefs, and values. It also helps your professors understand how to improve teaching
and testing methods in your classes, and it helps each department understand and improve degree and certificate
programs.
Periodically LSC-PA will collect assessment data for research and reporting purposes, including statistical data and sometimes copies of your work. Be assured that all material the college uses for assessment purposes will be kept confidential. To ensure anonymity, your name will be removed from any material we use for assessment purposes, including video-recorded performances, speeches, and projects. If you object to allowing LSC-PA to use your material for assessment purposes, submit a letter stating so to your professor by the 12th class day. You will still be required to participate in whatever assessments are being done; we just won’t use your data. What’s the difference between assessment and grades? The grades you get on papers, projects, speeches, and assignments are specific types of focused assessment. LSC-PA’s assessment efforts include class grades, surveys, standardized tests, and other tools. |
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Privacy Notice |
Federal privacy laws apply to college students. This means that college employees, including instructors, cannot
divulge information to third parties, including parents and legal guardians of students. Even if the students are
minors, information about their college work cannot be shared with anyone except in very limited circumstances.
Anyone requesting information about a student should be referred to the Registrar. Instructors will be notified in writing by that Office about what information may be released and to whom. Please remember that releasing private information about a student, however innocuous it may seem, can be a violation of federal law, with very serious consequences. Circumstances under which information may be released:
An adult student may submit, to the Registrar, a handwritten, signed note granting permission for release of
information. The note must specify what information may be divulged, and it must specify the name of the person
to whom the information may be given.
The Registrar’s office is located in the Student Center room 303B, and can be reached at (409) 984-6165. |
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College-Level Perspectives |
This course helps add to the students’ overall collegiate experience in the following ways:
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Degree Plan Evaluation |
A Degree Plan Evaluation will help you determine which classes you need to complete your program.
All of the classes that you have taken that apply to your declared major will be listed on the right. If you have a class that still needs to be completed, a “NO” will be listed on the right next to the required class. |
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HB 2504 | This syllabus is part of LSC-PA’s efforts to comply with Texas House Bill 2504. | ||||||||||||
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