HIST-1302-03 - US Hist II
Lamar State College - Port Arthur
House Bill 2504
Spring 2017 Course Syllabus
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Semester | Spring 2017 | ||||||||||||
Instructor | Wilbur, Christina Annette | ||||||||||||
Phone | (409) 984-6394 | ||||||||||||
wilburca@lamarpa.edu | |||||||||||||
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Course Number | 10058 | ||||||||||||
Course Description | A survey of the social, political, economic, cultural, and intellectual history of the United States from the Civil War/Reconstruction era to the present. United States History II examines industrialization, immigration, world wars, the Great Depression, Cold War and post-Cold War eras. Themes that may be addressed in United States History II include: American culture, religion, civil and human rights, technological change, economic change, immigration and migration, urbanization and suburbanization, the expansion of the federal government, and the study of U.S. foreign policy. | ||||||||||||
Course Prerequisites | None | ||||||||||||
Required Textbooks |
The American Pageant. Volume II. By David M. Kennedy. (Any edition) The Social Fabric: American Life from the Civil War to the Present Vol. II. By Thomas L. Hartshorne, et. al., 11th edition. 6 Scantrons: 4 form 886-E for major exams. This scantron has the attached essay page. 2 form 882 for pre/post tests. |
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Attendance Policy |
Students are encouraged to attend class daily. Attendance will be taken at the beginning of class and tardiness is not acceptable. Students who leave class early for any reason will be counted absent. Excessive absences will be detrimental to your grade and more than four (4) absences or late arrivals will incur a grade penalty of five (5) points off your final grade. 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 are absent, please contact a classmate to get the necessary information. Medical appointments and vacations are not excused absences. |
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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 |
Four (4) Exams: 70% Writing Assignment: 15% American Pageant Textbook Quizzes: 15% |
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Final Exam Date | May 5, 2017 - 8:00 AM | ||||||||||||
Major Assignments |
Class Assignment and Reading Schedule AP: Reading from The American Pageant SF: Reading from The Social Fabric Handout: In Blackboard under the Articles tab. Bold: Exams or Writing Assignment due Quiz: Blackboard textbook quiz. All textbook quizzes are due by 11:59 pm on Thursdays. Week 1: 1/17-1/20 AP: Chapter 22: The Ordeal of Reconstruction SF: Political Violence during Reconstruction. Pp. 5-17. Quiz: AP: Chapter 22 Week 2: 1/23-1/27 AP: Chapter 24: Industry Comes of Age AP: Chapter 25: America Moves to the City SF: Labor in the Gilded Age Pp. 43-55. Quiz: AP Chapters 24-25 Week 3: 1/30-2/3 AP: Chapter 25 (Con’t) America Moves to the City AP: Chapter 26: The Great West and the Agriculture Revolution SF: The Reservation and the Destruction of Indian Culture. Pp. 19-29. SF: The Farmer’s Frontier Pp. 31-41. Quiz: AP Chapter 26 Exam I: Friday, February 2nd Week 4: 2/6-2/10 AP: Chapter 27: Empire and Expansion SF: Immigration and Cultural Conflict Pp. 79-95. Quiz: AP Chapter 27 Week 5: 2/13-2/17 AP: Chapter 28: Progressivism and the Republican President Handout: Theodore Roosevelt, President (In Blackboard) SF: African-American Migration Pp. 97-109. Quiz: AP Chapters 28 Week 6: 2/20-2/24 AP: Chapter 29: Wilsonian Progressivism at Home and Abroad AP: Chapter 30: The War to End War Handout: TBA: (In Blackboard) Quiz: AP Chapter 29-30 Week 7: 2/27-3/3 AP: Chapter 31: American Life in the Roaring Twenties SF:The Klux Klan in Indiana Pp. 113-129. SF: Technology and Household Work Pp. 147-167.A Quiz: AP Chapter 31 Exam II: Friday, March 3rd Week 8: 3/6-3/10 AP: Chapter 32: The Political Boom and Bust SF: The Nation Confronts the Great Depression Pp. 171-181. Quiz: AP Chapters 32 Week 9: 3/13-3/17 Spring Break - No class all week Week 10: 3/20-3/24 AP: Chapter 33: The Great Depression and the New Deal SF: Work Relief in the Great Depression Pp. 183-197. Quiz: AP Chapters 33 Week 11: 3/27-3/31 AP: Chapter 34: Franklin D. Roosevelt and the Shadow of War Handout: WWII (In Blackboard) Handout: FDR and Polio (In Blackboard) Quiz: AP Chapter 34 Exam III: Wednesday, March 29th Week 12: 4/3-4/7 AP: Chapter 35: America in World War II SF: The Home Front during World War II Pp. 199-213. SF: The GI Bill of Rights Pp. 215-225. Quiz: AP Chapters 35 Monday, April 3rd: Writing Assignment due for all 1302 classes. Upload to Blackboard by 8:00 am and bring a copy to class. Week 13: 4/10-4/14 AP: Chapter 36: The Cold War Begins SF: Consumerism and Suburban Homes Pp. 263-279. Handout: NSC-68 / The Long Telegram (In Blackboard) Quiz: AP Chapters 36 Good Friday: Friday, April 14th - No class Week 14: 4/17-4/21 AP: Chapter 37: The Eisenhower Era SF: That Old Time Rock ‘n’ Roll Pp. 245-261. Quiz: AP Chapter 37 Wednesday, April 19th: Last day to drop with academic penalty. Week 15: 4/24-4/28 AP: Chapter 38: The Stormy Sixties AP: Chapter 39: The Stalemated Seventies SF: The Struggle for Civil Rights Pp. 283-303 SF: The Counterculture Pp. 305-321. Quiz: AP Chapter 38-39 Week 16: 5/1-5/5 AP: Chapter 40: The Resurgence of Conservatism Quiz: AP Chapter 30 Wednesday, May 3rd - Last class day for MWF class Week 17: 5/8-5/12 Final Exam: 1302.03 (MWF 9:00-9:50 class) Friday, May 5th 8:00-10:30 |
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Calendar of Lecture Topics and Major Assignment Due Dates |
Class Assignment and Reading Schedule AP: Reading from The American Pageant SF: Reading from The Social Fabric Handout: In Blackboard under the Articles tab. Bold: Exams or Writing Assignment due Quiz: Blackboard textbook quiz. All textbook quizzes are due by 11:59 pm on Thursdays. Week 1: 1/17-1/20 AP: Chapter 22: The Ordeal of Reconstruction SF: Political Violence during Reconstruction. Pp. 5-17. Quiz: AP: Chapter 22 Week 2: 1/23-1/27 AP: Chapter 24: Industry Comes of Age AP: Chapter 25: America Moves to the City SF: Labor in the Gilded Age Pp. 43-55. Quiz: AP Chapters 24-25 Week 3: 1/30-2/3 AP: Chapter 25 (Con’t) America Moves to the City AP: Chapter 26: The Great West and the Agriculture Revolution SF: The Reservation and the Destruction of Indian Culture. Pp. 19-29. SF: The Farmer’s Frontier Pp. 31-41. Quiz: AP Chapter 26 Exam I: Friday, February 2nd Week 4: 2/6-2/10 AP: Chapter 27: Empire and Expansion SF: Immigration and Cultural Conflict Pp. 79-95. Quiz: AP Chapter 27 Week 5: 2/13-2/17 AP: Chapter 28: Progressivism and the Republican President Handout: Theodore Roosevelt, President (In Blackboard) SF: African-American Migration Pp. 97-109. Quiz: AP Chapters 28 Week 6: 2/20-2/24 AP: Chapter 29: Wilsonian Progressivism at Home and Abroad AP: Chapter 30: The War to End War Handout: TBA: (In Blackboard) Quiz: AP Chapter 29-30 Week 7: 2/27-3/3 AP: Chapter 31: American Life in the Roaring Twenties SF:The Klux Klan in Indiana Pp. 113-129. SF: Technology and Household Work Pp. 147-167.A Quiz: AP Chapter 31 Exam II: Friday, March 3rd Week 8: 3/6-3/10 AP: Chapter 32: The Political Boom and Bust SF: The Nation Confronts the Great Depression Pp. 171-181. Quiz: AP Chapters 32 Week 9: 3/13-3/17 Spring Break - No class all week Week 10: 3/20-3/24 AP: Chapter 33: The Great Depression and the New Deal SF: Work Relief in the Great Depression Pp. 183-197. Quiz: AP Chapters 33 Week 11: 3/27-3/31 AP: Chapter 34: Franklin D. Roosevelt and the Shadow of War Handout: WWII (In Blackboard) Handout: FDR and Polio (In Blackboard) Quiz: AP Chapter 34 Exam III: Wednesday, March 29th Week 12: 4/3-4/7 AP: Chapter 35: America in World War II SF: The Home Front during World War II Pp. 199-213. SF: The GI Bill of Rights Pp. 215-225. Quiz: AP Chapters 35 Monday, April 3rd: Writing Assignment due for all 1302 classes. Upload to Blackboard by 8:00 am and bring copy to class. Week 13: 4/10-4/14 AP: Chapter 36: The Cold War Begins SF: Consumerism and Suburban Homes Pp. 263-279. Handout: NSC-68 / The Long Telegram (In Blackboard) Quiz: AP Chapters 36 Good Friday: Friday, April 14th - No class Week 14: 4/17-4/21 AP: Chapter 37: The Eisenhower Era SF: That Old Time Rock ‘n’ Roll Pp. 245-261. Quiz: AP Chapter 37 Wednesday, April 19th: Last day to drop with academic penalty. Week 15: 4/24-4/28 AP: Chapter 38: The Stormy Sixties AP: Chapter 39: The Stalemated Seventies SF: The Struggle for Civil Rights Pp. 283-303 SF: The Counterculture Pp. 305-321. Quiz: AP Chapter 38-39 Week 16: 5/1-5/5 AP: Chapter 40: The Resurgence of Conservatism Quiz: AP Chapter 30 Wednesday, May 3rd - Last class day for MWF class Week 17: 5/8-5/12 Final Exam: 1302.02 (MWF 8:00-8:50 class)Wednesday, May 10th 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 |
Student Outcomes: At the end of the course students will be expected to: 1. Relate the effects of the closing of the frontier (PSLO 1,5, 6, Alpha) Measured by: embedded test questions, group discussion; pre-test/post-test 2. Identify how the United States emerged as an industrial power and its impact on business owners, farmers, workers, and immigrants. (PSLO 1,2, 5, Alpha) Measured by: embedded test questions or short essay, group discussion; pre-test/post-test 3. Analyze the development of US foreign policy through the age of imperialism and WWI.(PSLO 1,5, Alpha) Measured by: embedded test questions, group discussion; pre-test/post-test 4. Trace the causes of the Great Depression and the measures enacted to aid the economy. (PSLO 1,5, Alpha) Measured by: embedded test questions, group discussion; pre-test/post-test 5. Describe the role of the US in WWII and the Cold War. (PSLO 1,2,5,6, Alpha) Measured by: embedded test questions or short essay, group discussion; pre-test/post-test 6. Chronicle the stages of American cultural movements and politics after the world wars.(PSLO 1,5, Alpha) Measured by: embedded test questions, group discussion; pre-test/post-test 7. Understand how the US came to realize the limits of being a political, economic and military superpower. (PSLO 1,5, Alpha) Measured by: embedded test questions, group discussion; pre-test/post-test 8. Create an argument through the use of historical evidence.(PSLO 1, 2, 5, 6) Measured by embedded short essay test questions; or essay project 9. Analyze and interpret primary and secondary sources.(PSLO 1, 2) Measured by embedded test question, group discussions; or researched essay project 10. Analyze the effects of historical, social, political, economic, cultural, and global forces on this period of United States history. (PSLO 1, 5, 6) Measured by embedded test questions; researched essay project; 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 | |||||||||||||
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 Coordinator, Office for Disability Services, 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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