HIST-1301-01 - US History I
Lamar State College - Port Arthur
House Bill 2504
Spring 2018 Course Syllabus
Faculty Information | |||||||||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Semester | Spring 2018 | ||||||||||||
Instructor | Wilbur, Christina Annette | ||||||||||||
Phone | (409) 984-6394 | ||||||||||||
wilburca@lamarpa.edu | |||||||||||||
Department |
|
||||||||||||
Office |
|
||||||||||||
MyLamarPA | Be sure to check your campus E-mail and Course Homepage using MyLamarPA campus web portal (My.LamarPA.edu). When you’ve logged in, click the email icon in the upper right-hand corner to check email, or click on the “My Courses” tab to get to your Course Homepage. Click the link to your course and review the information presented. It is important that you check your email and Course Homepage regularly. You can also access your grades, transcripts, and determine who your academic advisor is by using MyLamarPA. | ||||||||||||
Course Information | |||||||||||||
Course Number | 10053 | ||||||||||||
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: Brinkley, Alan. American History: Connecting with the Past, Volume I. Any edition. Ellis, Joseph. Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation. Any edition. 6 scantrons for exams and quizzes 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: LSCPA bookstore, online bookseller, public library, etc. Copies of the text are available in the reserve section of the Gates Memorial Library. |
||||||||||||
Attendance Policy |
Class attendance is required. Attendance will be taken at the beginning of class and tardiness is not acceptable. Students who arrive late or 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. |
||||||||||||
Course Grading Scale | 90 - 100=A 80 - 89=B 70 - 79=C 60 - 69=D Below 59 = F | ||||||||||||
Determination of Final Grade |
Four Exams: 80% Book Review Assignment / Quizzes: 15% Writing Assignment 5% 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. |
||||||||||||
Final Exam Date | May 7, 2018 - 10:00 AM Through May 7, 2018 - 12:00 PM | ||||||||||||
Major Assignments |
Class Assignment and Reading Schedule AH: Readings from the textbook: American History: Connecting with the Past, Vol. 1. FB: Readings from Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation Article: Additional readings in Blackboard under the Articles tab. Week 1 1/16-1/19 AH: Chapter 1: The Collision of Cultures FB: Pp. xi-19 Article: The American Holocaust: Columbus and the Conquest of the New World Week 2 1/22-1/26 AH: Chapter 2: Transplantations and Borderlands FB: Pp. 20-47 New Ways: Indian and European Pre-test: take in class Week 3 1/29-2/2 AH: Chapter 3: Society and Culture in Provincial America FB: Pp. 48-80 Article: The Creation of a Slave Society in the Chesapeake Week 4 2/5-2/9 AH: Chapter 4 The Empire in Transition FB: Pp. 81-119 Article: TBA Exam I: MWF class: Friday, February 9th Week 5 2/12-2/16 AH: Chapter 5: The American Revolution FB: Pp. 120-161. Article: A Magnificent Fraud Week 6 2/19-2/23 AH: Chapter 6: The Constitution and the New Republic FB: Pp.162-205 Article: George Washington’s Farewell Address Week 7 2/26-3/2 AH: Chapter 7: The Jeffersonian Era FB: Pp. 205-248 Article: TBA Wednesday, February 28th: Last day to drop without academic penalty Friday, March 2nd. Instructor at TCCTA conference. Week 8 3/5-3/9 Founding Brothers: Writing Assignment and Book Test-MWF: Monday, March 5th AH: Chapter 8: Varieties of American Nationalism Article: TBA Exam II: MWF class: Friday, March 9th Week 9 3/12-3/16 Spring Break Week 10 3/19-3/23 AH: Chapter 9: Jacksonian America Article: The Trail of Tears Week 11 3/26-3/30 AH: Chapter 10: America’s Economic Revolution Article: TBA Week 12 4/2-4/6 AH: Chapter 11: Cotton, Slavery, and the Old South Article: The Everyday Life of Enslaved People Exam III: MWF class: Friday, April 6th Week 13 4/9-4/13 AH: Chapter 12: Antebellum Culture and Reform Article: I Will Be Heard: William Lloyd Garrison and the Struggle Against Slavery Week 14 4/16-4/20 AH: Chapter 13: The Impending Crisis Article: Slavery and the Coming of the Civil War, as seen in The Beaumont Banner Assessment Assignment due: MWF class: Wednesday, April 18th Wednesday, April 18th: Last day to drop with academic penalty. Week 15 4/23-4/27 Chapter 14: The Civil War Article: When the Yanks Came Post-test: Take in class Week 16 4/30-5/4 Last class day: MWF: Wednesday, May 2nd Request for make-up exams must be submitted, in writing, to instructor by 11:00 am Monday, April 30th Week 17 5/7-5/11 Final Exam: Monday, May 7th 10:00-12:30 The syllabus and class schedule/assignment dates are subject to change. Students will be notified at the earliest possibility - both on Blackboard and in class - if changes are required. |
||||||||||||
Calendar of Lecture Topics and Major Assignment Due Dates |
Class Assignment and Reading Schedule AH: Readings from the textbook: American History: Connecting with the Past, Vol. 1. FB: Readings from Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation Article: Additional readings in Blackboard under the Articles tab. Week 1 1/16-1/19 AH: Chapter 1: The Collision of Cultures FB: Pp. xi-19 Article: The American Holocaust: Columbus and the Conquest of the New World Week 2 1/22-1/26 AH: Chapter 2: Transplantations and Borderlands FB: Pp. 20-47 New Ways: Indian and European Pre-test: take in class Week 3 1/29-2/2 AH: Chapter 3: Society and Culture in Provincial America FB: Pp. 48-80 Article: The Creation of a Slave Society in the Chesapeake Week 4 2/5-2/9 AH: Chapter 4 The Empire in Transition FB: Pp. 81-119 Article: TBA Exam I: MWF class: Friday, February 9th Week 5 2/12-2/16 AH: Chapter 5: The American Revolution FB: Pp. 120-161. Article: A Magnificent Fraud Week 6 2/19-2/23 AH: Chapter 6: The Constitution and the New Republic FB: Pp.162-205 Article: George Washington’s Farewell Address Week 7 2/26-3/2 AH: Chapter 7: The Jeffersonian Era FB: Pp. 205-248 Article: TBA Wednesday, February 28th: Last day to drop without academic penalty Friday, March 2nd. Instructor at TCCTA conference. Week 8 3/5-3/9 Founding Brothers: Writing Assignment and Book Test-MWF: Monday, March 5th AH: Chapter 8: Varieties of American Nationalism Article: TBA Exam II: MWF class: Friday, March 9th Week 9 3/12-3/16 Spring Break Week 10 3/19-3/23 AH: Chapter 9: Jacksonian America Article: The Trail of Tears Week 11 3/26-3/30 AH: Chapter 10: America’s Economic Revolution Article: TBA Week 12 4/2-4/6 AH: Chapter 11: Cotton, Slavery, and the Old South Article: The Everyday Life of Enslaved People Exam III: MWF class: Friday, April 6th Week 13 4/9-4/13 AH: Chapter 12: Antebellum Culture and Reform Article: I Will Be Heard: William Lloyd Garrison and the Struggle Against Slavery Week 14 4/16-4/20 AH: Chapter 13: The Impending Crisis Article: Slavery and the Coming of the Civil War, as seen in The Beaumont Banner Assessment Assignment due: MWF class: Wednesday, April 18th Wednesday, April 18th: Last day to drop with academic penalty. Week 15 4/23-4/27 Chapter 14: The Civil War Article: When the Yanks Came Post-test: Take in class Week 16 4/30-5/4 Last class day: MWF: Wednesday, May 2nd Request for make-up exams must be submitted, in writing, to instructor by 11:00 am Monday, April 30th Week 17 5/7-5/11 Final Exam: Monday, May 7th 10:00-12:30 The syllabus and class schedule/assignment dates are subject to change. Students will be notified at the earliest possibility - both on Blackboard and in class - if changes are required. |
||||||||||||
General Education/Core Curriculum Student Learning Outcomes |
|
||||||||||||
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. |
||||||||||||
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) Measured 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. |
||||||||||||
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 |
|
||||||||||||
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 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. |
||||||||||||
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. |
||||||||||||
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. |
||||||||||||
College-Level Perspectives |
This course helps add to the students’ overall collegiate experience in the following ways:
|
||||||||||||
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. |
||||||||||||
HB 2504 | This syllabus is part of LSC-PA’s efforts to comply with Texas House Bill 2504. | ||||||||||||
|