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Spring 2020 Course Syllabus
Course: HIST-1301- Section: 71 United States History I |
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| Instructor | Tina Kibbe | ||||||||||
| kibbetm@lamarpa.edu | |||||||||||
| Phone | 4099846337 | ||||||||||
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| 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 | ||||||||||
| Prerequisites | None | ||||||||||
| Learning Outcomes |
After successfully completing this course, students will be expected to: 1. Relate the events that led to the exploration and colonization of early America 2. Summarize reasons for colonial discontent and actions that led to revolution and independence 3. Demonstrate an understanding of our documents of democracy 4. Describe our foreign policy as it developed in the 19th century 5. Analyze stages of economic development as the United States became an industrialized nation 6. Realize the causes of sectionalism as they moved us toward civil war 7. Discuss the major features of Reconstruction and their political impact |
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| Core Objectives |
* Communication skills: Students will demonstrate effective written, oral and visual communication. * Critical Thinking Skills: Students will engage in creative and/or innovative thinking, and/or inquiry, analysis, evaluation, synthesis of information, organizing concepts and constructing solutions. * Social Responsibility: Students will demonstrate intercultural competency and civic knowledge by engaging effectively in local, regional, national and/or global communities. * Personal Responsibility: Students will demonstrate the ability to connect choices, actions and consequences to ethical decision-making. |
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| Textbooks |
Textbook Purchasing Statement: A student attending Lamar State College Port Arthur is not under any obligation to purchase a textbook from the college-affiliated bookstore. The same textbook may also be available from an independent retailer, including an online retailer.
Brinkley, Alan. The Unfinished Nation: A Concise History of the American People, 9th ed. , Connect Access 1 semester. Godbeer, Escaping Salem: The Other Witch Hunt of 1692 Rasmussen, American Uprising: The Untold Story of America’s Largest Slave Revolt |
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| Lecture Topics Outline |
Week 1 January 21-24 Introductions The Chesapeake in the 17th Century Read: Syllabus & Weekly Schedule (You should read over these two items the first day) Text: Brinkley, pp. 26-33; 56-61. Read: Escaping Salem, pp. 1-32. Week 2 January 27-31 Puritan New England Text: Brinkley, pp. 33-44; 70-74. Read: Escaping Salem, pp. 33-50. Week 3 February 3-7 Slavery and the Atlantic Economy Colonial Society and Thought Text: Brinkley, pp. 6-18; 44-46; 62-70; 74-80. Read: Escaping Salem, pp. 51-87. Online: Video: “Being a British Colonist,” https://oyc.yale.edu/history/hist-116/lecture-2 Week 4 February 10-14 The Empire in Transition Text: Brinkley, pp. 83-93. Read: Escaping Salem, pp. 88-109. Online: Video: “Being a British American,” https://oyc.yale.edu/history/hist-116/lecture-3 Week 5 February 17-21 Toward a Revolution The American Revolution Text: Brinkley, pp. 93-103; 107-120. Read: Escaping Salem, pp. 110-126. Online: Video: “Outraged Colonists: The Stamp Act Crisis,” https://oyc.yale.edu/history/hist-116/lecture-5 Week 6 February 24-28 The American Revolution Post-War Political Order Text: Brinkley, pp. 120-131; 135-153. Read: Escaping Salem, pp. 127-171. Online: Video: “Creating a Constitution,” https://oyc.yale.edu/history/hist-116/lecture-23 Week 7 March 2-6 Jeffersonian Era The Expanding Nation Text: Brinkley, pp. 156-183. Week 8 March 9-13 Varieties of Nationalism Jacksonian America Text: Brinkley, pp. 191-201; 203-210. Online: “King Andrew and the Bank,” https://www.neh.gov/humanities/2008/januaryfebruary/feature/king-andrew-and-the-bank Week 9 March 16-20 SPRING BREAK Week 10 March 23-27 Jacksonian America Slavery, the Old South, and Manifest Destiny Text: Brinkley, pp. 210-225; 254-272. Read: American Uprising, pp. 5-31. Week 11 March 30-April 3 Social Reforms in the North Abolitionism Text: Brinkley, pp. 236-251; 274-295. Online: “’Ain’t I A Woman’: Reminiscences of Sojourner Truth Speaking,” http://historymatters.gmu.edu/d/5740 Online: Video: “What to the Slave is 4 of July?” https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1X1f9zVMk5E Read: American Uprising, pp. 31-65. Week 12 April 6-10 Expansion and Conflict Sectional Crisis Text: Brinkley, pp. 298-319. Read: American Uprising, pp. 66-100. Week 13 April 13-17 The Civil War Text: Brinkley, pp. 322-338. Blackboard: “Convention Delegates Issue a Declaration of Causes to Justify Texas Secession,” in Texas Voices: Documents and Biographical Sketches (Wheaton, IL: Abigail Press, 2015), 95-98. Read: American Uprising, pp. 100-140. Week 14 April 20-24 The Civil War Text: Brinkley, pp. 338-350. Read: American Uprising, pp. 141-178. Week 15 April 27-May 1 Reconstruction Text: Brinkley, pp. 353-366. Blackboard: Hoffman and Gjerde, “Louisiana Black Codes,” in Major Problems in American History (Houghton Mifflin, 2002), 6-7. Read: American Uprising, pp. 179-195. Week 16 May 4-8 Reconstruction Collapses |
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| Major Assignments Schedule |
HIST_1301_71_202010_P00163670.pdf | ||||||||||
| Final Exam Date | May 6, 2020 - 6:00 AM Through May 11, 2020 - 11:30 PM | ||||||||||
| Grading Scale | 90 - 100=A 80 - 89=B 70 - 79=C 60 - 69=D Below 59 = F | ||||||||||
| Determination of Final Grade |
Syllabus Quiz 5% Discussion Questions 19% SmartBook Assignments 13% Writing Assignment 16% Mid-Term Exam 16% Final Exam 16% |
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Late Assignment Policy: A) SmartBook Reading Assignments: SmartBook reading assignments open on Monday and are due on Friday by 11:30pm. You are only required to complete 10 out of 13. No late assignments will be accepted. B) Discussion Question Responses: Discussion question responses open on Monday and are due on Friday by 11:30pm and they are intended to count toward your participation and engagement in the class. As such, no late discussion question responses will be accepted. You are only required to complete 6 out of 7. C) Video Summaries & Discussion Questions: Video summaries and discussion questions are open from the beginning of the course and are due on Fridays by 11:30pm. Late video summaries will be accepted only up to one day after the due date and will be penalized ten points. D) Writing Assignment: The Escaping Salem writing assignment is due by Friday, March 13 @ 11:30pm. You may turn your paper in early. Late assignments will be accepted only up to three days after the due date (Monday, March 16 @ 11:30pm) and will be penalized ten points for each late day. No late writing assignments will be accepted after this three-day period. E) Quizzes/Exams: I essentially have a no make-up policy for quizzes and exams. If you are unable to complete these assignments in the time allotted, you must contact me immediately to discuss your situation. If you miss a quiz or exam and intend to ask me to re-open it, you must provide a valid, written excuse with your request. The only other way that I will re-set a quiz or exam would be if the Blackboard site itself malfunctioned and if that is the case, you need to provide a screenshot or picture of the error message with your request to re-set it. In addition, I reserve the right to administer a different version of the quiz or exam to any student who missed the original one. Communication: For any questions or concerns not covered in the syllabus or weekly schedule, please email me at kibbetm@lamarpa.edu and I will get back to you as quickly as I can—usually within 24 hours unless it is a weekend. Emails received after 3:00pm on Fridays may not be answered until Monday. I do not use Blackboard email, so you will not get a response if you use the Blackboard messaging system. In addition, when you email me you must use your LSC-PA email account, include your first and last name, and your class and section number. The class is 1301. The section number for this course is 72. For any announcements concerning class, I will send out an email through the LSC-PA email or make an announcement on Blackboard, so please make a point to check often. Important Information About Taking Quizzes and Exam: It is your responsibility to ensure that you have an adequate amount of time, the proper atmosphere, and a secure connection to the internet to take the quizzes and exams. I strongly suggest using a laptop or desktop computer—not your phone—and using a wired internet connection to avoid wi-fi fluctuations that may occur. Finally, you should also give yourself enough time to take the quiz or exam— don’t wait until the last minute—so that if your internet is “down” you can find another place to take it. Blackboard is a stable platform, so the ONLY way I will consider “re-setting” a quiz is if you submit a screenshot or picture of the error message showing that the site itself was at fault; just “forgetting” that you had a quiz or exam due will not suffice for a reason to re-set it, so do not ask. You have plenty of time to take the quizzes and exams, so plan ahead. Academic Integrity: Academic integrity is essential to online learning and I take it very seriously. I have a zero tolerance for cheating and plagiarism of any kind. Students are to submit their own work. I have to grade you on what you have learned and I cannot do that if you submit the work of someone else. My class policy is that if any academic dishonesty is discovered, the student will receive a zero for that assignment—with no possibility for make-up. If the offense is flagrant, the student may receive an “F” for the entire course—with no possibility for make-up. This policy aligns with the policy of Lamar State College-Port Arthur as follows: Lamar State College-Port Arthur Academic Dishonesty Policy: Lamar State College-Port Arthur considers academic dishonesty, including collusion, cheating, and plagiarism as defined in the Student Handbook, to be a serious academic offence. Students guilty of such behavior will be subject to the following penalties: First offense: Student will receive a failing grade on the exam or assignment with no possibility for a make-up. If the offense is flagrant, the student may receive an ‘F’ in the course. The student's name and documented offense will be forwarded to the proper college officials. Second offense: Student will receive an ‘F’ in the course with no possibility for make-up. The student's name and documented offense will be forwarded to the proper university officials. All accused students will be given a written notice of the offense, the penalty assessed, and the right of appeal to the department chair/advisory committee. Again, to be clear. If absolutely any portion your discussion question responses or essay is found to be plagiarized, you will receive a zero for the assignment. If the offense if flagrant—meaning over 50% of the assignment—you will receive an “F” for course. There will be no exceptions to this. If you have any questions at all about what constitutes plagiarism, please do not hesitate to contact me. I will be glad to help you out. It’s not worth the penalty. So, it’s best to do your own work. |
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| Attendance Policy | Since this is an online class, your attendance/participation will be graded through your participation in discussion forums with other students and myself. It is important that you keep up with the discussions and make every effort to fully participate. | ||||||||||
| 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. | ||||||||||
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| 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 the Office for Disability Services Coordinator, Room 231, in the Madison Monroe Building. The phone number is (409) 984-6241. | ||||||||||
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| HB 2504 | This syllabus is part of LSC-PA's efforts to comply with Texas House Bill 2504. | ||||||||||