HIST-1302-73 - US Hist II
Lamar State College - Port Arthur
House Bill 2504
Summer II 2017 Course Syllabus
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Semester | Summer II 2017 | ||||||||||||
Instructor | Wilbur, Christina Annette | ||||||||||||
Phone | (409) 984-6394 | ||||||||||||
wilburca@lamarpa.edu | |||||||||||||
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Course Number | 70173 | ||||||||||||
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 |
Brinkley, Alan. American History: Connecting with the Past, Volume II. Bryson, Bill. One Summer, America 1927. |
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Attendance Policy |
Students are required to log-on to Blackboard in order to stay current regarding class announcements, assignment due dates and exam dates. If a student fails to log in on a regular basis, I will assume you are no longer participating in the class and may administratively drop you from the class. Additionally, failure to log in will affect attendance requirements for financial aid, if applicable. |
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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 |
Two (2) Major Exams: 40% One (1) Written Assignment:10% Five (5) Quizzes: 20% Article/Video Responses: 30% Please keep up with your grades. Students should keep all copies of graded and ungraded work until course grades have been submitted at the end of the semester. A current running average is always available to you in the Current Class Average of Blackboard. 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. Please make sure to read the comments sections included with your grade and, additionally, read the comments on your submitted assignments as I make comments in both places. It is your responsibility to read comments and assessment notes and to make the suggested changes on future assignments/exams. |
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Final Exam Date | August 8, 2017 - 8:00 AM Through August 10, 2017 - 6:00 PM | ||||||||||||
Major Assignments |
Week 1 7/10-7/16 Post ‘Getting to Know You in Blackboard’ Textbook readings: Brinkley: American History Chapter 15: Reconstruction and the New South Chapter 16: The Conquest of the Far West Chapter 17: Industrial Supremacy Chapter 18: The Age of the City Readings: One Summer Pp. 1-122 Article(s) for Discussion Board Why Reconstruction Matters Women on the Western Frontier Sawdust City Video(s) for Discussion Board Slavery by Another Name Geronimo Making a Way out of No Way Quiz I: Posted 8:00 am Thursday - due Saturday. Material may come from the following sources: Textbook Chapters 15-18 One Summer, Pp. 1-122 Posted Articles / Videos Week 2 7/17-7/23 Textbook readings: Brinkley: American History Chapter 19: From Crisis to Empire Chapter 20: The Progressives Chapter 21: America and the Great War Readings: One Summer Pp. 123-242 Article(s) for Discussion Board Theodore Roosevelt Upton’s Sinclair’s The Jungle: The Legal and Social Impacts of a Classic Novel. Photo essay - Animals and Technology in WWI Video(s) for Discussion Board The Seeds of Change Spindletop Shell Shock Paris 1919: Inside the Peace Talks that Changed the World Quiz II: Posted 8:00 am Thursday - due Saturday. Material may come from the following sources: Textbook Chapters 19-21 One Summer, Pp. 123-242 Posted Articles / Videos Exam I: Posted at 8:00 am Thursday - due Saturday by 11:59 pm Week 3 7/24-7/30 Textbook readings: Brinkley: American History Chapter 22: The New Era Chapter 23: The Great Depression Chapter 24: The New Deal Readings: One Summer Pp. 243-355 Article(s) for Discussion Board The Klan in Houston Margaret Sanger Work Relief in the Great Depression Video(s) for Discussion Board The Jazz Age The Crash of 1929 Surviving the Dust Bowl Quiz III: Posted 8:00 am Thursday - due Saturday. Material may come from the following sources: Textbook Chapters 22-24 One Summer, Pp. 243-355 Posted Articles / Videos Week 4 7/31-8/5 Textbook readings: Brinkley: American History Chapter 25: The Global Crisis, 1921-1941 Chapter 26: America in a World at War Chapter 27: The Cold War Readings: One Summer Pp. 359-456 Article(s) for Discussion Board Harry Truman The Home Front during World War II NSC-68 / The Long Telegram Video(s) for Discussion Board Jesse Owens The Rise of Hitler D-Day Remembered 1941-1945: The Homefront Beaumont Race Riots Quiz IV: Posted 8:00 am Thursday - due Saturday. Material may come from the following sources: Textbook Chapters 25-27 One Summer, Pp. 359-456 Posted Articles / Videos Book Review Due: Completed review must be uploaded to Blackboard by 11:59 pm on Saturday Week 5 8/7-8/10 Textbook readings: Brinkley: American History Chapter 28: The Affluent Society Chapter 29: Civil Rights, Vietnam, and the Ordeal of Liberalism Chapter 30: The Crisis of Authority Article(s) for Discussion Board Consumerism and Suburban Homes Port Arthur School Desegregation Letters from a Birmingham Jail Video(s) for Discussion Board The Cold War RoadShow The Children’s March America’s Time: Starting Over - 1976-1980 Quiz V: Posted 8:00 am Tuesday. Due Thursday by 6:00 pm. Material may come from the following sources: Textbook Chapters 29-30 Posted Articles / Videos Exam II: Posted at 8:00 am Tuesday. Due Thursday by 6:00 pm Please note that Exam II and Quiz V are due Thursday by 6:00 pm - not Saturday. 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. |
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Calendar of Lecture Topics and Major Assignment Due Dates |
Week 1 7/10-7/16 Post ‘Getting to Know You in Blackboard’ Textbook readings: Brinkley: American History Chapter 15: Reconstruction and the New South Chapter 16: The Conquest of the Far West Chapter 17: Industrial Supremacy Chapter 18: The Age of the City Readings: One Summer Pp. 1-122 Article(s) for Discussion Board Why Reconstruction Matters Women on the Western Frontier Sawdust City Video(s) for Discussion Board Slavery by Another Name Geronimo Making a Way out of No Way Quiz I: Posted 8:00 am Thursday - due Saturday. Material may come from the following sources: Textbook Chapters 15-18 One Summer, Pp. 1-122 Posted Articles / Videos Week 2 7/17-7/23 Textbook readings: Brinkley: American History Chapter 19: From Crisis to Empire Chapter 20: The Progressives Chapter 21: America and the Great War Readings: One Summer Pp. 123-242 Article(s) for Discussion Board Theodore Roosevelt Upton’s Sinclair’s The Jungle: The Legal and Social Impacts of a Classic Novel. Photo essay - Animals and Technology in WWI Video(s) for Discussion Board The Seeds of Change Spindletop Shell Shock Paris 1919: Inside the Peace Talks that Changed the World Quiz II: Posted 8:00 am Thursday - due Saturday. Material may come from the following sources: Textbook Chapters 19-21 One Summer, Pp. 123-242 Posted Articles / Videos Exam I: Posted at 8:00 am Thursday - due Saturday by 11:59 pm Week 3 7/24-7/30 Textbook readings: Brinkley: American History Chapter 22: The New Era Chapter 23: The Great Depression Chapter 24: The New Deal Readings: One Summer Pp. 243-355 Article(s) for Discussion Board The Klan in Houston Margaret Sanger Work Relief in the Great Depression Video(s) for Discussion Board The Jazz Age The Crash of 1929 Surviving the Dust Bowl Quiz III: Posted 8:00 am Thursday - due Saturday. Material may come from the following sources: Textbook Chapters 22-24 One Summer, Pp. 243-355 Posted Articles / Videos Week 4 7/31-8/5 Textbook readings: Brinkley: American History Chapter 25: The Global Crisis, 1921-1941 Chapter 26: America in a World at War Chapter 27: The Cold War Readings: One Summer Pp. 359-456 Article(s) for Discussion Board Harry Truman The Home Front during World War II NSC-68 / The Long Telegram Video(s) for Discussion Board Jesse Owens The Rise of Hitler D-Day Remembered 1941-1945: The Homefront Beaumont Race Riots Quiz IV: Posted 8:00 am Thursday - due Saturday. Material may come from the following sources: Textbook Chapters 25-27 One Summer, Pp. 359-456 Posted Articles / Videos Book Review Due: Completed review must be uploaded to Blackboard by 11:59 pm on Saturday Week 5 8/7-8/10 Textbook readings: Brinkley: American History Chapter 28: The Affluent Society Chapter 29: Civil Rights, Vietnam, and the Ordeal of Liberalism Chapter 30: The Crisis of Authority Article(s) for Discussion Board Consumerism and Suburban Homes Port Arthur School Desegregation Letters from a Birmingham Jail Video(s) for Discussion Board The Cold War RoadShow The Children’s March America’s Time: Starting Over - 1976-1980 Quiz V: Posted 8:00 am Tuesday. Due Thursday by 6:00 pm. Material may come from the following sources: Textbook Chapters 29-30 Posted Articles / Videos Exam II: Posted at 8:00 am Tuesday. Due Thursday by 6:00 pm Please note that Exam II and Quiz V are due Thursday by 6:00 pm - not Saturday. 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. |
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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 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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