Glendale Community College Fall 2004 HISTORY 103/2729/Honors: United States I: to 1877 TR: 11:30 a.m.-12:45 p.m. – CL 12 PROFESSOR: Dr. Bonnie F. Saunders Campus phone #: 623-845-3699. Campus e-mail: [email protected] Please give me your e-mail address; if you do not have one, get one at GCC. Home e-mail: [email protected] OFFICE HOURS: MWF: 10:00-10:50 a.m.; TR: 8:30-9:45 a.m. Building 05; Room 104. SYLLABUS AND COURSE OUTLINE TEXT: Robert A. Divine et al. America Past and President: Vol. I: to 1877. 7th ed., 2005. OBJECTIVES: Students will be expected to understand: 1. Why people came to America and how they lived in the different colonies. 2. The impact of Enlightenment ideas on the United States, especially on the American Revolution and the early Republic. 3. The Declaration of Independence of 1776, the original Constitution of 1787, the Bill of Rights of 1791, and all other Amendments before 1877. 4. Important leaders of the early United States, especially George Washington, Thomas Jefferson, and Abraham Lincoln. 5. The impact of slavery on the United States. 6. The causes and impact of the Civil War and Reconstruction on both North and South. COURSE REQUIREMENTS: 1. Readings: Read the page numbers in Divine, to be read before the day the pages are listed in the Course Outline. Please do not read the textbook in class, especially while I am talking. 2. *** Quizzes, Attendance, and Class Participation: [“Quiz File” = 25% of total grade] *** a. In order to get a C or better in the course, you need to attend class regularly, take the Constitution Test and the quizzes, and participate in class. b. You are expected to attend classes regularly. I take attendance. Perfect or near-perfect class attendance will add points to this “Quiz File.” Excessive (more than 2) unexcused absences will subtract points from this “Quiz File.” Talk to me about your emergencies and excusable absences and I will help. If you must drop the course for any reason, please be courteous enough to let me know; in that case, I will not penalize you. c. Quizzes: On designated days, you will have objective quizzes on designated topics, based on the readings and on the class discussions. See the Course Outline below for dates and topics. You must take all of the quizzes. Talk to me about your emergencies and absences and I will arrange for make-ups. d. Be on time for class: if you are late, you will miss the roll-call and any announcements at the beginning of the class. If you arrive after I begin talking, please see me after class to make sure that I recorded your presence. e. You are responsible for everything that is said in class: absences do not excuse ignorance. Ask me about what happened in classes you miss. You are expected to pay attention to what is said in class and to take notes, as appropriate, on class lectures, films, and discussions. f. You are expected to pay attention to this syllabus: you are responsible for everything written herein. If you lose your syllabus, ask for another copy. THIS SYLLABUS IS OF PARAMOUNT IMPORTANCE!! Anything not mentioned herein must adhere to the guidelines in the Student Handbook and Catalog. g. You are expected to participate in class discussions: ask and answer questions, discuss controversial issues, and form educated opinions. h. Do NOT talk to your fellow students while I am talking – a pet peeve of mine. If you do not understand what I have said or if you have some other question about my lecture, ask me. i. Chew gun only if you are too sleepy to pay attention otherwise! j. Turn off your cell phones and pagers when you enter the classroom – talk to me about your genuine emergencies or necessities and we can work something out. k. Throughout quizzes, you may have nothing on your desk except writing implements and the quiz papers themselves. ALL books, notes, and electronic equipment that you bring to a quiz must be secured from vision, i.e.,-2- inside a zipped backpack or on a separate desk. Make sure that your eyes look only at your own paper. Cheating will result in a zero on the offending quiz. 3.***** Essay Exams: [50% of grade] ***** a. ***** First Essay Exam: R:10/7 ***** b. ***** Second Essay Exam: R:11/4***** c. ***** Final Essay Exam: T:12/16: noon-1:50 p.m.***** d. Do not cut an exam except in a verifiable emergency or by prior arrangement. In order to get a C or better in the course, you must take all 3 essay exams. Talk to me about your emergencies and absences and I will arrange for make-ups. e. Throughout exams, you may have nothing on your desk except writing implements and the paper that I will give you on which you will write your essays. ALL books, notes, and electronic equipment that you bring to an exam must be secured from vision, i.e., inside a zipped backpack or on a separate desk. Make sure that your eyes look only at your own paper. Cheating will result in a zero on the offending exam. f. Tips on how to write a well-organized, fact-filled essay exam: (1) My exam questions are in the form of quotes that I write: read the quotes carefully to make sure that you understand them; (2) make a brief outline; stick to it throughout your essay; please write a persuasive essay of at least 3 or 4 paragraphs; (3) be as specific and as comprehensive as possible: be sure to ANSWER THE QUESTION, THE WHOLE QUESTION, NOTHING BUT THE QUESTION; (4) be as bold and creative in your answer as you dare but you must be sure to deal with the issues in the questions: do not go off on a tangent or answer some other question; (5) most quotes will require you to make a judgment and/or state an opinion – please be sure to back up the judgment and/or opinion with solid facts and generalizations. 4. ** Honors Project: Role-playing/Debate with oral and written aspects: [25% of grade] ** a. By ** T:9/7, ** you will choose a topic from the list below and the person whose role you will be playing. You will connect with one or more partners who choose the same topic. On ** R:12/2 or T:12/7 or R:12/9, ** you will take the role of someone prominent in that aspect of American history. b. Oral Aspects: