AMH 3423- Florida History- Dr. Noll Syllabus & Course Instructions Due to the increasingly technological nature of our society, I find it necessary to address the issue of cell phones in class. Please turn off all of these electronic devices before coming to class, as they are disruptive to the learning environment and distracting to other students. Thank you!! I also need to address tardiness to class in a more formalized manner. As with the cell phone issue, lateness is also disruptive and distracting to a positive learning experience. Constant carping on this issue both demeans the class and takes away from learning time. Though I realize many of you are at the mercy of an RTS bus system that doesn’t necessarily follow its assigned schedule, I urge you, as responsible adults, to arrive to class on time ready to learn. If I can get to class on time by taking the bus- so can you! Class attendance is an important component of your learning experience. Since students are adults, a mandatory attendance policy will not be in effect for this class. Understand, however, that you will not be able to get a good grade without coming to class. Make-ups for quizzes will not be available, except for excused medical absences (signed by authorized medical personnel) or attendance at official university functions. Students requesting classroom accommodations for disability issues must first register with the Dean of Students. That office will provide documentation to the student who then must provide that documentation to me. I am more than willing to do whatever is necessary to ensure an optimum learning environment for all students. Be aware of the University’s policy on plagiarism. It can be found at http://www.dso.ufl.edu/judicial/academic.php. The Internet has made this situation more problematic but understand that plagiarists will be caught. Any questions about what constitutes plagiarism, please do not hesitate to ask. All plagiarism will be reported on a Faculty Adjudication Form and forwarded to the Office of Student Judicial Affairs. The 3 books for this course will be available on-line & at Goerings Book Store, located at 1717 NW 1st Avenue, across from campus (phone # 377-3703). If you have any problems in buying the books, please let me know as soon as possible. The books are: 1. Florida :A Short History. Michael Gannon (University Press of Florida, 2003). 2. Death in the Everglades: The Murder of Guy Bradley, America’s First Martyr to Environmentalism. Stuart McIver (University Press of Florida, 2003). 3. Before His Time: The Untold Story of Harry T. Moore, America’s First Civil Rights Martyr. Ben Green (University Press of Florida, 2005).There will also be required course reserve readings on-line from the Florida Historical Quarterly & a book on Florida environmental history. These will be listed in the syllabus as FHQ & available through the UF library’s web page at https://ares.uflib.ufl.edu/. Once you create an account, you can access the readings for this course. This may seem difficult, but it is actually easy & it certainly saves you the expense of purchasing a course pack of readings. Book readings are to be finished by the end of the week they are assigned. Course reserve readings are to be finished before the day they are assigned (for example- the article on Harmon Murray needs to be read before the Thursday, July 3rd class, so it can be discussed that day) Week One- June 30-July 3 The Civil War & Reconstruction “Florida”- pgs 40-53 For Thursday- July 3rd –FHQ- “Harmon Murray” Wednesday, July 2nd- PK Yonge Library of Florida History orientation- No class on Friday July 4th – enjoy the 4th!!! Week Two- July 7-11- Redemption & Tourism- into the 20th Century “Florida”- pgs 46-74 For Tuesday, July 8th- FHQ- “Steamboats, Cypress, & Tourism” QUIZ #1 Friday July 11th Week Three- July 14-18- World War I, Boom Times, & Racism “Florida”- 74-88 “Death in the Everglades” read the book (it is only 165 pages) For Monday, July 14th- FHQ- “Free Speech at the University of Florida” For Wednesday, July 16th- FHQ- “The Icelandic Man Cometh” Midterm- Friday, July 18th Week Four- January 29- February 2- Into the Twentieth Century “Florida”- 89-112 For Tuesday, July 22nd- FHQ- “White Robes & Crosses” For Thursday, July 24th- FHQ “Blasting Through Paradise” For Friday, July 25th- FHQ “Edward Armstrong & the Politics of Race”Tuesday- July 22nd- Movie- “In Marjorie’s Wake” Wednesday July 23rd- Go back to Elementary school because we’re going on a field trip to the Marjoire Kinnan Rawlings house in Cross Creek QUIZ #2 Friday July 25th Website Assignment DUE- Friday July 25th Week 5- July 28- August 1 1950s, 1960s, 1970s “Florida”- 112-139 “Before His Time-“ preface to 131 For Tuesday, July 29th -FHQ- “The Beginnings of Big Sugar” For Thursday- July 31st- FHQ- “The Origins of Tallahassee’s Racial Distrubance Plan” Thursday- July 31st- Movie- “Florida Dreams” Biography Assignment DUE- Friday August 1st Week 6- August 4-8- Modern Florida “Florida”- 139-160 “Before His Time”- 132-256 For Wednesday, August 6th- FHQ- “Taking out the Trailer Trash” Monday- August 4th- Guest Lecture- Dr. David Colburn on Florida Politics Final Paper DUE- Last Day of Class- Friday August 8thBiography Assignment DUE- Friday August 1st Week 6- August 4-8 Modern Florida Final Paper due – Last Day of Class-Friday August 8th - World War II “Florida”- 100-109 FHQ #9 “The Beginnings of Big Sugar in Florida” John Heitmann (77, 1 Summer 1998- pgs. 39-61) FHQ #10 “The Origins of Tallahassee’s Racial Disturbance Plan” Jon Evans (79, 3, Winter 2001- pgs. 346-361) - The PostWar Boom “Florida”- 109-125 Before His Time- 1-80The 50s “Florida”- 125-130 The 50s & 60s “Florida”- 130-139 Before His Time- 81-256 FHQ #11- “Taking out the Trailer Trash” Lee Irby (79, 2, Fall 2000- pgs. 181-200) The 70s “Florida”- 139-151 - Modern