Syllabus Supplement HIST 202: United States History II

Neosho County Community College

Fall Semester, 2011 Section 31: Tuesdays and Fridays, 8:3010:00 AM Kevin Blackwell Office: NCCC-Ottawa, Office 314 (785) 242-2067 ext. 303 Office Monday and Wednesdays, (816) 824-0309 Hours: 9:00 AM-12:00 PM Tuesday and Thursdays, kblackwell@neosho.edu 1:00-4:00 PM Friday, 10:00 AM-12:00 PM

Instructor: Phone: E-mail:

ACADEMIC HONESTY Plagiarism of any type will not be tolerated in this class. Your writings for this course must be your own work. I do not care if you use outside materials as long as you use proper citations and quotation marks around words that you didnt write. Downloading and printing material from the Internet as your own work will earn you an AUTOMATIC F IN THIS COURSE. Dont take the risk. EMAIL POLICY All class-related communication must be through your NCCC email account (Pmail). Instructions for setting up your P-mail account can be found on the NCCC Webpage under Current Students Student Email Setup. When writing an email put the following in the subject line: HIST 202-31. All students must send a certification email to the instructor within the first week of class. The email should include the students correct name. EVALUATION AND GRADING: Student performance will be evaluated through examinations, a research project, homework, quizzes, map exercises, and classroom discussions. 1. Examinations: There will be FOUR examinations during the semester. The exams will include both objective questions (multiple choice, matching, fill-in-theblank) and subjective essays. Essays will be evaluated according to the following criteria: 1. 2. 3. 4. Knowledge of the material. Analysis of ideas. Synthesis of major themes. Clarity of written expression.

2. Research Project: Students will be required to complete a major research project by the end of the semester. Topics must be preapproved by me. Details on the requirements for the research project and its grading will be found on the Course Webpage.

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3. Homework/Class Participation: Students will be given various weekly assignments, map exercises and five unannounced quizzes throughout the semester. Students will also be expected to participate in structured classroom discussions. The course grade will be calculated as follows: First Examination 15% Second Examination 15% Third Examination 15% Final Examination 20% Paper/Project 20% Homework/Class Participation 15% 100%

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Course Schedule
DATE August 23, 2011 TOPIC The Impending Crisis ASSIGNMENT Foner, Ch. 13

August 26, 2011

The Impending Crisis

Foner, Ch. 13

August 30, 2011

The Impending Crisis

Foner, Ch. 13

September 2, 2011

The Impending Crisis

Foner, Ch. 13

September 6, 2011

The Civil War

Foner, Ch. 14 RESEARCH TOPIC DUE Foner, Ch. 14

September 9, 2011

The Civil War

September 13, 2011

The Civil War

Foner, Ch. 14

September 16, 2011

The Civil War

Foner, Ch. 14

September 20, 2011

The Civil War

Foner, Ch. 14

September 23, 2011

EXAMINATION ONE

September 27, 2011

Reconstruction

Foner, Ch. 15

September 30, 2011

Reconstruction

Foner, Ch. 15

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DATE October 4, 2011 TOPIC Reconstruction ASSIGNMENT Foner, Ch. 15

October 7, 2011

The Gilded Age

Foner, Ch. 16

October 11, 2011

The Gilded Age

October 14, 2011

Foner, Ch. 16, pp. 643655. RESEARCH PROJECT OUTLINE DUE EXAMINATION TWO

October 18, 2011

The Gilded Age

Foner, Ch. 16

October 21, 2011

The Gilded Age

Foner, Ch. 16

October 25, 2011

The Gilded Age

Foner, Ch. 16

October 28, 2011

The Gilded Age

Foner, Ch. 16

November 1, 2011

Populism

Foner, Ch. 17

November 4, 2011

Populism

Foner, Ch. 17. BIBLIOGRAPHY DUE EXAMINATION THREE

November 8, 2011

November 11, 2011

Imperialism

Foner, Ch. 17

November 15, 2011

Imperialism

Foner, Ch. 17

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DATE November 18, 2011 TOPIC The Progressives ASSIGNMENT Foner, Ch.18

November 22 and 25, 2011 November 29, 2011 The Progressives

THANKSGIVING BREAK NO CLASS Foner, Ch. 18

December 2, 2011

The Great War

Foner, Ch. 19

December 6, 2011

The Great War

Foner, Ch. 19

December 9, 2011

The Great War

December 13, 2011

Foner, Ch. 19 RESEARCH PROJECT DUE FINAL EXAMINATION

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