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BELOW PLEASE FIND 1) INSTRUCTIONS, 2) DISCUSSION QUESTION ASSIGNMENTS, AND THE 3) DISCUSSION QUESTIONS. AFTER WRITING YOUR THOUGHTFULLY CONSTRUCTED ANSWER AS DIRECTED, USING EXAMPLES FROM THE BOOK, YOU CAN POST YOUR ANSWERS ON BB--YOU WILL FIND A DISCUSSION THREAD THERE ON OUR "DISCUSSION BOARD," A DISCUSSION THREAD FOR EACH OF THE QUESTIONS LISTED BELOW.
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1) INSTRUCTIONS FOR ANSWERING YOUR DISCUSSION QUESTION
ONE Discussion Board Posting (100 Points): I will assign each of you ONE WEEK for which I would like you to lead discussion by presenting insights into the week's reading, and we will begin this next week when I have a complete roster of our class. I will post a general question, and would like you to construct an answer that you can support with points from the assigned reading. The idea here is to make an argument, to have a point of view, and to support it with examples from the reading.
Three tightly woven paragraphs will do it--one introductory, laying out your argument; one tight paragraph with a listing of your evidence, and one to conclude, to bring together all your points. The idea here is to be persuasive.
An "A" posting reveals a sophisticated knowledge of the reading, time spent thinking about class questions, and a well structured and persuasive argument. A "B" posting is a strong argument with some evidence presented; and a "C" posting reflects very general argument with some points from reading included. A "D" posting is a poorly supported argument, and a Fail reflects no informed knowledge of the subject.
Reacting to Discussion Board Postings (50 Points): These are points for responding to the Discussion Board Postings--thoughtful points posted at least TEN times in the upcoming weeks will get you all of these points. These points are basically given for participation, though I reserve the right to withold points for hastily posted points that have not been thought through.
2) DISCUSSION QUESTION ASSIGNMENTS (to get credit for your answer, post it on BB's Discussion Board by deadlines listed below).
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Rikki Almanza |
1B
Haeun Chung |
1C
Jordan Faas |
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Liane Klein |
3
Katayoon Murillo |
1A
Stephanie Rissler |
1B
Tiffany Verdi |
1C |
Midnight
9/1
Tuesday |
2 |
4
Henry Anding |
5
Samuel Dominguez |
6
Jamie Fountain |
4
Danielle Lapham |
5
Greg Owen |
6
Marcella Rodriguez |
4
Michael Wenzel |
5
Cassandra Klop |
Midnight
9/8
Tuesday |
3 |
7
Curtis Bedgood |
8
Karissa Dunn |
7
Allison Frieson |
8
Hllary Liberman |
7
Christy Perry |
8
Christopher Rogers |
7 |
8
Amanda Wells |
Midnight
9/13
Sunday |
4 |
9
Kimberly Bolanos |
10
William Dunn |
11
Chad Hardy |
9
Aubrey Libres |
10
Robert Peters |
11
Alexa Rutledge |
9
Teresa Marrero |
10
Bobby Akhtar |
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5 |
12
James Breier |
13
Ethan Evans |
14
Krystal Hartford |
12
Diego Monroy |
13
Rebekah Richardson |
14
Brian Stothers |
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Midnight
9/22
Tuesday
(last Week's Questions should be finished early, note the deadline) |
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1) DISCUSSION QUESTIONS FOR FALL 2009
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Week 1
8/24
Chapters 1, 2, 3 / Worlds Collide, Invasion, and British Empire |
#1A/ Characterize the cultures of the Americas with THREE ADJECTIVES, using examples from your reading to illustrate each. How do American cultures change over time?
#1B/ Characterize European Cultures with THREE ADJECTIVES, using examples from reading to illustrate each. How do European cultures change over time?
#1C/ Characterize African Cultures with THREE ADJECTIVES, using examples from reading to illustrate each. How do African cultures change over time?
#2/ Compare the Chesapeake, Puritan, and Eastern Indians' worlds after contact. How would you characterize the European settled Eastern Seaboard by 1700 (sum up)?
#3/ How do British settlers transform the economy of North America, and how does their settlement transform their political involvement?
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1 September Tuesday 12 AM-Midnight latest (i.e., not the 2nd of September)
I have extended the due date for the first students to give you a full week)
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#4/ Compare colonial settlements in New England and the Chesapeake--how are these regions transformed by the Enlightenment, the Great Awakening, economy, and conflict? Which of these--Enlightenment, Great Awakening, economy, or conflict, has the greatest impact on settlers?
#5/ What do you find is the most important reason for the response of rebellion to the increasing tension between colonists and the British? Is it the nature of their relationship, economic demands, colonial society, or political leadership that brings about rebellion? How does rebellion against the British grow, and why?
#6/ Are you surprised that the colonists win their war of independence? What are the three most important reasons that the colonists emerge victorious in their revolution?
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8 September Tuesday 12 AM-Midnight latest (i.e., not the 9nd of September)
Due Tuesday to accommodate the Labor Day Holiday |
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#7/ What do you think was the SINGLEMOST difficult challenge in setting up a political system AFTER the winning of the war? Explain the nature of this difficulty, and then the reasons you find it the greatest challenge.
#8/ What was the relationship between western expansion, eastern capitalism, and the policies of the federal government?
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13 September Sunday 12 AM-Midnight latest (i.e., not the 14th of September) |
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#9/ Compare the ways in which "Democratic Republicanism" and "Aristocratic Republicanism" influenced family life in the North and the South? How did the Second Great Awakening influence the lives of people living in both regions?
#10/ How did the Economic Revolution of the early nineteenth century affect the social structure of the early nation?
#11/ What was the Second Party System, and why did it develop?
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20 September Tuesday 12 AM-Midnight latest (i.e., not the 21st of September) |
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#12/ What values do you find most significant in the religious and intellectual lives of Americans in the early nineteenth century?
#13/ What are the regional tensions and conflicts of the antebellum era, and why do they lead to Civil War?
#14/ Why does Civil War begin in 1861, and why does the Union emerge victorious in 1865?
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22 September Tuesday 12 AM-Midnight latest (i.e., not the 23rd of September)
Please Note these last Answers must be prepared early |
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