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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James Breier |
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Monica Walker-Perryman
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1) DISCUSSION QUESTIONS FOR FALL 2009
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Week 1
0/28
Chapters 16, 17, 18 |
#1/ Chapter 16/ The American West: How do American Indians lose their land between 1877 and 1890, and what is the role of the federal government?
#2/ Chapter 17/ Capital & Labor: How is the economy transformed between 1877 and 1900, and why?
#3 Chapter 18/ The Industrial City: Would you prefer to live on a farm or a city in the years between 1880 and 1920? What are the positive aspects of both? Negative aspects of both?
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9 October Friday 12 AM-
Midnight latest (i.e., not the 10th October)
I have extended the due date for the first students to give you an extra week)
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Week 2
10/5
Chapters 19, 20, 21
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#4/ Chapter 19/ Politics 1877-1896: What is the "crisis" in American politics in the 1890s, and why does it occur?
#5/ Chapter 20/ Progressive Era: Who were the progressives, what kinds of reforms did they want, and do you think they were successful? Why or Why not?
#6/ Chapter 21/ An Emerging World Power: In the years before our involvement in WWI, as the U.S. is establishing itself among nations, what do you find to be the most significant foreign policy development and why?
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9 October Friday12 AM-
Midnight latest (i.e., not the 10th October)
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Week 3
10/12
Chapters 22 & 23
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#7/ Chapter 22/ The Modern State and Society, 1914-1945: How does WWI affect the lives of Americans?
#8/ Chapter 23/ Modern Times, 1920-1932: In what ways does American culture change in the 1920s, and why? What is the impact of cultural change on Americans?
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19 October Monday 12 AM-Midnight latest (i.e., not the 20th October) |
Week 4
10/19
Chapters 24, 25, 26
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#9/ Chapter 24/ Redefining Liberalism: The New Deal, 1933-1939: How does the New Deal change the role of the federal government (from the Progressive Era)? Why?
#10/ Chapter 25/ The World at War, 1939-1945: What is the role of the U.S. in WWII, and how does this war affect Americans?
#11/ Chapter 26: The Age of Cold War Liberalism, 1945-1980: What exactly is the Cold War, how is it fought, and what is its economic effect on Americans and on American society?
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23 October Monday 12 AM-Midnight latest (i.e., not the 24th) |
Week 5
10/26
Chapters 27, 28, 29
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#12/ Chapter 27/ The Age of Affluence, 1945-1960: What is the Youth Culture of the 1950s, and why is it significant at this time?
#13/ Chapter 28/ The Liberal Consensus: Flaming Out, 1960-1968: Why is the "liberal consensus" defined both by domestic reform and war in Vietnam?
#14/ Chapter 29/ Toward a Conservative America, the 1970s: How do Americans become more conservative at the end of the 1970s, and why?
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26 October Monday
Midnight latest (i.e., not the 27 October)
Please Note these last Answers must be prepared early |
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