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-green sheet“But of all the views of this law none is more
important, none more legitimate, than that of
rendering the people the safe, as they are the
ultimate, guardians of their own liberty. For this
purpose the reading in the first stage, where they
will receive their whole education, is proposed, as
has been said, to be chiefly historical. History by
apprising them of the past will enable them to judge
of the future; it will avail them of the experience of
other times and other nations; it will enable them to
know ambition under every disguise it may assume; and
knowing it, to defeat its views.”
Thomas Jefferson, 1787
Materials needed for this course
Course reader
"To Kill a Mockingbird" Harper Lee
Course description
History 17C is a broad course that covers a wide range
of events in the history of the United States. Topics
such as the Progressive politics of Teddy Roosevelt
through the Great War, World War Two, Civil Rights,
Rock n Roll, and Vietnam, are a few of the topics we
will consider this quarter.
Goals of the course
To provide you a broad range of knowledge of key
events, themes, struggles, and experiences that have
contributed to the life, culture and history of the
United States. A key part of this survey will be to
increase our understanding of the past in order to
become stronger self educated citizens. We will be
discussing some hard topics and will be looking at the
United States in (hopefully) a new way. Not merely
just to memorize names and dates, but to really
understand major cultural, political, legal, and
social factors that are part of this history.
Reading and Writing
History 17c is fundamentally a reading course.
We will have at least two in class discussion days
based on comparative issues in our reader. You will
need to be on time for these discussions and remain
for the entire discussion. You will need to
participate in the discussion in order to earn credit.
We will also be writing an in class essay based on
Harper Lee's novel. The essential question and focus
for this exercise is based on the them of our course,
"whose country is it anyway?"
We will have two tests this quarter. The second
test will be the final. If you miss the first exam
you can make it up. Please see me to make
arrangements. The Final can not be made up so if you
miss it you will receive a zero for the final. All
test questions will be drawn from lecture and class
discussion based on our reading. The grades will be
based on these percentages;
An A grade is 90%; a B grade is 80%; a C grade is 70%;
a D grade is 60%; an F grade is anything lower than
60%.
Grade from tests, 200 pts.
In class essay 80 points.
General on going participation 25 points
Discussion papers 50 points
A=90%, B=80%, C=70%, D=60%, F= less than 60%
Dropping the course and final comments
If you choose to drop this class be certain that you
do so officially through the Admissions office. This
is the student’s responsibility and failure to not
drop the course officially can result in your earning
an “F” for the course. If you feel that you wish to
drop the course please come see me.
You must be on the permanent class roster or you are
not officially in the class and will not receive a
grade for the course.
Any student involved in cheating during an exam, quiz,
or plagiarizing on any written assignment will receive
an “F” for the course. Any student disrupting a class
may be asked to leave the class.
Please turn off all pagers and cell phones prior to
entering class. When another student is sharing his or
her ideas in class, or asking questions, it is
expected that no one will begin their own private
discussions. I should not have to ask you to “please
stop talking, or please pay attention” etc. If I have
to resort to this you will not earn credit for that
portion of the class and you may fail for the course.
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