Calendar for HIST 104 Spring 2010

 

The course meets Tuesdays & Thursdays 12:30-1:45 in Stevens Lecture Hall. The final exam period is scheduled for Thursday, 13 May, 1:00pm. (Final quiz, and make-ups, to be administered at this time.) Check back to this calendar now and then, as revisions may be made to adjust to realities as we go along. Also keep checking the home page of the course, as announcements and updates will be posted to the weblog.

 

Date

In-Class Proceedings

Assignments & Reminders

Tues

12

Jan

Welcome PPT

Day 1 handout, general discussion of the course

Sign up with email address

Explore the website thoroughly!

Read introductions to Tocqueville

Purchase PRS and register it in Blackboard for this course

Watch for an email welcome to Cumberland Gap

Thur

14

Jan

PPT: Welcome

New students?

Questions over material on website?

Lecture 1 (all lectures include PRS items for participation points)

After class, commence sending intro messages to your section of Cumberland Gap

Also, the list is open for discussion of Tocqueville Chapter 20

Tues

19

Jan

PPT: Participation in HIST 104

Discuss participation and grades

Discuss scholastic honesty

Lecture 1 concluded

Begin Lecture 2

Carry on discussion of TQ Ch 20

Thur

21

Jan

PPT: Cumberland Gap

PPT: Group Participation in Cumberland Gap

Discuss list (Cumberland Gap) participation in the course

Quiz 1 (all quizzes administered by PRS)

Lecture 2 continued

List opens for discussion of TQ Ch 35

Tues

26

Jan

PPT: Cultural Currents of the University

PPT: History in Your Community

Discuss the Cultural Currents assignment & the History in Your Community assignment

Lecture 2 concluded

Wind up discussion of TQ Ch 35

Thur

28

Jan

Quiz 2

Lecture 3

List opens for discussion of TQ Ch 18

Tues

2

Feb

Lecture 3 continued

Carry on discussion of TQ Ch 18

List opens for discussion of TQ Ch 34

Thur

4

Feb

Lecture 3 concluded

Lecture 4

In-class exercise, “Power of the Majority”

Carry on discussion of TQ Ch 34

List opens for discussion of TQ Ch 12

Tues

9

Feb

Quiz 3

Lecture 4 concluded

Continue discussion of TQ Ch 12—the most important chapter in the book

Thur

11

Feb

Quiz 4

Lecture 5

List opens for discussion of TQ Ch 3

Hey, have you done your Cultural Currents assignment yet? Or History in Your Community? Get going!

Tues

16

Feb

Conclude Lecture 5

First round of group list participation marks awarded—must be present to win

Wind up discussion of TQ Ch 3

Thur

18

Feb

Quiz 5

Lecture 6

List opens for discussion of TQ Ch 44

Tues

23

Feb

Lecture 6 concluded

Wind up discussion of TQ Ch 44

Thur

25

Feb

Quiz 6

Lecture 7

List opens for discussion of TQ Ch 48

Tues

2

Mar

Lecture 7 concluded

Wind up discussion of TQ Ch 48

Thur

4

Mar

Quiz 7

Lecture 8

List opens for discussion of TQ Ch 49

Tues

9

Mar

Lecture 8 concluded

Wind up discussion of Ch 49

Thur

11

Mar

Quiz 8

Lecture 9

List opens for discussion of TQ Ch 39

Spring Break

Tues

23

Mar

Lecture 9 continued

Continue discussion of TQ Ch 39

Thur

25

Mar

Lecture 9 concluded

Lecture 10

Second round of group list participation marks awarded—must be present to win

List opens for discussion of TQ Ch 53

Tues

30

Mar

Quiz 9

Lecture 10 continued

List opens for discussion of TQ Ch 54

Thur

1

Apr

Lecture 10 concluded

Wind up discussion of Ch 53-54

Deadline for required History in Your Community assignments noon Friday 3 April

Tues

6

Apr

Quiz 10

Lecture 11

List opens for discussion of TQ Ch 50

Thur

8

Apr

Lecture 11 continued

Continue discussion of TQ Ch 50

Tues

13

Apr

(Prof. Isern in Reno for WSSA meeting)

Lecture 11 concluded

Wind up discussion of TQ Ch 50

Thur

15

Apr

(Prof. Isern in Reno for WSSA meeting)

Quiz 11

Lecture 12

List opens for discussion of TQ Ch 15

Deadline for required Cultural Currents assignments noon Friday 17 April

Tues

20

Apr

Lecture 12 concluded

Wind up discussion of TQ Ch 15

Thur

23

Apr

Quiz 12

Lecture 13

List opens for discussion of TQ Ch 52

Tues

27

Apr

Lecture 13 concluded

List opens for discussion of TQ Ch 41

Thur

29

Apr

Lecture 14

List opens for discussion of TQ Ch 56

Tues

4

May

Lecture 14 concluded

Third round of group list participation marks awarded—must be present to win

Wind up discussion of Ch 56

List opens for discussion of TQ Ch 25

Thur

6

May

Lecture 15

List closes at noon Friday 8 May

Finals Week: final exam period for this course is Thursday, 13 May, at 1:00pm. Quiz #15 and all make-up quizzes administered at this time.

 

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