Weekly Projects |
Students
will be required to submit 12 Weekly Projects during the semester.
The goal of the Weekly Project requirement is to encourage curiosity
about the past, to develop the skill of connecting individual pieces
of history to broader historical processes, and to practice research,
writing, and presentation skills. |
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Unit Projects |
Click on the buttons below for instructions and access to required assignment materials
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Final Essay |
Students are required to complete a Final Essay summarizing what they have learned throughout the semester. Essays involve writing a 1,500-word paper on how the idea of freedom has changed in American since the time of the American Revolution. Essays will be submitted through Canvas. The Final Essay is DUE: Tuesday, May 3 by 11:59pm |
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Exams & Quizzes |
Students are required to take an Introductory Quiz, several textbook quizzes, and four Unit Exams using Canvas. Quizzes will be announced in class. Exams are open book. Exams will be open for four days and students may take the test at a time of their own choosing during that period. Students may take their exams from any location.
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Grading |
Grades
are a mechanism for communicating the level of academic achievement
students have attained in relation to the learning objectives of this
course. Grades are not an assessment of student potential, individual
character, or effort. Grades in USU 1300 will be based on the instructor’s
evaluation of student performance on the required assignments and exams. Students who have questions about grades are encouraged to talk with the instructor during her scheduled office hours. |
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Syllabus |
In order to understand what we will be doing over the next sixteen weeks and what will be required of you as a student in the course, it is important that you read over the syllabus carefully at the beginning of the semester and consult it often as the term proceedes. You may read the syllabus online or print off a copy to have close at hand when you need it. |
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Introduction |
The required textbook is Give Me Liberty!: A American History (Seagull Edition) by Eric Foner. During the first week of the course, students should read the syllabus and familiarize themselves with this web site. Please purchase the required textbook at the USU Bookstore. Students will take an Introductory Quiz worth 55 pts.
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Unit
1 |
Freedom’s
Foundations (Click on film clips to view) WEEK 2 (January 19 - 21) * Give Me Liberty, Chps. 4 and 5 * "Questioning Freedom," film clips #6 and #7 WEEK 3 (January 26 - 28) * Give Me Liberty, Chps. 6, 7, 8 * "Questioning Freedom," film clips #8 and #9 WEEK 4 (February 2 - 4) * "Questioning Freedom," film clips #10, #11, and #12 * "Making the Constitution" film clips #1, #2, and #3 |
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Unit
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A
New Birth of Freedom (Click on film clips to view) WEEK 5 (February 9 - 11) * Give Me Liberty, Chps. 11 and 12 * "Questioning Freedom," film clips #13, #14 and #15 * "Fanny Kemble," film clips #1, #2, #3 WEEK 6 (February 16 - 18) * Give Me Liberty, Chp. 13 * "Questioning Freedom," film clips #16, #17, #18, and #19 WEEK 7 (February 23 - 25) * Give Me Liberty, Chps. 14-15 * "Questioning Freedom," film clips #20, and #21 WEEK 8 (March 1 - 3) * "Questioning Freedom," film clips#22 and #23 WEEK 9 (March 8 - 10) SPRING BREAK |
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Unit
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Facing Freedom’s
Boundaries ASSIGNED READING/VIEWING/LISTENING: |
Unit
4 |
Fighting
for Freedom ASSIGNED READING/VIEWING:
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Guides |
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