| American Civilization 100 Fall 2007 Contact: vchavez@swccd.edu 619.421.6700 x5438 Office: 450B Syllabus Topics/Readings |
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| Student Updates: Monday,September 24th Week 6, only 12 weeks to go! August 20-24 ----Introduction and Heartfelt Welcome! ----What does "history" mean? Its methods, its direction. Please prepare yourselves for an objective (true/false) scantron quiz next week on this subject. You are solely responsible for the terms and concepts on this handout. Take aggressive lecture notes and for those students who want to go the extra mile you can read the introduction in the Portable Greek Historians, available in any public library. August 21 All required texts are now available at the SWC bookstore: The Unfinished Nation: A Concise History of the American People, Vol 1. to 1877; by Brinkley Defending Slavery; by Finklemen James K. Polk: An Unquestionable Destiny; by Leonard Reading: Unfinished Nation, chapter 1. Take aggressive notes in class and then use the readings to augment the lectures. You will solely be responsible for the materials discussed in class. August 22 Syllabus is now available! Please review History, Historiography, and Approaches to History. August 28 Scantron, Quiz (882E) MWF Classes Friday, August 31st MW Classes, Next Wednesday, September 5th TTH Classes, Next Tuesday, September 4th September 4 Please review the web readings the "Meeting of Cultures." Focus on the particular points raise in class. September 8 All quizzes were return this past week. Students are welcome to meet with me to discuss your results. We will introduce the Spaniards and conquer the Aztecs this week. Please continue with chapters 1,2 and the website readings. Please go to BlackBoard and Click on Assignment in preparation for a quiz on the week of September 17: Pre-Columbia to Aztec Conquest September 12: Please go to Blackboard for current readings. Video this Friday: "Aztec" Prepare for a quiz. Check out Blackboard for dates Join me Monday, September 17, 2007 at 11am in Cafeteria: Constitution Day...click here September 18 Ok Gang, Please go to SWC Blackboard for updates. Quiz this Thursday, Friday, and Monday. Focus on the New World Classification link to prepare for the quiz--plus the website readings. Virtual Handout on Precolumbia September 24: We will continue with the English legacy and patterns of Colonial Settlement. You should be finished with chapters 1,2 in Brinkley September 26: Please go to SWC Blackboard Online Classes in preparation for next week's quiz on the English Legacy and Colonial Settlement Please be advised that as of September 26 I will solely use Blackboard for class updates & assignments. Continue to use this website for course requirements and readings |