Description of the Courses:
This is a team-taught class that combines the courses History 2111 (United States History to 1865) and English 2131 (American Literature I) as they are described in the Middle Georgia Catalog. These combined courses will focus on the specific topic of American social, cultural, and political values as they are manifested in historic events and literary works. Further, this class was developed as a "Web-enhanced" course in which it is intended that students will learn to integrate traditional materials and resources (historic documents, literary texts, and secondary sources) with that which is available in a number of electronic formats (online full-text resources, hyper-text documents, Web presentations, and bulletin boards). Students will become familiar with being both consumers and creators of electronic resources.
Objectives of the Courses:

• To understand the development of American social, cultural, and political life as manifested in its literary works and historic events.
• To identify, evaluate, and appreciate major political, social, economic, and cultural trends in America and how various literary authors have been influenced by and have contributed to those trends.
• To comprehend the processes of continuity and change in both historical processes and literary traditions.
• To understand the role of individuls in shaping social, cultural, and political life; and realize how that undertanding both reflects and influences the students' view of themselves and their world.
• To advance students' skills in reading, writing, critical/analytical thinking, oral expression, and presentation in electronic formats.