SPRING 2016 - SYLLABUS - HISTORY 1301 - U. S. Before 1877
Section # 92658
MW 12:30 -2:00 PM
West Loop C - 252
Instructor: Sheri Dylewski
E-mail: sheri.dylewski@hccs.edu
Office Hours: Monday or Wednesday 11:30 - 12:30 PM, or by appointment. 713-529-9743
Course Description:
History 1301 is a survey course of American History from Discovery to Reconstruction. The format of the text focuses on the political, economic,
societal, and cultural forces that shaped America’s history. Additional readings present historiographical interpretations on numerous issues in this
period of American History.
History 1301 is a 16-week, 48 contact hour course which fulfills three hours of the state-mandated six-hour history requirement.
Completion of this class will also improve performance in reading, writing, critical thinking, communicating , and computer skills.
Prerequisites: must be placed into college-level reading and college-level writing.
Core Objectives:
Critical Thinking Skills - to include creative thinking, innovation, inquiry, and analysis, evaluation and synthesis of information.
Communication Skills - to include effective development, interpretation and expression of ideas through written, oral and visual communication.
Social Responsibility: to include intercultural competence, knowledge of civic responsibility, and the ability to engage effectively in regional,
national and global communities.
Personal Responsibility - to include the ability to connect choices, actions and consequences to ethical decision-making Guidelines.
Program Learning Outcomes (PLO)
1. Students will evaluate historical developments in an essay.
2. Students will read primary source documents.
3. Students will analyze historical evidence by writing an analytical essay.
4. Students will explain the importance of chronology and how earlier ideas and events shaped later events.
Student Learning Outcomes (SLO)
1. Discuss the Age of Exploration 2. Explain Colonization 3. Identify the Causes and Effects of the American Revolution
4. Explain the origins and impact of slavery 5. Analyze the formation of the Republic 6. Summarize the effects of Expansion and Innovation
7. Explain Nationalism and Sectionalism 8. Discuss the Civil War 9. Evaluate the effect of Reconstruction
Course Objectives:
There are four objectives: (1) Increase the knowledge of major historical events and eras of American History from
Discovery through the Civil War Era of the Nineteenth Century. (2) Understand the American experience in a global
context. (3) Exposure to the historiography of a number of significant issues in American History.
(4) Improve research and writing skills.
Required Reading:
Monographs:
Textbook:
1776, McCullough (12 copies On Reserve in the Library)
Incidents in the Life of a Slave Girl. Jacobs
The American Promise: A History of the United States, (Value Edition or Volume 1, 5th or 6th
edition.
This book is also available as an e-book. See http://bedfordstmartins.com/ebooks
Course Requirements:
I.
Examinations:
55% of final grade
Examination # 1:
Examination # 2:
Final Examination:
15% of final grade
20% of final grade
20% of final grade
There will be THREE EXAMINATIONS. Each will consist of identifications and essay questions covering the assigned readings, lecture
material, and the text.
Consult the following Course Calendar for the dates of the examinations.
There will be NO MAKE UP exams except under extraordinary circumstances and solely at the discretion of the Instructor.
II.
Research Paper: 20% of final grade
The major writing requirement for History 1301 is a research paper. Students choose from a limited topic list and research the topic
using internet sources available at the West Loop Campus Library.
The research paper will be 5-7 pages in length.
The paper is expected to be typed, well presented, grammatically correct, and documented.
For the due date, consult the Course Calendar. Late research papers will be penalized by the loss of ten (10) points for each day late
or may not be accepted. This decision will be at the discretion of the Instructor.
III.
Essays and Quizzes: 25% of final grade
Students will be required to answer essay questions on the monographs 1776 and Incidents in the Life of a Slave Girl.
There will be ten (10) quizzes based on articles found through internet sources or ON RESERVE in the library. Usually, a quiz
consists of 5 multiple choice, short answer, or True and False questions.
Grading:
Examination # 1
Examination # 2
Final Examination
Research Paper
Essays and Quizzes
15%
20%
20%
20%
25%
Grading Scale:
A: 100 - 90
B: 89 - 80
C: 79 - 70
D: 69 - 60
F: 59 - 0
Methodology: Lecture/Discussion
Attendance Policy:
Class attendance: Students are expected to attend class regularly and be on time. Students are responsible for material
covered during their absence. Students entering class after 12:40 PM will be counted as absent.
The instructor checks class attendance daily.
**The Instructor reserves the right to drop students from this course for excessive absences.
Absences in excess of 6 classes may result in a student being Administratively Withdrawn. Excessive absences occurring after the
official drop date (April 5, 2016) will receive a grade of "W".
Excused or Unexcused absences are still absences.
Withdrawal Policy:
All students who wish to withdraw from this course must fill out a Course Withdrawal form, available at the Registrar’s Office.
The final day to withdraw from this course for the SPRING 2016 Semester is April 5, 2016, before 4:30 PM.
**Students who do not officially withdraw from this course will receive a final grade for the course, usually an “F” or "FX".
**Ceasing to attend class DOES NOT CONSTITUTE AN OFFICIAL WITHDRAWAL.
** International students, veterans, and financial aid recipients, who must complete 12 hours per semester to maintain their status, will
LOSE THIS STATUS IF THEY RECEIVE A “W”.
** This Instructor will not change a grade to maintain a student’s status.
**Students who repeat a course three or more times face significant tuition/fee increases at HCC and other Texas public colleges and
universities. Please ask this instructor/counselor about opportunities for tutoring/other assistance prior to considering course
withdrawal, or if you are not receiving passing grades.
Disability Policy:
Any student with a documented disability(e.g. physical, learning, psychiatric, vision, hearing, etc.) who needs to arrange reasonable
accommodations must contact the Disability Support Service Counselor, Dr. Becky Hauri (713-718-7909) at the beginning of the
semester. Faculty members are authorized to provide only the accommodations requested by the Office of Disability Support
Services(DSS). Students who are requesting special testing accommodations must first contact the office.
Academic Honesty Policy:
Plagiarism, cheating and other forms of academic dishonesty are prohibited by HCC policy and by the rules of this class.
*Plagiarism is the use of the ideas or words of another person(either whole or in part) without crediting the source and
constitutes the theft of another person's intellectual property. It is the most common form of academic dishonesty. If you are unclear
as to what constitutes plagiarism, you should seek clarification before beginning an assignment.
*Cheating involves fraud and deception for the purpose of violating legitimate testing rules. Cheating includes, but is not
limited to : copying from another student's test paper, using during an exam materials or resources not authorized by the instructor,
collaborating with another student during a test, knowingly using, buying, selling whole or part of an unadministered test.
Academic dishonesty constitutes a severe violation of HCC policy and rules and is subject to stringent penalties. Violations of these
policies can result, at a minimum, in the automatic failure of the assignment or the class. Severe violations could result in
suspension or expulsion from HCC.
Title IX OF THE EDUCATION AMENDMENTS OF 1972, 20 U.S.C.
Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972 requires that institutions have policies and procedures that protect students' rights with
regard to sex/gender discrimination. Information regarding these rights are on the HCC website under Students-Anti-Discrimination.
Students who are pregnant and require accommodations should contact any of the ADA Counselors for assistance.
It is important that every student understands and conforms to respectful behavior while at HCC. Sexual misconduct is not
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COURSE CALENDAR: U S HISTORY 1301
SPRING 2016: Section: # 92658
Questions: Please contact Instructor at sheri.dylewski@hccs.edu
DATES and TOPICS:
Wed. Jan 20
Lecture: Chapter 1: "ANCIENT AMERICA BEFORE 1492",
Mon. Jan 25
Lecture: Chapter 2: "EUROPEANS ENCOUNTER THE NEW WORLD,
1492-1600'' pp. 25-52.
Discussion: Article on Reserve:
“Native Reactions to the Invasion of America”,
Lecture: Chapter 3: "THE SOUTHERN COLONIES IN THE SEVENTEENTH
CENTURY, 1601-1700" pp. 53-80.
Introduction to 1776
WEEK 2
Map Assignment, Textbook Due
Lecture: Chapter 4: "THE NORTHERN COLONIES IN THE SEVENTEENTH
CENTURY, 1601-1700" pp. 81-108
Discussion: (Learning Web):
“Anne Hutchinson versus Massachusetts”.
"The Jamestown Fiasco"
Lecture: Chapter 5: "COLONIAL AMERICA IN THE EIGHTEENTH
CENTURY, 1701-1770" pp.109-139.
WEEK 3
Lecture: Chapter 6: "THE BRITISH EMPIRE AND THE COLONIAL
CRISIS, 1754-1775" pp. 140-172
Discussion: (Learning Web)
"Colonial America Without the Indians.."
"The Colonial Newspapers and the Stamp Act"
Discussion: 1776 by David McCullough: Chapters 1-3
WEEK 4
Mon. Feb 15
Wed. Feb 17
NO CLASS: PRESIDENT'S DAY
Lecture: Chapter 7: "THE WAR FOR AMERICA, 1775-1783" pp.173-206
****
1776
Chapters 1-3: Essays due.
WEEK 5
Mon. Feb 22
Wed. Feb 25
Discussion: 1776 by David McCullough: Chapters 4-7.
EXAMINATION # 1: Chapters 1 - 7: Discovery to Independence
WEEK 6
Mon. Feb 29
****
Chapters 4-7: Essays due.
Library Class: The Internet and your Research Paper
(PAPER DUE: Monday, April 11, 2016)
Lecture: Chapter 8: "BUILDING A REPUBLIC, 1775-1789"pp. 207-226.
Articles of Confederation
WEEK 7
WEEK 8
Wed. Mar 9
Lecture: Chapter 8: "BUILDING A REPUBLIC, 1775-1789" pp. 226-238
Constitution of 1787
Lecture: Chapter 9: " THE NEW NATION TAKES FORM, 1789-1800" pp.239-266.
Discussion: (Learning Web): Alexander Hamilton's Place in the Founding
of the Nation"
Mon. Mar 14
Wed. Mar 16
NO CLASS: SPRING BREAK
NO CLASS: SPRING BREAK
WEEK 9
Wed. Jan 27
Mon. Feb 1
Wed. Feb 3
Mon. Feb 8
Wed. Feb 10
Wed. Mar 2
Mon. Mar 7
pp. 1-24.
1776
WEEK 1
COURSE CALENDAR: U S HISTORY 1301
( March 21 - May 11, 2016)
Section # 92658
Questions: Please contact Instructor at sheri.dylewski@hccs.edu
Mon. Mar 21
Lecture: Chapter 10: "REPUBLICANS IN POWER, 1800-1824" pp. 267-300.
Discussion: Article on Reserve:
“The Case of the Missing Commission”.
(Learning Web):
"The Enforcement of the Aliens Friends Act".
Lecture: Chapter 10: "REPUBLICANS IN POWER, 1800-1824" pp. 267-300.
Discussion: Articles on Reserve: “The Republican President”,
(Learning Web): Articles on Lewis and Clark, Monroe Doctrine, War of 1812.
WEEK 10
Mon. Mar 28
Lecture: Chapter 11: "THE EXPANDING REPUBLIC, 1815-1840" pp. 301-332.
WEEK 11
Wed. Mar 30
Discussion: Articles on Reserve: “ Jacksonian Democracy”.
(Learning Web):
"Andrew Jackson's Indian Policy....",
Articles on the Bank of the United States, Tariff and Nullification.
Mon. Apr 4
EXAMINATION # 2: Chapters 8 - 11: Articles of Confederation to The Age of Jackson
Wed. Apr 6
Lecture: Chapter 12: "THE NEW WEST AND THE FREE NORTH, 1840-1860" pp. 333-364.
Wed. Mar 23
WEEK 12
Mon. Apr 11 *****RESEARCH PAPER DUE *****
WEEK 13***********
Lecture: Chapter 12: "THE NEW WEST AND THE FREE NORTH, 1840-1860"pp. 333-364.
Wed. Apr 13 Lecture: Chapter 13: "THE SLAVE SOUTH, 1820-1860" pp. 365-394.
Discussion: Incidents in the Life of a Slave Girl
Essay on monograph due Wednesday, May 4, 2016
Mon. Apr 18
Wed. Apr 20
Mon. Apr 25
Wed. Apr 27
Mon. May 2
Wed. May 4
Discussion: (Learning Web): Article on Hopeton Plantation
Articles on Reserve:
“ The Charles River Bridge Case”, “Paths to Wage Labor”.
(Learning Web):"Assimilation and Nativism" "The Mexican War"
Lecture: Chapter 14: "THE HOUSE DIVIDED, 1846-1861" pp. 395-424.
WEEK 14
Lecture: Chapter 14: "THE HOUSE DIVIDED, 1846-1861" pp.395-424.
Discussion: Articles on Reserve: “The Dred Scott Case”.
Lecture: Chapter 15: "THE CRUCIBLE OF WAR, 1861-1865" pp. 425-458.
Discussion: Articles on Reserve: “Lincoln and the Abolitionists”,
“The Confederate Blockade of Washington, D.C”.
(Learning Web): "Political Parties of New Orleans"
WEEK 15
Lecture: Chapter 15: "THE CRUCIBLE OF WAR, 1861-1865" pp. 425-458.
Lecture: Chapter 16: " RECONSTRUCTION, 1863-1877" pp. 459-488.
****Incidents in the Life of a Slave Girl Essays due.
WEEK 16
FINAL EXAMINATION: DATE and TIME
Regular Class Schedule:
Section # 92658
MW 12:30 - 2:00 PM_________________________Wednesday, May 11, 2016
12:00 PM
The Instructor reserves the right to change or modify this syllabus and calendar, and will inform the students in a timely
manner.