HIST2111
Kemp
Activity:
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point (%) value |
Description
Due dates are posted in the WebCT calendar.
Updated for Spring 2006 12/23/2005
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| Class
meetings |
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Will
include discussion of readings and lectures on related
topics. You will have an opportunity to report on your
participation in class. |
| Chapter review exercises (averaged) |
10 |
Taken on
WebCT, one open- book
review quiz for each chapter.
As
you finish each chapter, take the 20-question quiz to check the quality
of your reading. Each student will receive a unique selection of
questions from a larger quiz bank. After you begin a review quiz,
you will have 2 hours to
complete it. Do these at about the rate of a bit more than
one per week and you will be able to meet the deadlines. |
| Unit
exams (3) |
45 |
May
include essay, map and objective
questions.
May be partly administered via WebCT. |
| Final
exam |
15 |
| Supplemental reading |
15 |
You will read an additional book,
Solomon Northrup, Twelve Years a Slave, and complete written exercises or quizzes related to the book,
to be filed through WebCT. |
| Museum/ Book |
10 |
Choose one of the following, and
file a
report via WebCT
 | Visit the Atlanta History Center (or other US History
museum or historic site that relates to US history before 1877; clear
choice with Dr. Kemp) and file a 250-500 word report. |
| Read a suitable non-fiction work on American
History before 1877 and file a 250-500
word report Clear your choice with Dr. Kemp. |
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| Newspaper
Search |
5 |
Collect
two newspaper stories and write a brief explanation of the way in which
our studies of the past offer added insight to understanding the
present. One due before midterm and the second by the end of the
semester |
| Bonus
opportunities |
|
Lyceum programs and other enriching opportunities
arise from time to time during a semester. Students will be offered
the opportunity to submit reports on their attendance, each for a maximum of 5
bonus to be added to your exam grades before they are averaged. No more two bonus reports may be
submitted, Completion of the map
study may be accepted as a bonus activity, but must be cleared in advance. Bonus
opportunities will be posted
on this website and announced in class. |
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The material on the "Syllabus
all" page is
part of the official syllabus for this course. |