Course+Schedule

**(Note: subject to frequent revision) ** Aug 29 First day of classes but in spirit only.
 * COURSE CALENDAR **

Aug 31 Introductions: the class, historical methods and course process, blogspot.com  Group editorial work

Sept 7 Quiz on the syllabus – for real!  What is history and why do we like / teach/ learn it?  Read Becker (Adams Library, Electronic Reserve (ER), Stearns [wiki], Zinn  __DUE – Outline of one editorial, http://apprenticehistorians.wikispaces.com__ __ Talking points on Becker parts I-II, and Stearns, Zinn __  Create your own blog on Blogspot.com by Sept 4, Saturday and respond to the prompt.

Sept 12 **Practice and Method of History**  DUE: Talking points on [another] Zinn, (ER), Becker part III, Oakeshott, Jensen,  __Talking points on Buhle, pp. 19-23, Outline of an editorial__

Sept 14 **Perspective & Interpretation**  Perspective (maps, cartoon, Shalom) <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif';"> Textbook Analysis <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif';"> DUE: Talking points on Foner, Buhle, pp. 24-28 <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif';"> Discussion of types of sources <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif';"> respond to prompt on Blogspot.com by Saturday

<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif';">Sept 19 **Interpretation**: Textbook analysis cont’d <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif';"> Discuss (hand out) first interpretative essay <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif';"> __DUE – 5 Talking points on Buhle, pp 37-45, 46-48, 49-53, 54-60, 60-64.__

<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif';">Sept 21 Primary Sources / Discussion of philosophy of history __<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif';"> Due: Talking Points on Kishlansky “How to Read a Document,” __ __<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif';"> Talking Points on note cards on half the primary sources in first essay. __ <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif';"> Bring copy of Springer Inventory (ER)

<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif';">Review sources for first essay <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif';">Note-taking, Tertiary Sources <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif';">Topic selection and thesis <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif';">Discussion: Article Precis, Research Progress Reports, essay assignment, Topic/ Bibliography work

<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif';">Sept 26 Outline and essay assignment / topic selection / discuss primary source analysis <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif';"> __Due: Talking Points on Buhle, pp.66-76, 76-78, 79-81, 81-85, 86-88__ __<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif';"> DUE – essay outline (bring multiple copies) __ <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif';"> Work on footnotes and use of quotations

<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif';">Sept 28 Primary and secondary sources, assumption and interpretation <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif';"> Topic/ bibliography work / tertiary research <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif';"> Discuss essay outline __<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif';"> DUE – 4-5 pp Essay Assignment, __ <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif';">. <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif';">Oct 3 Meet in the Library – workshop on primary sources __<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif';">DUE – peer critique of essay assignment __ __<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif';">DUE – tertiary research on two topics – post on the wik __ __<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif';">Due: Talking Points on Buhle, pp. 90-99, 100-104, 105-108, 109-114 __

<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif';">Oct 5 __DUE - Research Progress Report 1 (bring copies & post on wiki)__ __<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif';">Talking Points on Buhle. Pp. 121-123, 130-132 __ <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif';"> Individual Conferences???

<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif';">Oct 11 Individual Conferences ?? to finalize research project __<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif';">Due: Bibliography (bring multiple copies) __

<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif';">Oct 12 Historical Perspectives <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif';">Interpretation and meaning – reordering and assigning meaning.

<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif';">Tuesday Topics / Progress / <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif';"> __DUE – 1st Annotated Bibliography (multiple copies)__

<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif';">Oct 17 Midterm Exam – prepare exam on wiki

<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif';">Oct 19 Research <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif';"> __DUE: outline and précis of scholarly article on the deprssion__

<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif';">Oct 24 Organization and intro paragraphs <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif';"> __DUE – Research Progress Report 3__

<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif';">Oct 26 Writing History: Footnotes, style and organization <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif';"> Review of book reviews.

<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif';">Oct 31 TBA

<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif';">Nov 2 Individual conferences <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif';"> __Due – Revised and Annotated Bibliography and Prelim Outline__

<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif';">Nov 7 Individual Conferences <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif';"> __DUE: Annotated Bibliography__

<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif';">Nov 9 __DUE: Outlines and Intro paragraphs__

<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif';">Nov 14 No Class. RIC declares this a Friday. Go figure.

<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif';">Nov. 16 __DUE – First 2 pages and revised intro__ <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif';">Book Reviews

<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif';">Nov 21 research? __DUE – Critiques on first 2 pages__ __<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif';">DUE – Final Paper (1st draft) __

<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif';">Nov 23 Group work / discussion on first few pages

<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif';">Nov 28 Re-evalution: the Great Depression and the New Deal / Work of a Historian __<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif';">DUE – Final paper (w/draft, title page, outline, notecards, bibliography) __

<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif';">Nov 30 How Historians disagree: perspective and meaning <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif';">Read Thelen, Williamson and Referee Reports

<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif';">Dec 5 __DUE - 2- page response__.
 * __<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif';">[This is a long reading - Please schedule sufficient time __**__<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif';">] __

<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif';">Dec 7 TBA