Tuesday,
August 27


Houskeeping & Introduction
Discussion:
American History’s List of the Top Ten People

Thursday,
August 29

Lecture:
“Thinking Historically”


Tuesday,
September 3


Lecture:
“Evidence: Text ”
Reading:
Enduring Vision, Chaps. 1-3

Thursday,
September 5
 

Discussion:
Textual Evidence
Reading:
“Remaking the World . . .”
“Origins of Ottawa Society . . .”
“The Indians of New Netherlands . . .”


Tuesday,
September 10


Lecture:
“Evidence: Images ”
Reading:
Enduring Vision, Chaps. 4­6

Thursday,
September 12
 

Discussion:
Visual Evidence/Project #1
Reading:
Scholars in Action: Cartoons
“Society of Patriotic Ladies”
“The Boston Massacre”


Tuesday,
September 17


Lecture:
“What Happened to Paul Revere”
Reading:
Enduring Vision, Chaps. 7­9

Thursday,
September 19


Lecture:
“The Election of 1800”
PROJECT #1 DUE


Tuesday,
September 24


Lecture:
“Jacksonian America”
Reading:
Enduring Vision, Chaps. 10­12

Thursday,
September 26

Lecture:
“Up at the Big House, Down in the Quarters”


Tuesday,
October 1


Lecture:
“Studying for the Exam”

Thursday,
October 3

PRELIMINARY EXAMINATION #1


Tuesday,
October 8


Lecture:
“Evidence: Maps”
Reading:
Enduring Vision, Chap. 13­15

Thursday,
October 10

Discussion: Cartographic Evidence/Project #2
Reading:
Masking Sense of Maps
Hygeia
SimUtopia


Tuesday,
October 15


FALL BREAK-NO CLASS

Thursday,
October 17

Lecture:
Civil War
PROJECT #2 DUE


Tuesday,
October 22


Lecture:
Evidence: “Material Culture”
Reading:
Enduring Vision, Chaps. 16-18

Thursday,
October 24

Discussion:
Material Cuture/Project #3
Reading:
“The Checkered Game of Life”


Tuesday,
October 29


Lecture:
“The Intimate Life”
Reading:
Enduring Vision, Chaps. 19-21

Thursday,
October 31

Lecture:
“The Gilded Age”
PROJECT #3 DUE


Tuesday,
November 5


Lecture:
“Studying for the Exam”

Thursday,
November 7

PRELIMINARY EXAM #2


Tuesday,
November 12


Lecture:
“Happy Days Are Here Again”
Reading:
Enduring Vision, Chaps. 22-24

Thursday,
November 14

Lecture:
“Cold War Nation”


Tuesday,
November 19


Lecture:
“Evidence: Sound”
Reading:
Enduring Vision, Chaps. 25-27

Thursday,
November 21

Discussion:
“Sonic Evidence/Project #4”
Reading:
“Woodstock Nation”


Tuesday,
November 26


Lecture:
“Evidence: Moving Images”
Screening: Pocahontas, Part 1
Reading:
Enduring Vision, Chap. 28­30
Making Sense of Films
Telling Stories on Film

Thursday,
November 28

NO CLASS-THANKSGIVING BREAK


Tuesday,
December 3


Lecture:
“Evidence: Moving Images”
Screening:
Pocahontas, Part 2
Reading:
Enduring Vision, Chap. 31­33
Disney’s America
Pocahontas Resources
PROJECT #4 DUE

Thursday,
December 5
 

Discussion:
“Studying for the Exam”
SELF-EVALUATION DUE


Tuesday
10:30 AM
December 17


PRELIMINARY EXAM #3


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