Schedule February 4-8, 2013

Monday, February 4

Lecture:  Intro to the Gilded Age

Reading Guide for Chapter 18 due tomorrow.

Tuesday, February 5

Lecture:  The History of Corporate Personhood
Document analysis: Sherman Anti-Trust Act

Read Howard Zinn's "Robber Barons and Rebels."  Starting on Friday, you will be responding to some online discussion questions in regard to the reading.  You will have to respond to a question AND respond to a classmate's response as well.  We'll talk about this more later in the week.

Also, you will be getting the reading guide for Chapter 19.  That will be due on Monday.

Wednesday, February 6

Lecture:  Intro to the Labor Movement, Part 1

Thursday, February 7

Lecture:  Intro to the Labor Movement, Part 2

Make sure you have finished the Zinn reading for tomorrow.

Friday, February 8

Video:  Homestead Strike

The Chapter 19 Reading Guide is due on Monday.  This weekend you will need to go online to partake in an online discussion of Howard Zinn's "Robber Barons and Rebels."  You will also be given the reading guide for Chapter 21.  That will be due on Friday of next week.

Also, there will be a quiz over Chapter 17, 18 and 19 on Wednesday.

UPDATE:Schedule January 28-February 1

Monday, January 28

Video:  The Story of Us:  Heartland  You will have a sheet to fill out for this video.

The West reading guide is due tomorrow.

Tuesday, January 29  BRING BOOK TODAY

Today will be a work day.  Bring your book.  You will be working on Chapter 18 (plus the early parts of Chapter 17).  This reading guide is due on Monday.

Wednesday, January 30

Lecture:  Native America Part 2

Thursday, January 31

Document analysis:  Was the West a violent place?

Friday, February 1

Lecture:  Intro to the Gilded Age

Chapter 18 reading guide due on TUESDAY.

Schedule January 23-25

Wednesday, January 23

1.  Go over final and Unit 3 test
2.  Start lecture:  The West

Start reading chapter 17 (and beyond).  Complete The West reading guide for Tuesday.

Thursday, January 24

Introduction to Native American Studies:  Songs and History

Today, we will meet in the computer lab in room 156.  We will listen to a couple of songs and then research some the terms discussed in the songs.

Friday, January 25

Lecture:  Native American Voices, Part 1

Reading Guide due Tuesday.

Ulysses S. Grant

We didn't get a chance to finish the video on Grant.  It is worth watching.  Here is the entire episode; Grant begins around the 11:30 mark.

Schedule January 7-11, 2013

WELCOME BACK!

Monday, January 7

Lecture:  The Death of Lincoln and the beginning of Reconstruction

Tuesday, January 8

Lecture:  Reconstruction, Part 1

Wednesday, January 9

Video:  The Presidents:Pierce through Lincoln

Thursday, January 10

Lecture:  Reconstruction, Part 2

Friday, January 11

1.  Finish Reconstruction
2.  Video:  The Presidents:  Johnson through Hayes

Monday, January 14

Test:  Unit 3

Tuesday, January 15

Test Group Re-Take

Wednesday, January 16

Final Exam:  100 Terms from the semester