Syracuse University Project Advanced (SUPA)

Syracuse University Project Advanced (SUPA) History 102: American History Civil War to Modern Times

Mrs. Smith Office Hours: Periods 4 and X Room 203 E-Mail: [email protected]

Course Objectives:

History 102 is intended to be a critical analysis of history beginning with the explosion of the Civil War and ending during the current era. The purpose of this course is to identify significant trends, movements, and social events that occurred during this era and associate them with current issues that face America today. We will be exploring how attitudes, ideals, and beliefs have evolved throughout the beginning of history and how predict how they may continue to evolve today.

This is not intended to be a survey course of history in that not every event that occurred during these years will be examined and memorized. Instead as a class, we will be exploring various themes. The first theme will explore the political, social, and economic impact of impact of the Civil War had upon American society. Secondly, we will focus on the domestic and foreign policy impacts that industrialization had on America during the turn of the century. Lastly, we will examine the emergence of the United States as a global superpower.

There will be three main objectives of this course. The first objective is to critically examine American history as a process by which we as a country came to be the America we know in 2010. The second objective is to critically evaluate your own history to determine how your own individual beliefs and ideals originated. Finally, this course will challenge you to become better critical readers and writers.

Books:

The following books will be required for this course. Portville Central School has purchased copies for each student. However you may wish to purchase your own copies for your individual use.

John M. Faragher, et al, Out Of Many: A History of the American People sixth edition. (Upper Saddle River, NJ, 2011).

Anne Moody, Coming of Age in Mississippi (New York, 1968).

Michael Gold, Jews Without Money. (New York, 1997).

Willa Cather, My Antonia (Boston, 1918)

Marcus Luttrell, Lone Survivor (New York, 2007) Course Requirements:

The course will consist of the following parts:

 Weekly Reading Assignments from various sources  Weekly Mini Quizzes (Fridays)  One 8 page thematic research paper  One 30 Minute Presentation  3 Debates  Two two-day examinations  One three day final examination

Weekly Reading Assignments:

Each of the following reading assignments are expected to be completed by Friday of the assigned week. You will be asked to draw conclusions and insight from the reading for the class discussions on Fridays. The critical reading analysis, and thinking skills will be assessed on each Friday and a grade will be given based on your contributions.

Schedule:

Dates Topics Assignments

Feb. 3rd – Feb. 7th Civil War Faragher Ch. 16 (528-542) Cather (1-50)

Feb. 10th-Feb. 14th Reconstruction Faragher Ch. 17 (542-600) Paper Assigned Cather (51-100)

Feb. 17th – Feb 21st WINTER BREAK Cather (101-229) Gold Ch. 1-5 (1-58)

Feb. 24th – Feb. 28th Gilded Age: Frontier West Faragher Ch. 18&19 (605-681) and Industrialization Gold Ch. 6-11 (59-118)

Mar. 3rd- Mar. 7th Gilded Age: Urbanization and Faragher Ch. 19 (647-681) Immigration Gold Ch. 12-16 (119-190)

Mar. 10th-Mar.14th Progressivism Faragher Ch. 21 (721-759) First Two Day Exam Gold Ch. 17-22 (191-258)

Mar. 17th – Mar. 21st Imperialism Faragher Ch. 20 (684-716)

Mar. 24th-Mar. 28th World War I / Faragher Ch. 22 (717-800) Roaring 1920’s Brown Ch. 1-3 (8 - 102)

Mar. 31th- April 4th Great Depression Faragher Ch. 23& 24 (801-885) Brown Ch. 4-7 (103-203)

April 7th – April 11th World War II Faragher Ch. 25 (887-927) Brown Ch. 8-11 (204-294)

April 14th – April 18th SPRING BREAK Brown Ch. 12-18 (294-415)

April 21st – April 25th Second Two Day Exam Faragher Ch. 26 (928-962) Cold War: 1940’s Luttrell Prologue - 84 Eisenhower: Prosperity

April 28th – May 2nd Cold War: Korea / South America Faragher Ch. 27 (968-1002) Paper Due Luttrell Ch. 3-4 (85-157)

May 5th – May 9th 1960’s: Kennedy and Johnson Faragher Ch. 29 (1048-1088) Luttrell Ch. 5-6 (158-222)

May 12th – May 16th Cold War: 1960’s: Vietnam Nixon: New Federalism Luttrell Ch. 7-8 (223-293) Detente

May 19th – May 23th Civil Rights Movement Faragher Ch.28 (1006-1042)

June 2nd – June 6th Cold War: 1970’s 1980’s: Faragher Ch. 30 (1092-1129) Détente / Ford and Carter Luttrell Ch. 9-10 (294-364) Iran Contra / Reaganomics

June 9th – June 13th ‘90’s-today: Faragher Ch. 31 (1134-1175) Middle East Policy Luttrell Ch. 11-12 (365-436)

June 16th Final Exam Weekly Reading

Students will be required to come prepared to class having read assignments from the text, assigned expository reading, and additional documents. All reading should be completed by the Friday of the assigned week.

Weekly Quizzes

These assignments will be provided to you at the end of each discussion on Fridays. The purpose of this weekly assignment is to aide in your critical reading and writing skills. Any of important events, people, and concepts from that week’s assigned reading may show up on these quizzes. The maximum number of questions provided will be 20. Quizzes are to be completed and handed in by the end of class. One mini quiz will be dropped from your final grade. Failure to complete a mini quiz in will result in a zero for that week. Grade Portion: 15%

Students will be required to write an eight page double spaced paper. The paper will be based upon the a topic selected at random. This paper will fill the requirements of a “writing intensive” course. As a writing intensive course we are obligated to familiarize students with the thought processes, structures, and styles associated with writing liberal arts,” and assign at “least four assignments totaling at least 4,000 words. Late papers will not be accepted unless the student has requested a time extension from the teacher. Extension papers will suffer a reduction of 10% of a mark per day. Grade Portion: 20%

Presentation

Students will be required to create a 20 minute presentation of their assigned topic. Visual aides will be encouraged as well as possible student lead discussion. The due dates will be assigned in accordance with when that topic will be being discussed in class. This presentation fulfills the public speaking, critical reading, and critical writing portions of the course. Grade Portion: 15%

Debates

Students will be asked to address topics in a group and individual debate format. The topics and weeks of debates have been indicated on the syllabus. Debates will follow the traditional presentation of point and rebuttal format. All debates will be judged by a visiting panel. Grade Portion: 20%

Examinations

The examinations will all be given over the course of at least two class periods. The final exam will be provided during three class periods. Study materials and topics will be provided to the students two weeks prior to each exam. Each exam will require the student to take a large amount of information and create a clear and logical hypothesis. The will consist of one essay and an identification portion. Examinations must be taken at the assigned time. Make-up examinations may be scheduled during Period X provided that the student missed the exam due to some medical or family emergency. Grade Portion 30%

Other Important Items:

Attendance---Attendance is mandatory for the pace and understanding of this class. More than three absences per ten weeks may result in your being dropped from the course.

Tardy---Class will begin with the bell. Tardiness will result in loss of information for the student and chaos for the remainder of the class. Therefore, beginning the second week, each tardy will result in a 2 point grade deduction for that week.

Plagiarism---Cheating on any assignments or examinations will result in failure of the course. If you are unsure what constitutes plagiarism see me.