The Rules of the Gane. Mr. Smiley. 1. The student is experted to read widely and well from assigned and related materials. The textbooks provide ample suggestions for further readings, and you are advised to explore, and enjoy, and l8arn. The normal ex.t:ertation is tno hours outside of r.lass for each hour in rlass, and no one who does less should romplain of doing poorly. Take notes on what you read, and then review the notes as you prepare for examinations. 2. Textbook readings, and additional readings, should follow chronologir.ally with class lertures. Lertures deal with topics of interest or importance, but nay be disjointed and disconnected. Readings should fill in between and arourd the lectures, and should expand and eonner-t your urrlerstaniing. Students in classes with a sperial emphasis, ard mo may have little knowledge of genera L American history, might find it helpful to read any of the standard textbooks used in surveyrourses. Bring your questions to class, or to me in the office, when there are plZZling matters in lectures or readings. Do not fall behind, for only a few, the happy few, can do a good job if they wait until the night before the examination to begin preparation for it. 3. nlass attendance is expected as a requirement for receiving credit for the -our se , You may be absent for emergency purposes only, for which there is a proper exrsise , But no student will receive credit for a r our se he/she did not take. 4. Examinations are tests of your knowledge, and I shall read your answers to see how nueh you have learned. Do not keep serret what you knovr; do not expect me to read your private tnpugts instead of what you have written. I shall also read to see hO\'J well you can spell an English word and write a derlaratory SPntence in a meaningful essay • • 5. My o ffiee fs Tribble B•ll2, the telephone rrumberis extension 5556. The home tel\lphone number is 722-4036. You are invited to visit me in the o ff'Lee if you have a problem of any kind, or if you don't. Jh-- d l,s , J 1 History 101. The Rise of the West to 1700. Mr. Smiley. The----- Rules of the Garoo 1. "Las s at+endane e is expe- ted as a requirement for re,.eiving r-re--<it for the s You may be absent only for e mergenr-y pur-pose s for whi,.h a pro per- exr-use exi~~ e .Eiit no student will rer-eive rred.i t for a r- ourse he/she did not take. 2. Your FSrticipation in dass is also eXEJ! r-ted as part cf the e our se , You should read ear-h dayt s asslgnmmt e-ar e fu Ll.y, Then, with the Study Guide, go bark over the material arrl learn what is asked of you. Use a dir-tionary for words you do not know and leir n and use them. The Enryr-lopedia Britanni,..a, 9th Edition, in the Referenl"e R~om of the Library, is a good pl.are to begin to Loe a te additional information about subjects which interest you, or which you do not unde rs tard , Bring to elass your questions a!bout any point that is not elea r to you. Eaeh class session begins with Question Time. Do not let an assignment go by with unexplained or unanswered, questions hovering over your Lnnor-ent, head. The rule of thumb for a co~rse like this one is two hour-s outside of class for ea ... h hour in ,.lass. Less than that aroount of work, and you have m complaint if you do not do well. Do your work as you go along. 'lfri te out what you need to remember, and review it fre• quently. As long ago as the ancient ltomans, students knew that Repetitio mater studi• orum est. Do not fall behind, for you ... annot do a good job if you wait until the night before the test to start your wo rk , No one will do your learning for you am no one exr-ept yourself will r-ompe Ll, you to do what is rP.quireEi. ' You will do nru.ch better if you have learned that learning is fun, and that people in the past set precedents and survived crises which continue to in.fl.ue~ce your life. But if your grade is of surpassing importance to you, then note the requirements. You may expect a lQ-minute test on each two chapters :of .. the text. There will be 12 of these, and they will be averaged together to make one letter ::rade. There will be three one• hour examinations containing factual as well as judgmental essays to test your memory and your reasoning. Each of these hour exams will have the weight of one grade. At end• of-tenn there will be a final examination, which will also count as one grade. An aver• age of the five grades you receive during the tenn will determine your grade for the course. To summarize the e:xam schedule, there will be 10-minute tests on Chapters 1-2, 3bdt 5-6 8-9, lO-ll1 12-13, 15-16, 17-18, 19-20, 22-23, 14-25, 26-27. There will be hoU::. exa:is on Chapters 1-7, 8-14, 15-21, 22-29, which will be the final exam. On the final exam you may also expect at~ least one question over- the entire course. N:>t.e well that on NONE of these tests and examinations ·Kill you ever be questioned on any subjee t whit"h is not Ln- Luded on the Study Guides. Yoo have the questions in advance '!'here will be no der-e ptd on, no tri~ks, no -ur-ves , i'lhat you see is what you get. I rill read your examinations t.o see how- mue h you have learned, so do not keep se~ret wha t you kmw, or expe,.t that I read your memoryand not your writing. I shall also read to see how well you e an write am spell an English word arxi dee Larator-y sen tenee in a meaningful essay. 4. ~~h -Lass session begins rl th que st.Lona from you. 'Nhen all have been satisfied, then there will be questions from me. '"ome-To-Bat time is interned to make you th~, and to give you opportunity to show the quality of your mind. 5. My offi~ is Tribble B-112, the telephone number is Extension 5556. The home tel~phone number is 722-4036. You are invited to visit me in the offil'e if you have a problem of any kim, or if you don't. dls • ... History 101. The Rise of the \'18st to 1700; Mr. Smiley. The Rules of the Game 1. Class attendance is expected as a requirement for receiving credit in the course. You may be absent four times with no questions asked or explanations required. More than that will incur unpleasant consequences. 2. Your partici~ation in class is also expected as part of the course. You should read each day's assignment carefully, noting the topics covered under the headings and subdivisions of the text. Then, with the Study Guide, go back over the material to learn well what is asked of you. Use a dictionary fori'Prds you do not know, and learn to use them. For further ref• erences on subjects that interest you, begin first with the Encyclopedia,*llth Edition, in the reference room of the library. Also use the bibliographies at the end of each chapter. ~he Britannica, of course.) Each class session will begin with Question Time. You will be invited to ask about any point which is not clear to you. Do not permit an assignment to go by with unexplained or unanswer• ed questions hovering over your innocent head. The rule of thumb for a course like this one is that you should devote two hours outside of class for eachl1lour in class; some will need more study-time, while others may prosper with less. Do your learning as we go along. Write out what you need to remember, and review it frequently. Among the ancient Romans the teaching was as clear as it is with you: repetitiomater studiorum est, repetition is the mother of studies. Repeat and review regularly, for that is the royal road to learning. Do not fall behind, for you cannot do a good job if you delay until exam time your chores of learning. You will do much better if you have already learned that learning is fun, and that history, the record of what people like you have done, and dreamed, and desired, is worth knowing about. But for your grade, a joy in learning simply because facts are there to be learned is not a condition. Note well that you will never be asked about a fact or a topic which is not includ• ed or referred to in the Study Guide. You have the questions in advance--no deception, no tricks, no curves. What you see is what you get. On each two chapters you may expect a 10-Il}inute test. Your grades on these will be averaged to make one element in your final grade. Regularly there will be hour-exams, the grades on which will each equal another element in the total.