US History for Int’l Students / Andrews – Fall 2014 ~
Midterm through End of Semester
October 20
Writing Workshop for Research Paper
DUE: Nothing – enjoy your midterm break!
October 22
The Civil War & Reconstruction
DUE: EV Chapters 14, 15 & 16 – read the
sections that pique your interest… spend no more than 2 hours reading
October 24
The West & Industrial America
DUE: EV Chapter 17 OR Chapter 18 (choose one)
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October 27
Writing Workshop for Research Paper
DUE: Draft of paper
October 29
Immigration & the lives of immigrants
DUE: EV Chapter 19
October 31
Progressive Era
DUE: EV Chapter 21
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November 3
War, Change & Depression
DUE: EV Chapter 23 OR
Chapter 24 (choose one)
November 5
America Post WWII
DUE: WW Chapter 27
November 7
Peer review of Research Paper
DUE: Draft of Research Paper
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November 10
The 60s and Civil Rights Movement
DUE: EV Chapter 28
November 12
Primary sources of the Civil Rights Era
DUE: Research Paper
November 14
Primary sources of the Civil Rights Era
DUE: Primary source reading posted to website
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November 17
A time of upheaval
DUE: EV
Chapter 29
November 19
Conservative politics in America
DUE: EV Chapter 30
November 21
Perceptions of the US from abroad
DUE: Bring and be
prepared to discuss an article about perceptions of the US held by people of
other nations at the end of the 20th or early 21st
century.
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November 24
Peer-led workshop in preparation for Final Exam.
DUE: Review all notes and readings
November 26
Semester review and preparation for the Final Exam
DUE: Review all notes and readings
November 28 –
Thanksgiving Holiday
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December 1
Research project presentations
December 3
Final Exam
December 5
The Present
DUE: EV Chapter 31
