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Essays are thesis-based, 1,000 words at minimum and written in Chicago Style format. Students
will provide papers that are polished and free of typos and grammatical errors. There will be
abundant opportunity in the Weekly Discussion Boards to fix grammatical problems. Students
will respond to one of two provided essay prompts; you will argue a point; and you will use
primary source evidence and the text book to support your argument.
Total points available = 1,000 points
90-100% = 900-1,000 points = A
80-90% = 800-899 points = B
70-80% = 700-799 points = C
60-70% = 600-699 points = D
<59% = <599 points = F
No Incompletes will be given.
Tentative Course Outline
Each week there are:
Chapter Readings.
Primary Source Readings.
Weekly Discussions.
There are occasional supplemental readings. There are also four exercises to develop paper
writing skills. These exercises are to be accomplished in the early weeks of the course.
Week 1
Chapter 1: To 1590: Contact, Conflict, and Exchange in the Atlantic World Citation Exercise
Citation Practice
Week 2
Chapter 2: 1590-1675: Colonization of North America
Primary, Secondary, Tertiary Sources Discussion
Crafting a Thesis Discussion
Week 3