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Due Date Policies
This course is very busy at the beginning of the semester and slows down as the semester
progresses.
Due dates are firm
. Students may work ahead as far and as quickly as they would
like; they may set their own pace. Students should be aware that hastily written posts and papers
at the last minute will result in poor grades. Students should allow for plenty of time to receive
and incorporate instructor feedback.
Submission of assignments after the due date are at the instructor's sole discretion. I will try to
accommodate personal, academic, and professional issues that may affect a student's ability to
complete an assignment on time but only if the student communicates with me. It is the student's
responsibility to manage their time efficiently and contact me as soon as there is a problem. If
you need an extension on a due date, you must contact me no later than the due date--there will
be no exceptions to this policy.
Weekly discussions remain open for a week after the due date--you do not need an extension to
submit during that time period.
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 16: 1865-1877: Reconstruction: Its Rise and Fall
Citation Exercise
Week 2
Chapter 17: An Economy Transformed: The Rise of Big Business, 1877-1887
Primary, Secondary, Tertiary Sources Discussion
Crafting a Thesis Discussion
Week 3
Chapter 18: Urban Growth and Farm Protest, 1887-1893
Structuring an Argument Discussion
Week 4
Chapter 19: A Troubled Nation Expands Outward, 1893-1901
Quiz 1