Last updated: November 26, 2018
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Weds., Sept. 5 | Introduction | ||
Thurs., Sept. 6 | Why study history? |
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Blog post (Required) |
Mon., Sept. 10 | The American Revolution: A Brief Narrative |
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Complete Skills Module: Understanding Secondary Sources |
Weds., Sept. 12 | The Early Republic: A Brief Narrative |
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Thurs., Sept. 13 | Classic Interpretations, Classic Questions | Blog post (Optional) | |
Mon., Sept. 17 | Journals, Books, and Databases I | Class meets today in Whittemore Library, Room UM-14 | |
Weds., Sept. 19 | Journals, Books, and Databases II | ||
Thurs., Sept. 20 | Changing the Scholarly Conversation |
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Blog post (Optional) |
Mon., Sept. 24 | How to Read for Argument |
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Weds., Sept. 26 | How to Read a Book | ||
Thurs., Sept. 27 | Geographical Frameworks |
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Mon., Oct. 1 | Citation: Showing Your Work |
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Complete Skills Module: Citing Sources Using Chicago Manual of Style |
Weds., Oct. 3 | How to Prepare for a Book Discussion | ||
Thurs., Oct. 4 | New Views of the Revolution |
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Blog post (Optional) |
Mon., Oct. 8 | COLUMBUS DAY | No class meeting | |
Weds., Oct. 10 | How to Read a Book Review |
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Thurs., Oct. 11 | Charters of Freedom? |
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Blog post (Required) |
Mon., Oct. 15 | Methods: Gender |
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Weds., Oct. 17 | Historical Revision | ||
Thurs., Oct. 18 | Women in the Revolution |
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Blog post (Optional) |
Mon., Oct. 22 | Anatomy of an Article I | Primary sources as assigned from Damiano article | Complete Skills Module: How to Read a Primary Source |
Weds., Oct. 24 | Anatomy of an Article II | Secondary sources as assigned from Damiano article | |
Thurs., Oct. 25 | The Research and Writing Process | Sources as assigned from Damiano article | Blog post (Required): Due by 8:30 a.m. |
Mon., Oct. 29 | Methods: What Counts as Politics? |
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Submit review essay proposal |
Weds., Oct. 31 | How to Make an Oral Presentation | ||
Thurs., Nov. 1 | Historiographical Questions |
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Mon., Nov. 5 | Careers for History Majors | Visit by Career Services and Employer Relations | Blog post (Required): Due by 8:30 a.m. |
Weds., Nov. 7 | Historiography and Recent Scholarship | Bring notes for group presentation | |
Thurs., Nov. 8 | Methods: Cultural History |
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Mon., Nov. 12 | Veterans Day | No class meeting | |
Weds., Nov. 14 | Historiography and Recent Scholarship |
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Thurs., Nov. 15 | Historiography and Recent Scholarship | Presentations in-class | |
Mon., Nov. 19 | Anatomy of a Review Essay |
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Blog post (Optional) |
Weds., Nov. 21 | Review Essays and Scholarly Engagement | Bring three articles related to your essay topic to class | |
Thurs., Nov. 22 | Thanksgiving | No class meeting | |
Mon., Nov. 26 | Methods: Atlantic History |
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Weds., Nov. 28 | Laboratory Day | TBD | |
Thurs., Nov. 29 | Historians and the American Revolution |
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Blog post (Required) |
Mon., Dec. 3 | Laboratory Day | TBD | Submit at least 1,000 words of review essay |
Weds., Dec. 5 | Editing and Revision | No class meeting—see schedule of individual meetings | |
Thurs., Dec. 6 | Editing and Revision | No class meeting—see schedule of individual meetings | |
Mon., Dec. 10 | Laboratory Day | TBD | |
Weds., Dec. 12 | Laboratory Day | TBD | |
Thurs., Dec. 13 | Writing Workshop | Bring complete draft of review essay to class |