History Seminar

Week One
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Tuesday, January 16
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Welcome!
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Getting to Know you
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Quick Write: Welcome Please tell me a bit about yourself.
Where are you from? What is your major? What is your favorite subject?
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Thursday, January 18
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CASA Peer Mentor Introduction
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CASA Presentation - What resources are available to you?
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Week Two
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Tuesday, January 23
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Chapter 1 & 2 Quiz on Bb
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Quick Write: How was your first week of classes? What was the best thing that happened? What was the worst thing that happened?
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Different note taking method
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Assignment - try a different note taking strategy our in class this afternoon. Report back how it goes. I want to see your notes next class.
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Link to Note Taking Methods: https://www.oxfordlearning.com/5-effective-note-taking-methods/
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Thursday, January 25
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Show me your notes!!!
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Reflection: Did you like this new method of note taking? Will you keep it up? If not what method will you use in class?
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Week Three
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Tuesday, January 30
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Chapter 3 Quiz on Bb
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How to write an in class essay?
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PDF Handout
https://www.nvcc.edu/annandale/asc/writing/_docs/writing-the-in-class-essay.pdf -
Bring me 3 blue books on Thursday!!!
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Thursday, February 1
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3 Blue Books DUE TODAY!
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Build your own Kahoot
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Go through your notes and find 3 question you think could be on Exam 1
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Week Four
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Tuesday, February 6
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Essay Question 1 outline in class
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Thursday, February 8
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Essay Question 2 outline in class
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Week Five
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Tuesday, February 13
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Exam 1 in Lecture today!!!!
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Review Essay outlines and review questions
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Thursday, February 15
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No Class
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Read Declaration of Independence for Class
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CH 4 and 5, quizzes on Blackboard
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Week Six
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Tuesday, February 20
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Read Foner CH 7, quiz on Blackboard
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Quick Write: How was Exam 1? Was it what you were expecting? Have you ever taken a test like Dr. Martin’s Before?
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Thursday, February 22
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How much time do you spend doing HW/Working/Internet Browsing (Social Media)/Hanging out with friends?
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What do you “not have enough time” for?
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Ted Video: https://www.ted.com/talks/laura_vanderkam_how_to_gain_control_of_your_free_time
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Week Seven
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Tuesday, February 27
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Read Foner CH 8, quiz on Blackboard
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Note Check Quiz!
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For this quiz you may only use your notes from lecture!
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Thursday, March 1
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Primary VS Secondary Source
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Google Search scavenger hunt for Primary and Secondary Sources
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Week Eight
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Tuesday, March 6
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Primary Source Project
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Handout: https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1oEGFC2_jEFeeY7KCGtS_t-1XI19CjhJq
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How to pick a topic (Must be 1865 and before)
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Thursday, March 8
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Read Foner CH 9, quiz on Blackboard
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Email me your topic ideas!
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Have a SAFE Spring Break
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Exam 2 is one week after Spring Break!
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Spring Break!
Week Nine
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Tuesday, March 20
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Welcome back!
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Only 3 classes till Exam 2
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Get your notes out
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Write 3 possible questions from your notes.
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Thursday, March 22
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Essay Question 1
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Outline in class
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Week Ten
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Tuesday, March 27
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Exam 2 Prep
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Essay 2 outline in class
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Don’t forget
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Read Foner CH 10 and 11, quizzes on Blackboard
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Thursday, March 29
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Exam 2 in Lecture today!!!
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Review Essay outlines and review questions
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Week Eleven
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Tuesday, April 3
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Read Foner CH 12, quiz on Blackboard
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Quick Write: How was Exam 2? Did you study enough? What are you going to do differently for the next exam?
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Primary source project topic discussion
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MLA format review
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We will meet in the Library for Seminar on Thursday April 5!!!
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Thursday, April 5
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Primary source project Library Day
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Meet in the Bell Library
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Friday, April 6 - Drop Date
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Reminder: Last day to drop a class.
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Week Twelve
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Tuesday, April 10
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Read Foner CH 13, quiz on Blackboard
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Peer review rough draft of Primary source project
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Primary Source project DUE one week from today! Tuesday April 17
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Thursday will be an optional Library day.
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Meet me in the library if you need more help with your project.
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Thursday, April 12
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Optional Library Day
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Meet me in the Library if you need more help on your primary source Project!
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Project paper due Tuesday April 17th
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Presentations Start Tuesday April 17th
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Week Thirteen
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Tuesday, April 17
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All Papers emailed to me by class time.
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Presentation Day 1
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Thursday, April 19
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Presentation Day 2
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Week Fourteen
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Tuesday, April 24
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Presentation Day 3
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Thursday, April 26 - First-Year Research Conference
Week Fifteen
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Tuesday, May 1
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Review for Exam 3
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Essay Prep
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Split into 3 groups, answer 1 essay each.
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Final Exam Time
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Tuesday, May 8
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Exam 3 @ 1:45pm
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