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American StudiesFriday, 27 July 2013
Time will pass; will you? 88 days remain in the fall semester.
Quote of the Day:
“I have come to believe that this is a mighty continent which was hitherto unknown… Your highnesses have an Other World here.”
Christopher Columbus, 1498
Housekeeping and Recognition
Distribute name cards Turnitin check Club elections The Class Website —this is your best
friend
Study Groups Finalized Study Group Contracts Seating Chart Let’s seal the deal with a song
Dual Credit Course Registration Numbers:
English Fall: Eng 101, Course Number 45253 Spring: Eng 102, Course Number 37782
History Fall: His 103, Course Number 45254 Spring: His 104, Course Number 37783
Homework Reminders Tuesday, 7/31
Guiding questions, Chapter 1 Wednesday, 8/1
Reading only, Chapter 2, Pageant, pgs. 30-36 Notes, Chapter 1, The Language of Composition
Thursday, 8/2 Guiding questions, Chapter 2
Friday, 8/3 “Ethics” essay—draft only Summer Reading (for x/c) Dual credit registration
And the winners are… President: Hudson Vice-President: Kevin Secretary/Treasurer: Ishaan Volunteer Coordinator: Kelly
Today’s Class Activities American Pageant, Chapter 1, “New
World Beginnings”; guiding questions are due Monday—tii upload required
Questions on your reading or on how to do an excellent job on guiding questions?
What is history? … it is a continuous process of
interaction between the historian and his facts, an unending dialogue between the present and the past.
Edward Hallett Carr, from What is History?