History 101 – Fall 2009
Learning Module 2 – The Second American Revolution[1]

Required Reading – Give Me Liberty!

·         Chapters  9 & 11 - All

·         Chapter 12: The Crusade against Slavery to end of chapter (pp. 420 – 440)

·         Chapter 13 & 14: All

Activities/Discussions (40 pts):

·         Activity One: Justifying Slavery; Justifying Freedom

·         Activity Two: Voices of Freedom: From the Lincoln-Douglas Debates (chapter 13) and Conflicting Views of Freedom: Stephens vs. Lincoln (Chapter 14)

Bonus Options – Activities – Students can earn up to 30 points during the semester. These bonus assignments are due by October 8.

·         Film Review: Glory

·         The Issue of Race in America: Frederick Douglass and Barack Obama

·         Campus Presentations.

Assignments & Due Dates

Date

Lecture / Discussion Topics[2]

Homework Assignments[3]

Sept. 17

The Market Revolution – Its Features and Impact

Harriet Jacobs - Film

Read Chapter 9

Sept. 22

“The Mill Girls”

Read Chapter 11

Sept. 24

Lecture - “The Peculiar Institution”

Read Chapter 11; Prepare for quiz/activity on Activity One

Sept. 29

Quiz/Discussion – Activity One

Lecture: Age of Reform/ Overview;  Radical Reform: Women as Abolitionists and Feminists

Distribute Activity 2

Read Chapter 12

 

October 1

Lecture: Causes of the Civil War

Read Chapter 13

Prepare for Quiz/Discussion – Activity Two

October 6

The Civil War – The War

Quiz / Discussion – Activity Two

Read Chapter 14

October 8

The Civil War – Its Legacies

 Exam Review

Prepare for exam

October 13

Midterm Exam

 


Assessment Points: 160 points

·         Attendance: 40 points

·         Activities/Discussions: 40 points

·         Exam: 80  points: In-class objective exam (50 pts) and exam essay (30 pts)

 



[1] Created: 02/10/09

[2] Themes/ Topics for Class Lectures and Discussions

[3] Student assignments; required assignment is for the next class meeting.