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.
·
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)