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Overview of Learning Module 4: History 101

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Revised - May 3

Revisions are noted in boldface

Weekly Due Dates

April 28: Test on Chapters 26 & 27
May 7: Quiz/Discussion on Activity 1
May 12: Quiz/Discussion on Activity 2 (may be cancelled)
May 14: Extra Credit Assignments Due (no extension)
Week of Finals: Exam Essay (take-home) and test on lectures, activities and Chapters 28 & 29.

Required Reading:

Chapter 26 (799 – to end of Chapter) and Chapter 27: (819 – 830; 837 - 841)
Chapters 28 (All)
Chapter 29 (pp. 883 – 895); The Continuing Quest for Social Reform (pp. 902 to end of chapter )

Activities (40 pts; 20 pts. for each activity)

The Black Freedom Movement – Consensus and Conflicts
The Women’s Movement – Three Points of View (May be cancelled and/or included in the final exam)

Extra Credit: Up to 30 points for semester. Due on or before May 14

Dates	Topics for Lectures/Discussions	Assignments
Week of April 20	Classes Cancelled. Alternative Assignment	Read chapters 26 & 27; prepare for a test on April 28
Week of April 27	Review of the Fifties Presidents John F. Kennedy and Lyndon Johnson The Civil Rights Movement: Phase 1 Distribution of Activities – April 28	Test on Chapters 26 & 27 (April 28) Read Chapter 28 Prepare for quiz/discussion on Act. 1
Week of May 4	The Sixties: Civil Rights Movement, Phase 2 Presidents John F. Kennedy and Lyndon Johnson LBJ’s Great Society The Tragedy of Vietnam Distribute Study Guide for Final Exam	Quiz/discussion on Activity One (May 7) Prepare for quiz/discussion on Act. 2 Read assigned pages / chapter 29
Week of May 11	The Tragedy of Vietnam – continued End of Liberalism in 1970s vs. ongoing quest for social reform	Quiz/discussion on Act. 2 (May 12) Prepare for Final Exam
Week of Final Exams	Final Exam – Date to TBD

Assessment Tools: points: 175 points

[1][1][1] Created: 3/11/2009; updated: 3/15/2009