Calendar for HIST 489 Fall 2008

 

HIST 489 meets Wednesdays at 3:00 in CJPP 18. This calendar is a fairly firm schedule of activities for the term, but things happen, so watch the wiki for adjustments.

 

Date

In-Class Proceedings

Assignments & Reminders

W27Aug

General introductory stuff

·        Day 1 handout

·        Introduce ourselves

·        General discussion – aims and methods of the course

·        Communications (website, email, wiki)

Exercise #1

Sermonette, “Amateurs and Professionals”

Talk about paper topics: historical monuments

Discuss these wiki pieces:

·        Profiles, with bios

·        Research logs

·        Bibliographies

Any questions?

Explore the website

Join the wiki, Herodotus

Watch the wiki for book review assignments, start reading

DEADLINE: get your profile page set up, with bio, by Friday noon

Begin viewing Hardhat History tutorials

Read the essays (reserve readings) by Webb & Humboldt

W3Sep

Essays for discussion: Webb & Humboldt

Exercise #2

Discuss specs for book reviews

Assign paper topics

Organize for secondary research

Begin secondary research: background and interpretation (initiate research log & bibliography)

Complete book reviews

Continue viewing Hardhat History tutorials

W10Sep

DEADLINE: draft (Word doc) of book review due noon today, posted to Herodotus

Schedule individual conferences on book reviews

Exercise #3

Essays for discussion: Carr & Becker

Check-up on secondary research

Complete secondary research

Individual conferences on book reviews

W17Sep

DEADLINE: final draft (Word doc) of book review due noon today

Essays for discussion: McNeill & Appleby

Exercise #4

Organize for primary research

Discuss specs for prospectus

Begin primary research (start with local histories)

W24Sep

Prof. Isern @ NGPHC in Brandon

Continue primary research

Write your prospectus

W1Oct

DEADLINE: prospectus due, posted to Herodotus, noon today

Essays for discussion: Burke & Kammen

Check-up on research

Discuss outlining

Exercise #5

Continue primary research

Compose your first outline

W8Oct

DEADLINE: first outline due, posted to Herodotus, noon today

Check-up on research

Exercise #6

Continue primary research

W18Oct

Most of session devoted to research progress

Discussion of writing habits and techniques

Discussion of introductions

Continue primary research

Compose outline

W25Oct

Prof. Isern @ WHA in Salt Lake

Continue primary research – big push!

Revise outlines

W5Novct

DEADLINE: revised outline due noon today, posted to Herodotus

DEADLINE: introductions, noon today, in Herodotus

Check-up on research: loose ends?

Discussion of conclusions

Primary research: backing & filling

Write your conclusion

W12Nov

DEADLINE: conclusions, noon today, in Herodotus

Write the background section of your paper (and draft other parts, too)

W19Nov

DEADLINE: background sections, noon today, in Herodotus

Complete full draft of paper

W26Nov

DEADLINE: full draft of paper, with annotation, in Herodotus

Schedule individual editing sessions

Individual editing sessions

Revise papers

W3Dec

Dress rehearsal for paper presentations

Individual editing sessions

Revise papers

W10Dec

Presentation of papers: afternoon session & evening session

DEADLINE: Final draft of paper + abstract due noon Friday the 7th

 

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