Professor Schell (Section S/19)
Text: Louis Masur's 1831: The Year of the Eclipse
Week 11 November 7th- 11th Reading: Part I and II of Masur's 1831, Slavery and Abolition and Religion and Politics (9-114).
Your group should meet this week and begin discussing your project.
| Monday | Begin reading 1831: Introduction (3-8). Class: Review argument from Larrimore's convocation; Introduction to Masur's 1831 and Part V of class |
| Tuesday |
Hallie formal paper due in class. . Reading: 1831 (9-34 on Nat Turner and William Lloyd Garrison ) |
| Wednesday |
Reading: 1831 (34-62 on de Tocqueville and Virginia debate about slavery). Reading quiz. |
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Thursday |
No class meeting. Please read 1831 (63-88 on Religion and Reform and Women and Working classes) |
| Friday |
Reading: 1831 (88-114 on Anti-Masons and National Republicans and Andrew Jackson) Informal writing due in class: Informal writing assignment: Choose a figure discussed in Part I or Part II of 1831. Discuss the figure in terms of the historical context and comment on whether they can be considered exemplary. In your paper, make sure to paraphrase Masur at least once (and cite correctly) and directly quote Masur at least once (and cite correctly). For this paper, please provide a full citation at the end of the paper for the text, using MLA format. |
Week 12 November 14th - 18th Reading: Part III of Masur's 1831, State and Nation (115-168)
Continue research for group project.
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Monday |
Reading: 1831 (115- 135 on Indians) |
| Tuesday |
Convocation: Jeff Rankin, "History of the College." Reading: 1831 (135-144 Bank of the United States)
*6pm. Dinner at the Quinby House with President and Mrs. Ditzler. We will meet in front of Wallace Hall at 5:45 pm and walk over together. Please dress appropriately for the dinner (informal but neat). |
| Wednesday |
Learning community: Craig Vivian on 60s activism. *Electronic Classroom, Hewes Library. Reading: 1831 (144-160 on Nullification). Annotated Bibliography due in class. |
| Thursday |
Convocation: William Ayers, University Illinois, Chicago. Reading: 1831 (160-166 on July 4, 1831) |
Week 13 November 21st - 23rd Reading: Part IV of Masur's 1831, Machines and Nature (169- 216).
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Monday |
Class meets with Professor Mato's class in Wallace 201. Reading: 1831 (169 - 182 on Railroads and reapers) |
| Tuesday |
Convocation: Professor Benita Dilley, Monmouth College. "Reading Television and the Movies" (information literacy) Reading: 1831 (182-206 on Tocqueville and Beaumont, Audubon and cholera) |
| Wednesday |
Class meets with Professor Mato's class in Wallace 201. Reading: 1831 (206-216 on Mt. Auburn Cemetary and Frances Trollope) |
| Thursday |
No class: Happy Thanksgiving! |