(Schedule

 Week 0 (August 18 and 20)

Overview of syllabus, resources, plagiarism prevention

Week 1 (August 23, 25, 27)

Decade 7 presentation (1960s) – instructor

Week 2 (August 30, September 1 and 3)

1900 – film

Week 3 (September 8 and 10; no class on September 6 for Labor Day)

Decade 1 presentation - Matt

Week 4 (September 13, 15, 17)

Visit to Civil Rights Museum

Decade 2 presentation - Jonathan

Paper due – September 17

Week 5 (September 20, 22, 24)

Decade 3 presentation - Mae

Freud presentation – Chardé and LaToya

Thesis statement and preliminary outline for Senior Thesis due – September 24

Week 6 (September 27, 29, October 1)

Decade 4 presentation - Chace

Skinner presentation – Alex and Andrea

Week 7 (October 4, 6, 8)

Test on 1900, Decades 1-4, Freud and Skinner

Decade 5 presentation - Paul

Jewish Center

Week 8 (October 13 and 15; no class on October 11 for Fall Break)

Einstein presentation - Matt

Week 9 (October 18, 20, 22)

Decade 6 presentation - Andrea

1984 (first chapter) presentation – Jonathan

Week 10 (October 25, 27, 29)

Decade 8 presentation - Chardé

Rogers presentation – Chris and Chace

Preliminary bibliography for Senior Thesis due – October 29

Week 11 (November 1, 3, 5)

Decade 9 presentation - Mae

1984 (second chapter) – Alex and Paul

Week 12 (November 8, 10, 12)

Decade 10 presentation - Chris

Test on Decades 5-10, Einstein, Rogers

Week 13 (November 15, 17, 19)

1984 (third chapter) presentation - LaToya

Friday, November 19 – Senior Thesis due

Week 14 (November 22; no class on November 24 and 26 for Thanksgiving)

Catch-up

Week 15 (November 29, December 1 and 3)

November 30 – Senior Thesis Convocation

Presentation of Senior Thesis papers to class

Final Exam – 

Criteria for Presentations

Presentations may be in any format – PowerPoint, skit, survey, poster, music, guests, etc.  Use your imagination and creativity to make the presentation interesting.  Use the Decades PowerPoint CD as a jumping off point in knowing what generally occurred during the decade.  Look up any events of which you are unaware so you can lead meaningful discussion.  Engage the class in discussion.

Possible items to discuss in decades presentations:

Role of women

Immigration

Life style (housing, furniture, fashion, cars, etc.)

Lynchings/racism

Inventions/technology

Entertainment/media

Wars/conflicts

Youth/fads

For reading presentations:

Come up with at least 10 questions for the class

Encourage group participation

Compare the reading with current events