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History is an attempt to understand the
stories of the past. We
must not ignore dates and facts, but interpretations define
the way we view the world around us.
Course Information:
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Course: |
U.S. History
in Film (The expansion of American Individualism
and exceptionalism) |
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Section: |
Hist 262 |
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Semester: |
Fall 2017 |
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Date/Time: |
12:30-1:45
Mon./Wed. |
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Location: |
LC
309 |
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Name: |
John
(Kinch) Kincheloe |
What is this
course? |
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Email: |
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need to do? |
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Phone: |
(703)948-7571 |
How do I
do assignments? |
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Skype: |
Johnkincheloe |
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Office
Location: Website: |
HEC
316-A |
Course
Description:
Surveys the general history of the United States presented in film. This course examines selected events, movements, and personalities from America's social, cultural, and intellectual development in light of the perceived and historical truths. The content material contrasts the "mythology" surrounding these events with the actual facts in order to provide a broader view of the circumstances prompting behaviors. Main topics included in this course: Colonial America, the Early Republic, Age of Reform, the Civil War, Westward Expansion, Industrialization, the New Era-1920s, the Great Depression & the New Deal, World War II, the Cold War, Post-War America (1945-1970) & Suburbia and Civil Rights, the Rise of Conservatism, and the U.S. since 1980.
Course
Objectives:
Upon successful completion of the course, the student
should be able to:
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Establish a chronology of
historical events in American History from Colonial America to
present.
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Identify the social,
economic and political forces at work in the evolution of early
American history.
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Evaluate and interpret
historical documents and primary sources.
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Interpret films as texts
that can help reveal the nature of historical characters and
events.
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Explain how movies reveal
the social, political, and cultural concerns of the time in
which they were produced.
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Evaluate films as
cultural documents that reflect the concerns of the era in which
they were produced.
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Write an effective
historical essay.
Course Goals:
Students will recognize and evaluate significant events,
themes, and people in American history; demonstrate critical
thinking skills through the study of American political,
economic, cultural, and social institutions; identify major
trends and influences in the intellectual development of the
United States; distinguish the development and evolution of
political and cultural trends during the development of the
United States; examine movies as historical documents; evaluate
significant films that depict events, movements, and
personalities in American History; and, identify history as an
academic discipline and evaluate its relevance to the lives of
contemporary people.
There are no prerequisites for this course. It is preferable but
not mandatory that the student has taken a general course in
American history before enrolling in History 262. Students should also
have reading and writing skills appropriate for college-level
sophomores. This
class will be conducted as an upper level course.
-Required textbook:, Hollywood's America: Twentieth-Century
America Through Film, (Fourth OR Fifth Edition),
edited by Steven Mintz and Randy W. Roberts (ISBN: 9781405190039).
-Students will need to critically watch a
minimum of 10 films over the course of the semester.
-Students are required to search out
critiques of their films and include them in their assignments.
-Recommended internet sources include the
Internet Movie Database (IMDb), www.imdb.com;
Movie Review Query Engine, www.mrqe.com;
Rotten Tomatoes, www.rottentomatoes.com;
Metacritic, www.metacritic.com;
and, Turner Classic Movies, www.tcm.com.
-Additional online
materials will be made available via the Course Schedule
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Assessment |
Percentage |
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In class
Participation/Attendance |
20 |
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BB Discussion |
15 |
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Film Presentations (2) |
20 |
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Papers (3) |
25 |
Grading Scale |
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Final Historical Film
Research Project |
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A |
90-100 |
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B |
80-89 |
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C |
70-79 |
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D |
60-69 |
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F |
59 and below |
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Participation
§ Based
on
in class attendance and active engagement in daily
discussions.
o
BB Discussion
§ Every
week
after Wednesday's class discussion is completed, a question
will be released on BB that you will have to make multiple
posts addressing the question put forth by the start of class
on the following Monday.
§ The
questions
will build off and upon the subjects of that week.
§ You
will
be graded based on both quantity and quality of your posts.
o
Papers
=Each student will complete 3
argumentative essays utilizing multiple films as source
material.
§
Paper 1 = Due week 3
§
Paper 2 = Of the first 2 sections of this course, you
will write a paper at the end of either 1 or 2.
(Must be the opposite of what you choose to
do for the presentations.)
-As
sources the student must use the films watched and discussed in
class as well as 1-2 other relevant
films of the students
choosing.
§
Paper 3 = Final week of course.
o Presentations =Each student will give 2 presentations about films with historical content or significance.
§ Presentation
1= Of the first 2 sections of this course, you will give a
presentation in either 1 or 2.
(Must be the opposite of what you
choose to do for the papers.)
§ Presentation 2= With your Group, you will chose 2 movies that either complement or contrast with one another. Your class presentation will compare and contrast the films' approaches, points of view, accuracy, and historical value.
§Students
will select historically appropriate films on the
genre assigned and submit to Kinch by email for approval at
least 2 weeks in advance of the presentation. Use
the Video List to help you
find a period appropriate film
If a
film has not been submitted AND approved by Kinch by the date
outlined on the
Presentation schedule (Click
here) there will be a 10% grade deduction on the
presentation.
§ Presentations
should be approximately 15 minutes long, with 3 minutes
devoted to a clip or clips from the film, provide a brief
summation of the film, and at least 5 minutes dedicated to
historical analysis (such as context, influence, and accuracy
presented).
§ You
must also generate three questions related to the film and
your analysis that you can pose to the rest of the class so as
to lead a 10-15 discussion on the context of or surrounding
the film.
The Digital Millennium Copyright Act,
Section 1201, prohibits copying or excerpting films for any
purpose other than use in media studies classrooms. Excerpts shared with
the class should be no longer than three minutes.
Extra
Credit Assignments (due by the end of Week 13) =
-Digital
History
Project- http://www.nvcc.edu/home/jkincheloe/extracredit.html
Take
a look and talk to Kinch if you are interested.
This is a paperless course.
- All additional readings,
assignments, submissions, and course materials are on
Blackboard.
-All primary source readings are
online and accessible through links in the BB “Course
Schedule.”
-You will need to check Blackboard
acct. weekly for readings and assignments.
Formatting:
All Papers should be double
spaced, using 12 point Calibri font and one inch margins.
All papers must be word processed and submitted through
Blackboard as “doc,” “docx,” or “rtf.”
E-mail submissions will not be accepted.
Style and Grammar:
You must present your arguments in clear, concise, and
grammatically correct English. Make sure to proofread and
use spell-check. For information on writing papers for this
class, make sure to read Kinch’s writing guide (under course
documents on BB.) You also might want to consult the
following handy websites:
o NVCC
Loudoun's
Writing Center
o
Charlie
Evans’
History Writing Center
Citations:
You
MUST include a formal citation any time you refer to a specific
passage in a text, even if you do not quote the text
directly. The required method for citing sources in this
class is Chicago Style
formatting for footnote citations.
According to this format, you “Insert Footnote” (under
references) and enter the citation information as laid out in
this link.
Makeup/Late
Policy
-Late posts will not be accepted.
-Late papers will recieve
half credit, if turned in before the last classroom meeting of
the semester.
-If you fail to attend class on the day of your Film
Presentation you will receive a zero for that assignment. It is your
responsibility to know the dates of your presentations and
mediate any potential conflicts.
IF you secure an excused absence from Kinch well in advance of
your presentation day, you will need to be ready to present
beginning the next class
to fill in when ever there is an open time slot that becomes
available.
-All assignments should be stored on a cloud server and
submitted online. Excuses
such as “my dog ate my homework” and “my computer crashed” are
no longer valid.
Attendance Policy:
Attendance is mandatory due to the nature of this
course:
(It is your responsibly to check in on the sign in sheet for every class.)
Absences, Late arrival, and leaving early will affect
a student’s grade due to the student not being able to
participate in class/group discussions. Students missing more
than thirty percent of the scheduled classes without an excused
absence from the professor will receive ZERO points for the
class participation grade. Class absence does not excuse a
student from meeting assignment due dates
Academic Dishonesty will not be tolerated.
Students involved in cheating will receive a grade of
“0” on the activity during which cheating occurred and
particularly flagrant or obviously intentional instances of
cheating or plagiarism will result in a grade of "F" for the
course. In
addition the student will be reported to the Dean of
Students for further disciplinary action.
**Please read the section titled Student Conduct, Rights,
and Responsibilities: F.
Academic Dishonesty in the Student
Handbook.
Academic
dishonesty, as a general rule, involves one of the following
acts:
1.
Cheating on an examination or quiz;
including the giving, receiving, or soliciting of information
and the unauthorized use of notes or other materials.
2.
Substituting for another person during
an examination or allowing such substitution for one’s self.
3.
Plagiarism - This is the act of
appropriating passages from the work of another individual,
either word for word or in substance, and representing them as
one’s own work. This includes any submission of written work
other than one’s own.
-Please note that even copying a
sentence or two from another source without citing it is enough
to trigger a plagiarism penalty. Likewise, changing a word
here or there from content which you copy is plagiarism.
Your work should be entirely in your own words except
for the passages which you quote and appropriately cite. All of
your papers for the class will be checked for plagiarism by
SafeAssign software.
4.
Collusion with another person in the
preparation or editing of assignments submitted for credit,
unless such collaboration has been approved in advance by the
instructor.
5.
Knowingly furnishing false information
to the College; forgery and alteration or use of College
documents or instruments of identification with the intent to
defraud.
Be aware of
the following:
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Internet-enabled devices, dictionaries and/or calculators are
prohibited during testing.
- If you need
to leave the room during testing, for whatever reason, your
test will be collected immediately for grading without any
additional time for more work on the test or quiz.
The primary means
of communication outside the classroom between the Instructor
and the student is via Blackboard Announcements and e-mail.
Students should check Blackboard and their e-mail daily for
any Instructor communications. Failure on the part of the
student to check Blackboard and e-mail on a regular basis is
not an excuse for missed /late assignments or exams. The Instructor
turn-around time to respond to e-mails is 24-to-48 hours
Monday through Friday.
Instructors receive a significant number
of e-mails from students over the course of the semester. To
specifically identify the course in which the student is
enrolled, all e-mail from the student must include
the course and section
number (e.g., ACC211-000) in the Subject of the
e-mail.
I will email you at the email address on
my class list which is your VCCS email address. If you do not
check this address frequently, I would recommend you set it up
for automatic forwarding to an email address you do check more
frequently. When emailing the instructor, always send email
from your VCCS email address.
Please be considerate. Disruptive
behavior, on the ground and online, will not be
tolerated. Private conversations during lecture or class
discussions, ringing mobile phones, texting, sleeping, or
walking into class late or out of class early all distract and
disturb your instructor and your classmates, and will count
against your participation grade. Repeated instances of
rude behavior will result your removal from the
classroom. If you have a question or a comment on
the course material, please raise your hand and share it with
the class.
All students are considered adults and
will conduct themselves in a professional manner at all times.
Please read the section titled Student Conduct,
Rights, and Responsibilities: B. Student
Conduct in the Student Handbook.
"Netiquette" is an
abbreviation for "Internet etiquette" – simply, basic rules of
the road for the "Information Superhighway." Online learning
involves much communication using email, bulletin boards,
chats and other methods.
Anonymity – While anonymity is often, and
justifiably, desired in many Internet communications,
maintaining your identity is essential in an online course. If
at any time you have concerns about your privacy in an online
course, please let your instructor know. Make sure you include
your name on all your emails as some messaging systems will
not include this and many email addresses do not indicate the
name of the sender.
Brevity – Very few people want to read long
messages. Other than for special situations, try to keep most
of your communications brief and to the point. Others will
thank you, and you'll be equally grateful to everyone else.
Communication – Use the Subject Line. Make your
entry in the Subject Line concise and informative. Focus on
one subject per message and always include a pertinent subject
title for the message; that way the user can locate the
message quickly. Include your name at the bottom of email
messages. Be careful when using sarcasm and humor. Without
face to face communications, your joke may be viewed as
criticism.
Inappropriate material – Suggestive or pornographic content
or links do not belong in online courses, nor does anything
promoting hatred or discrimination.
Large files – Avoid sending unnecessarily large
files and attachments. Many of those cute screen savers and
computer games circulated via email place a heavy load on
email systems and create large downloads, particularly for
those who are on slower modems or using older computers. They
often may also carry malicious content such as viruses.
Privacy – It is simple to forward a message
you have received from someone else. However, unless it is
clear you have their permission to do so, check first. This is
particularly important when you post a private message sent to
you from someone else to a public bulletin board or email
list.
Readability – Try to format your messages with
lots of breaks and headings. One long paragraph that fills
some else's full screen with no breaks will very likely not be
read. Watch for errors: a careful read as well as a
spell-check will solve most problems--lots of mistakes are
extremely annoying.
Shouting – What is shouting? THIS IS: TYPING A
MESSAGE IN CAPITAL LETTERS IS TYPICALLY UNDERSTOOD AS THE
EQUIVALENT OF SHOUTING AT SOMEONE. It is perceived as rude and
will usually result in a request by others to "Stop yelling"
or worse, a "flame"--a flurry of angry responses that will
bombard your email inbox.
Adapted from http://www.jibc.bc.ca/onlineLearning/online/online/net.htm.
The IT Help Desk provides
first-level technical support to all faculty, staff and
students of Northern Virginia Community College. Additional
details and resources are located at http://www.nvcc.edu/ithd/.
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to the goal of providing each qualified student an equal
opportunity to pursue a college education regardless of
disability. Efforts will be made toward meeting reasonable
requests for services to students with disabilities eligible
under Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 and the
Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA).
Please read the section
titled Disability Services for
Students in the Student Handbook.
Students requiring
special needs in accordance with the American’s With
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Form. Every effort will be made to meet student’s
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retroactive.
Please visit the Disability
Support
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Documentation
Guidelines, and Students
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Campus.
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Community College, Disability Services http://www.nvcc.edu/current-students/disability-services/
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In the event
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assignments regardless of whether we have class on not.
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Blackboard for announcements regarding course
progress/assignments.
------Note: The
instructor
has the right to alter or change the course and course
schedule at any time as he deems appropriate.-------
contact: jkincheloe@nvcc.edu