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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:
Course: |
Virginia
History I |
Section: |
Hist 280 |
Semester: |
Spring 2017 |
Date/Time: |
Tuesday/Thursday 11:00am-12:15pm |
Location: |
LC
209 |
Name: |
John
(Kinch) Kincheloe |
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What is this
Course? |
Email: |
jkincheloe@nvcc.edu |
What do I
need to do? |
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Phone |
(703)948-7571 |
How do I
do assignments? |
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Office
Location: |
HEC
316-A
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What
are the course rules? |
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Website: |
HIS 281 Examines the cultural,
political, and economic history of the Commonwealth from its
beginnings to the ratification of the U.S. Constitution in
1788.
--That being said, this
course does not focus on the dead white men that seem to
dominate the narrative of Early Virginia. We will talk about
them, but this course is an exploration of cultural interaction
as much as it is a narrative of the Old Dominion. This Commonwealth of
Virginia was built not by politicians or agriculturalists but by
the intersection of Green, Red, Black, and White. The landscape that
dictated terms of growth, the native population that existed
long before our story begins, the slaves imported from Africa,
and the Europeans who wrote the story. These four are equal
players in the creation of the early history of this
commonwealth.
Despite every attempt by New Englanders to convince the
world that the pilgrims are the first “Americans,” the true
story of the creation of an American identity exists in the
fertile tidewater, rolling piedmont, and rugged Appalachian
Mountains that surround us.
You will delve into both an understanding of the diverse
historical experiences of Virginians, and take hands on approach
to exploring your own interests in the early history of our
Commonwealth.
By the end of the semester you should:
-Develop
your own understanding of what a Virginian is and how that
identity shaped the early formation and creation of the United
States.
-Organize
your own ideas on the multiple entities that acted upon one
another and interacted to create the Old dominion
-Be able to devise original arguments about historical trends and events and prove them using both primary and secondary information.
There
are no pre-requisites, but this is a writing intensive course so
an introductory English course is highly recommended.
-Heinemann -Old Dominion, New
Commonwealth: A History of Virginia
-Morgan
-American Slavery, American Freedom
-Rountree
-The Powhatan Indians of Virginia: Their Traditional
Culture
-Additional online
materials will be made available via Blackboard
Spring 2020 His 280 Course
Schedule= on Canvas
All assignments
are graded on a 100 point scale and averaged accordingly to the
percentages listed below.
Assessment
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Percentage
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In Class Participation |
30 |
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Discussion Lead |
10 |
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3- Reaction Essays |
30 |
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Research Paper |
30 |
Grading
Scale |
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2 - 3 page papers |
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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 |
- Discussion
*based on active discussion of the assigned
readings
This section
Under construction???????????
- Source Gathering / Discussion Lead
*1 week you will provide online primary
sources and 3 review questions to the class.
*You will lead the source discussion in
class.
*due to Kinch by e-mail by 8am on class day (1 week before the week assigned)
- 3 -
2-3 page reaction papers.
*question based on readings,
primary sources and your ideas
- 7 page research paper
*topic of your choice
*proposal
-Febuary/ source list & outline -April/ due –May
Extra
Credit
Assignments (due by the end of Week 13) =
Digital History Project- check it out here.
Take
a look and talk to Kinch if you are interested.
This is a paperless course.
- All additional readings,
assignments, and course materials can be found here on my
website kinchteach.com
-All assignments and quizzes need to
be submitted in Canvas.
-All feedback will be given throught
Canvas.
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
Late Assignments
-Late papers will be accepted after the due date and
time for half credit, as long as they are submitted
before the final class period of the term.
-Discussion, Quizzes, Participation, and Presentation
assignments will only be accepted during the week they are due.
-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.
For exam sessions, make-ups will not be given other than
in the case of a genuine emergency with appropriate
documentation (ie, emergency room documents, court summons,
etc.) Missing class due to "not feeling well," not being
able to get a ride, having to work, and the like are not genuine
emergencies.
Presentation /
Video feedback will be given in person at the end of class, and
the grade will be posted within a couple days.
Papers and Exams
will be graded and posted within two weeks of their due date, in
order to give more detailed feedback.
Attendance Policy:
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. 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.
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.
--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.
In event
of an emergency just regarding this class, check
Blackboard for announcements regarding course
progress/assignments.
Academic Integrity Policy /
Closing Information (weather) / Communication (e-mail) / Course
Drop/Withdrawal Policy /
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Monday
- Friday: |
8:00
a.m. to 9:00 p.m. |
Saturday: |
8:00
a.m. to 5:00 p.m. |
Phone:
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703-426-4141 |
Email: |
Procedures
and items to be aware of (click here)
Anyone observing an emergency situation should contact
the Campus Police Office or the dean of students.
Campus
Police: |
703-450-2540 |
Dean of
Students: |
703-450-2512 |
------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