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Date
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In-Class
Proceedings
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Assignments
& Reminders
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W22Aug
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Day 1 handout
Introductions: call the roll, collect e-mail addresses
General discussion of course & communications
Assessment #1
Sermonette, “Amateurs and Professionals”
Talk about paper topics: historical monuments
Discuss these wiki pieces:
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Home pages, with bios
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Research logs
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Bibliographies
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Explore the website
Watch the wiki for book review
assignments, start reading
DEADLINE: get your home page set up, with bio, by Friday
noon
Begin viewing Hardhat History tutorials
Discussants: prepare for Webb & Humboldt
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W29Aug
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Essays for discussion: Webb & Humboldt
Discuss specs for book reviews
Assign paper topics
Organize for secondary research
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Begin secondary research: background and interpretation
Complete book reviews
Continue viewing Hardhat History tutorials
Discussants: prepare for Carr & Becker
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W5Sep
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DEADLINE: draft (Word doc) of book review due noon today
Schedule individual conferences on book reviews
Essays for discussion: Carr & Becker
Check-up on secondary research
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Continue secondary research
Individual conferences on book reviews
Discussants: prepare for McNeill & Appleby
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W12Sep
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DEADLINE: final draft (Word doc) of book review due noon
today
Essays for discussion: McNeill & Appleby
Organize for primary research
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Continue secondary research
Begin primary research: local histories
Discussants: prepare for Burke & Kammen
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W19Sep
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Essays for discussion: Burke & Kammen
Return of book reviews
Check-up on research
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DEADLINE: prospectus due, posted to Herodotus, noon
today
Continue primary research
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W26Sep
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Discuss prospectuses
Check-up on research
Discuss outlining
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Continue primary research
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W3Oct
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(Isern @ WHA in OKC)
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Continue primary research
Compose outline
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W10Oct
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DEADLINE: outline (Word doc) due noon today
Discussion of outlines
Check-up on research
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Continue primary research
Outlines returned, with comments, by Friday
Revise outlines (continually)
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W17Oct
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Discussion of writing introductions
Turn in research logs and bibliographies
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Continue primary research
Write your introduction
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W24Oct
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DEADLINE: introduction (Word doc) due noon today
Discussion of introductions
Discussion of writing conclusions
Check-up on research: loose ends?
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Research: backing & filling
Write your conclusion
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W31Oct
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DEADLINE: conclusion (hard copy) due noon today
Discussion of conclusions
Discussion of writing habits and techniques
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Write your rough draft!
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W7Nov
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DEADLINE: full rough draft (Word doc) due at class time
today
Schedule individual editorial conferences
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Individual editing sessions
After your editing session, get to work on revisions
Watch the wiki for
organization of paper sessions
Check back with me if you have questions!
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W14Nov
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Planning for paper presentations
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W21Nov
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Thanksgiving Wednesday
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Work on paper revisions
Work on abstract revisions
Repeat editing appointments
Write your abstract
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W28Nov
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Dress rehearsal for paper presentations
Assessments
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W5Dec
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(Prof Isern @ ACCHI in Banff)
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DEADLINE: Final draft of paper + abstract due noon
Friday the 7th
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Paper presentations: times and places to be arranged and
announced. Paper presentations take
place at local historic sites and historical museums, and the public, along
with the academic community, is invited.
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