HIST-112 - United States History II - Sherrill Pennington
| Course: | United States History II |
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| Professor: | Sherrill Pennington |
| Email: | sherrill.pennington@canyons.edu |
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Introduction
Welcome to History 112!
Course Description
This class will address the major issues in American history from Reconstruction through the modern period. Among the topics to be addressed are western ordeals, progressives, World Wars I and II, the civil rights movement, the Vietnam conflict, and international and domestic issues of the 19th, 20th, and 21st centuries.
What to Expect in this Course
All of our coursework and discussions will be done in Canvas; we won't have class meetings. Our coursework will take the form of films, readings, discussion forums, one book review, and tests, that you'll send me through turnitin.com and Canvas. Your first discussion forum post is due the first Tuesday of class! Please start browsing relevant books you might review. I must approve them, but you should choose a non-fiction book that's around 300 pages long, and immediately relevant to our class. Among the titles you might consider are PIONEER WOMEN, by Joanna Stratton, GHOST SOLDIERS, by Hampton Sides, and MORNINGS ON HORSEBACK, by David McCullough. I'm open to many other wonderful suggestions too.
Hope you have a great semester!
Types of Assessments
Tests Discussion Forums 1 Book Review
Textbook Information / Link to ZTC Textbook
Locke, Joseph, and Ben Wright, eds. THE AMERICAN YAWP: A MASSIVELY COLLABORATIVE OPEN U.S. HISTORY TEXTBOOK: V0L. 1: T0 1877. Stanford, CA: Stanford University Press, 2019. You'll only read Chapter 15 in this volume. Locke, Joseph, and Ben Wright, eds. THE AMERICAN YAWP: A MASSIVELY COLLABORATIVE OPEN U.S. HISTORY TEXTBOOK: VOL. 2: SINCE 1877. Stanford, CA: Stanford University Press, 2019 You'll read this entire book! Both books are online, and are free!
THE AMERICAN YAWP VOL.1 Link:
THE AMERICAN YAWP VOL. 2 Link:
Additional Resources
Canvas
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Online Education
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Last updated: 10/08/2021 Sub#: 840