Syllabus
 

Paper Guidelines







Date Topic to be covered
Readings & Assignments
Wednesday
27 Aug 14
Introduction & What's a World's Fair? Chapter 1 of Fleeting Cities
Friday
29 Aug 14
World's Fairs in the 1890s

Chapter 1 of Fair America

Chapter 2 of Fleeting Cities

Monday
1 Sept 14
World's Fairs in the 1900s

Chapter 2 of Fair America

Chapters 3 & 4 of Fleeting Cities

Wednesday
3 Sept 14
World's Fairs in the 1920s & 1930s

Chapter 3 of Fair America

Chapters 5 & 6 of Fleeting Cities

Friday
5 Sept 14
World's Fairs in the 1940s, 1950s, & 1960s
Chapter 4 of Fair America
Monday
8 Sept 14
Discussion of
“‘The brilliant opening of a stubborn battle’”
Complete Paper Editing Worksheet
Wednesday
10 Sept 14
Library Day

Friday
12 Sept 14
Library Day

Monday
15 Sept 14
Discussion of paper topics
Work on Proposal.
Wednesday
17 Sept 14
Discussion of arguments & thesis statements
Work on Proposal.
Friday
19 Sept 14
Movie Day :)
Proposal Due by Midnight
Monday
22 Sept 14
Proposals returned

Wednesday
24 Sept 14
Research troubleshooting

Friday
26 Sept 14
Movie Day :)
Monday
29 Sept 14
Meetings with Dr. Myers
Work on Annotated Bibliography.
Wednesday
1 Oct 14
Meetings with Dr. Myers Work on Annotated Bibliography.
Friday
3 Oct 14
Meetings with Dr. Myers Annotated Bibliography Due by Midnight
Monday
6 Oct 14
Annotated Bibliographies returned/
Discuss First Drafts


Wednesday
8 Oct 14
Utilizing primary sources

Friday
10 Oct 14
No class...Fall Break
Enjoy!
Monday
13 Oct 14
No class...Fall Break
Enjoy!
Wednesday
15 Oct 14
Research strategies
Work on First Draft.
Friday
17 Oct 14
Movie Day :) Work on First Draft.
Monday
20 Oct 14
Progress Reports Work on First Draft.
Wednesday
22 Oct 14
Progress Reports Work on First Draft.
Friday
24 Oct 14
Movie Day :) First Draft Due by Midnight
Monday
27 Oct 14
First Drafts Returned

Wednesday
29 Oct 14
Self-Assessments of First Draft
Work on revisions to your First Draft.
Friday
31 Oct 14
Movie Day :) Work on revisions to your First Draft.
Monday
3 Nov 14
Meetings with Dr. Myers Work on revisions to your First Draft.
Wednesday
5 Nov 14
Meetings with Dr. Myers Work on revisions to your First Draft.
Friday
7 Nov 14
Meetings with Dr. Myers Second Draft Due to your classmates by Midnight
Monday
10 Nov 14
Peer Review of Second Draft
Peer Review Sheet Due at Class
Wednesday
12 Nov 14
Self-Assessments of Second Draft Work on revisions to your Second Draft.
Friday
14 Nov 14
Movie Day :) Work on revisions to your Second Draft.
Monday
17 Nov 14
Progress Reports
Work on revisions to your Second Draft.
Wednesday
19 Nov 14
Progress Reports Work on revisions to your Second Draft.
Friday
21 Nov 14
Movie Day :) Work on revisions to your Second Draft.
Monday
24 Nov 14
Meetings with Dr. Myers as needed... Final Draft Due by Midnight
Wednesday
26 Nov 14
No class...Thanksgiving!

Friday
28 Nov 14
No class...Thanksgiving!
Monday
1 Dec 14
Meetings with Dr. Myers

Wednesday
3 Dec 14
Meetings with Dr. Myers


Wednesday
10 Dec 14

Mini-Conference @ 6:30 p.m.