| Date |
Topic to be covered
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Readings & Assignments
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Wednesday
27 Aug 14
|
Introduction & What's a World's Fair? |
Chapter 1 of Fleeting Cities
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Friday
29 Aug 14
|
World's Fairs in the 1890s
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Chapter 1 of Fair America
Chapter 2 of Fleeting Cities
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Monday
1 Sept 14
|
World's Fairs in the 1900s
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Chapter 2 of Fair America
Chapters 3 & 4 of Fleeting Cities
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Wednesday
3 Sept 14
|
World's Fairs in the 1920s & 1930s
|
Chapter 3 of Fair America
Chapters 5 & 6 of Fleeting Cities
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Friday
5 Sept 14
|
World's Fairs in the 1940s, 1950s, & 1960s
|
Chapter 4 of Fair America
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Monday
8 Sept 14
|
Discussion of
“‘The brilliant opening of a stubborn battle’”
|
Complete Paper Editing Worksheet
|
Wednesday
10 Sept 14
|
Library Day
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Friday
12 Sept 14
|
Library Day
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Monday
15 Sept 14
|
Discussion of paper topics
|
Work on Proposal. |
Wednesday
17 Sept 14
|
Discussion of arguments & thesis statements
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Work on Proposal.
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Friday
19 Sept 14
|
Movie Day :)
|
Proposal Due by Midnight
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Monday
22 Sept 14
|
Proposals returned
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Wednesday
24 Sept 14
|
Research troubleshooting
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Friday
26 Sept 14
|
Movie Day :) |
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Monday
29 Sept 14
|
Meetings with Dr. Myers
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Work on Annotated Bibliography.
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Wednesday
1 Oct 14
|
Meetings with Dr. Myers |
Work on Annotated Bibliography.
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Friday
3 Oct 14
|
Meetings with Dr. Myers |
Annotated Bibliography Due by Midnight
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Monday
6 Oct 14
|
Annotated Bibliographies returned/
Discuss First Drafts
|
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Wednesday
8 Oct 14
|
Utilizing primary sources
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Friday
10 Oct 14
|
No class...Fall Break
|
Enjoy!
|
Monday
13 Oct 14
|
No class...Fall Break
|
Enjoy!
|
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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
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Monday
27 Oct 14
|
First Drafts Returned
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Wednesday
29 Oct 14
|
Self-Assessments of First Draft
|
Work on revisions to your First Draft.
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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.
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Wednesday
5 Nov 14
|
Meetings with Dr. Myers |
Work on revisions to your First Draft.
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Friday
7 Nov 14
|
Meetings with Dr. Myers |
Second Draft Due to your classmates by Midnight
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Monday
10 Nov 14
|
Peer Review of Second Draft
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Peer Review Sheet Due at Class
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Wednesday
12 Nov 14
|
Self-Assessments of Second Draft |
Work on revisions to your Second Draft.
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Friday
14 Nov 14
|
Movie Day :) |
Work on revisions to your Second Draft.
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Monday
17 Nov 14
|
Progress Reports
|
Work on revisions to your Second Draft.
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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!
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Friday
28 Nov 14
|
No class...Thanksgiving! |
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Monday
1 Dec 14
|
Meetings with Dr. Myers
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Wednesday
3 Dec 14
|
Meetings with Dr. Myers
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Wednesday
10 Dec 14
|
Mini-Conference @ 6:30 p.m. |
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