There are 600 points available in this class. Add all of your grades together and find the total on the chart below to determine your final grade.
Fall 2019 Calendar
The Calendar below has the due date of every assignment for this class. Only dates when an assignment is due are listed. Every assignment is due on the due date at 11:59 p.m. Assignments will not be accepted late. I expect you to be familiar with this Calendar.
There are several things you should realize about the assignments in this class. First, all tests will be available to you on Wednesday and Thursday of test week. Test 1 will be available to you from Wednesday, September 25 beginning at 12:01 a.m. until Thursday, September 26 at 11:59 p.m. Test 1 will cover chapters 15, 16, 17, and 18. I expect you to read those four chapters before you take the test. I expect you to study those four chapters before you take the test. While I recommended a reading schedule on the Calendar, when you read and study those chapters is ultimately up to you. You should follow that pattern for Test 2 (chapters 19, 20, 21, and 22), Test 3 (chapters 23, 24, 25, 26, and 27) and Test 4 (chapters 28, 29, 30, and 31). Due dates for each of those tests is on the Calendar so you should figure out how to pace your reading/studying. Please note that the questions on the tests in this course are based on information in the textbook we use and anything else I might ask you to read or study. You should notice that the tests are spaced about every four weeks so you will have approximately the same amount of time to prepare for each test.
Second, since one of the skills this department focuses on is writing, you may lose some points in any assignment that requires writing because of grammar issues. I expect everything you write in this class to be well written. You have studied English grammar since you began school many years ago. This is the time and place to demonstrate what you have learned in all of those years. Many students are concerned that this is not an English class. Be concerned about that all you want. I expect you to write like college educated/trained students should write. This is an opportunity to use what you learned in all those English class.
Third, with the exception of tests, I do not accept assignments late. The ten activities and the one writing assignment must be turned in on time or you will not receive credit. You know now when each of those assignments is due. I expect you to submit each assignment by the due date. Until this past spring semester, I did not accept tests late. If you cannot take the test by the due date, you may take it up to two days late. All tests are scheduled on Wednesday and Thursday. If you take a test on Friday, the penalty will be 10% of whatever grade you earn. If you take a test on Saturday, the penalty will be 20% of whatever grade you earn. You will receive a grade of 0 if you do not take a test within the four day window that it will be available to you (two regular days and two late days). Also, you may only take one test late during the course of the semester. Test 4 cannot be taken late.
Week 1 Monday, August 26 - Sunday, September 1
Sunday, September 1: Activity 1 Getting to Know You due at 11:59 p.m. (10 points)
Chapter 15 should be read by the end of the week.
Week 2 Monday, September 2 - Sunday, September 8
Monday, September 2: Labor Day Holiday
Sunday, September 8: Activity 2 Calendar and Syllabus Quiz due at 11:59 p.m. (10 points)
Chapter 16 should be read by the end of the week.
Week 3 Monday, September 9 - Sunday, September 15
Sunday, September 15: Activity 3 Industrialization due at 11:59 p.m. (10 points)
Chapter 17 should be read by the end of the week.
Week 4 Monday, September 16 - Sunday, September 22
Sunday, September 22: Activity 4 Writing Skills due at 11:59 p.m. (10 points)
Chapter 18 should be read by the end of the week.
Test 1 Practice Questions should be completed by the end of the week.
Week 5 Monday, September 23 - Sunday, September 29
Wednesday, September 25: Test 1 will be available to you beginning at 12:01 a.m.
Thursday, September 26: Test 1 is due at 11:59 p.m. (100 points)
Test 1 covers chapters 15, 16, 17, and 18.
Test 1 is due Thursday at 11:59 p.m. If you miss this deadline, you may take the test late
either Friday or Saturday. If you take the test Friday, the penalty is 10% of whatever grade
you earn on the test. If you take the test on Saturday, the penalty is 20% of whatever grade
you earn on the test. You will not be allowed to take the test after Saturday for any reason.
Chapter 19 should be read by the end of the week.
Week 6 Monday, September 30 - Sunday, October 6
Sunday, October 6: Activity 5 Theodore Roosevelt due at 11:59 p.m. (10 points)
Chapters 20 and 21 should be read by the end of the week.
Week 7 Monday, October 7 - Sunday, October 13
Sunday, October 13: Activity 6 Presidential Election of 1912 due at 11:59 p.m. (10 points)
Chapter 22 should be read by the end of the week.
Test 2 Practice Questions should be completed by the end of the week.
Week 8 Monday, October 14 - Sunday, October 20
Wednesday, October 16: Test 2 will be available to you beginning at 12:01 a.m.
Thursday, October 17: Test 2 is due at 11:59 p.m. (100 points)
Test 2 covers chapters 19, 20, 21, and 22.
Test 2 is due Thursday at 11:59 p.m. If you miss this deadline, you may take the test late
either Friday or Saturday. If you take the test Friday, the penalty is 10% of whatever grade
you earn on the test. If you take the test on Saturday, the penalty is 20% of whatever grade
you earn on the test. You will not be allowed to take the test after Saturday for any reason.
Chapter 23 should be read by the end of the week.
Week 9 Monday, October 21 - Sunday, October 27
Sunday, October 27: Activity 7 Social Security due at 11:59 p.m. (10 points)
Chapters 24 and 25 should be read by the end of the week.
Week 10 Monday, October 28 - Sunday, November 3
Friday, November 1: Last day to withdraw with a grade of "W"
Chapter 26 should be read by the end of the week.
Week 11 Monday, November 4 - Sunday, November 10
Sunday, November 10: Activity 8 Ending the Great Depression due at 11:59 p.m. (10 points)
Chapter 27 should be read by the end of the week.
Test 3 Practice Questions should be completed by the end of the week.
Week 12 Monday, November 11 - Sunday, November 17
Wednesday, November 13: Test 3 will be available to you beginning at 12:01 a.m.
Thursday, November 14: Test 3 is due at 11:59 p.m. (100 points)
Test 3 covers chapters 23, 24, 25, 26, and 27.
Test 3 is due Thursday at 11:59 p.m. If you miss this deadline, you may take the test late
either Friday or Saturday. If you take the test Friday, the penalty is 10% of whatever grade
you earn on the test. If you take the test on Saturday, the penalty is 20% of whatever grade
you earn on the test. You will not be allowed to take the test after Saturday for any reason.
Sunday, November 17 Writing Assignment due at 11:59 p.m. (100 points)
Chapter 28 should be read by the end of the week.
Week 13 Monday, November 18 - Sunday, November 24
Sunday, November 24: Activity 9 Jack Kerouac due at 11:59 p.m. (10 points)
Chapter 29 should be read by the end of the week.
Week 14 Monday, November 25 - Sunday, December 1
Wednesday, November 27 - Saturday, November 30 school closed for Thanksgiving holiday
Chapter 30 should be read by the end of the week.
Week 15 Monday, December 2 - Sunday, December 8
Sunday, December 8: Activity 10 due at 11:59 p.m. (10 points)
Chapter 31 should be read by the end of the week.
Test 4 Practice Questions should be completed by the end of the week.
Week 16 Monday, December 9 - Thursday, December 12
Wednesday, December 11: Test 4 will be available to you beginning at 12:01 a.m.
Thursday, December 12: Test 4 is due at 11:59 p.m. (100 points)
Test 4 covers chapters 28, 29, 30, and 31.
Test 4 cannot be taken late.
Semester ends.
Regular and punctual attendance is expected of all students in all classes for which they have registered. All absences are considered to be unauthorized unless the student is absent due to illness or emergencies as determined by the instructor. It is the student's responsibility to provide documentation as to the emergency for approval and judgement by the faculty member. Approved college sponsored activities are the only absences for which a student should not be held liable and only when provided by a college official ahead of the absence. Valid reasons for absence, however, do not relieve the student of the responsibility for making up required work. Students will not be allowed to make up an examination missed due to absence unless they have reasons acceptable to the instructor. A student who is compelled to be absent when a test is given should petition the instructor, in advance if possible, for permission to postpone the exam. Student will be dropped from a class by the Registrar upon recommendation of the instructor who feels the student has been justifiably absent or tardy a sufficient number of times to preclude meeting the course’s objectives. Persistent, unjustified absences from classes or laboratories will be considered sufficient cause for College officials to drop a student from the rolls of the College. From Board Policy FC (LOCAL)
Additional Instructor-specific Absence Policy: For an online class I expect students to log in at least two times each week. You need to read Announcements and work on assignments regularly. Extended periods of not logging in could result in being dropped from the class.
Last day to withdraw from a course with a “W” is Friday, November 1.
The Office for Students with Disabilities (OSD) provides support services for students with disabilities, students enrolled in technical areas of study, and students who are classified as special populations (i.e. single parents).
Support services for students with disabilities might include appropriate and reasonable accommodations, or they may be in the form of personal counseling, academic counseling, career counseling, etc. Furthermore, OSD Counselors work with students to encourage self-advocacy and promote empowerment. The Counselors also provides resource information, disability-related information, and adaptive technology for students who qualify.
For support, please contact the counselors at (940) 498-6207 or (940) 668-4321. Alternatively, students may stop by Room 170 in Corinth or Room 110 in Gainesville.
Students are expected to follow all rules and regulations found in the student handbook and published online.
Scholastic dishonesty shall include, but is not limited to cheating, plagiarism, academic falsification, intellectual property dishonesty, academic dishonesty facilitation and collusion. Faculty members may document and bring charges against a student who is engaged in or is suspected to be engaged in academic dishonesty. See Student Handbook, “Student Rights & Responsibilities: Student Conduct ([FLB(LOCAL)]”.
Instructor-specific Academic Dishonesty Policy: Any evidence of plagiarism, collusion, or other dishonesty will result in a grade of 0 on the particular assignment. A second instance of plagiarism, collusion or other dishonesty will result in the student being dropped from the course.