NORTH CENTRAL TEXAS COLLEGE COURSE SYLLABUS

 

Course Title:	Texas History
Course Prefix & Number:		HIST 2301	Section Number:	0500	Semester/Year:	F2019
Semester Credit Hours:		3	Lecture Hours:	3	Lab Hours:	0
Course Description (NCTC Catalog): A survey of the political, social, economic, cultural, and intellectual history of Texas from the pre-Columbian era to the present.  Themes that may be addressed in Texas History include: Spanish colonization and Spanish Texas; Mexican Texas; the Republic of Texas; statehood and secession; oil, industrialization, and urbanization; civil rights; and modern Texas.
Course Prerequisite(s): None
Required Course Materials: Howell, Kenneth.  Beyond Myths and Legends: A Narrative History of Texas. 4th edition.  Abigail Press. ISBN #9781890919788

 

INSTRUCTOR INFORMATION

Name of Instructor:	Dr. Graham Cox
Campus/Office Location:	Corinth 331A & FM 107
Telephone Number:	940-498-6450
E-mail Address:	gcox@nctc.edu

 

OFFICE HOURS

Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday
	12:30-1:30p FM	8:30a-12:30p Corinth	12:30-1:30p FM
	3:00-5:00p Corinth		3:00-5:00p Corinth
	5:45p-6:15p FM		5:45p-6:15p FM

 

STUDENT LEARNING OUTCOMES (From Academic Course Guide Manual/Workforce Education Course Manual/NCTC Catalog)

At the successful completion of this course the student will be able to:
	Create an argument through the use of historical evidence.
	Analyze and interpret primary and secondary sources.
	Analyze the effects of historical, social, political, economic, cultural, and global forces on this period of Texas History

 

 

 

 

 

GRADING CRITERIA

# of Graded Course Elements	Graded Course Elements	Percentage or Point Values
1	Survey	5%
1	Attendance	5%
Best 6 of 9	Quizzes	20%
1	Exam I	20%
1	Exam II	20%
1	Exam III	20%
1	Essay	10%

 

COURSE SUBJECT OUTLINE (Major Assignments, Due Dates, and Grading Criteria)

Course Introduction

• In Canvas, Read the Course Syllabus
• Attend Lecture/Discussion, taking comprehensive notes.
• Submit the “About You” Survey by September 3.

Module 1: Beginnings, Explorers, Settlers

• In Beyond Myths and Legends:
  • Read Chapter 1, "Before European Contact"
• Attend Lecture/Discussion, taking comprehensive notes.
• After you have read (or, better, as you are reading) the materials, you should take the time to work through the Study Guide for Module 1.

Module 2: Indian Country

• In Beyond Myths and Legends:
  • Read Chapter 2, "The Spanish Invasion of Texas"
• Attend Lecture/Discussion, taking comprehensive notes.
• After you have read (or, better, as you are reading) the materials, you should take the time to work through the Study Guide for Module 2.

Module 3: Mexico’s Far North

• In Beyond Myths and Legends:
  • Read Chapter 3, "Mexican Texas"
• Attend Lecture/Discussion, taking comprehensive notes.
• After you have read (or, better, as you are reading) the materials, you should take the time to work through the Study Guide for Module 3.

Module 4: Revolution and Republic

• In Beyond Myths and Legends:
  • Read Chapter 4, "Texas Revolution"
• Attend Lecture/Discussion, taking comprehensive notes.
• After you have read (or, better, as you are reading) the materials, you should take the time to work through the Study Guide for Module 4.

Module 5: Annexation and U.S.-Mexican War

• In Beyond Myths and Legends:
  • Read Chapter 4, "Texas Revolution"
• Attend Lecture/Discussion, taking comprehensive notes.
• After you have read (or, better, as you are reading) the materials, you should take the time to work through the Study Guide for Module 4.

EXAM I Tuesday, October 1 (date subject to change)

• This exam will consist of short answer and essay problems and will be attempted in class.

Module 6: Slavery and Expansion

• In Beyond Myths and Legends:
• Read Chapter 6, "The 28th State in the Union"
• Attend Lecture/Discussion, taking comprehensive notes.
• After you have read (or, better, as you are reading) the materials, you should take the time to work through the Study Guide for Module 6.

Module 7: Secession and Civil War

• In Beyond Myths and Legends:
  • Read Chapter 7, "Texas During the Civil War"
• Attend Lecture/Discussion, taking comprehensive notes.
• After you have read (or, better, as you are reading) the materials, you should take the time to work through the Study Guide for Module 7.

Module 8: Reconstruction and Redemption

• In Beyond Myths and Legend:
  • Read Chapter 8, "Reconstruction in Texas: The Unfinished Civil War"
• Attend Lecture/Discussion, taking comprehensive notes.
• After you have read (or, better, as you are reading) the materials, you should take the time to work through the Study Guide for Module 8.

Module 9: Cattle Drives and Indian Wars

• In Beyond Myths and Legends:
• Read Chapter 9, "Economic and Political Reforms"
• Attend Lecture/Discussion, taking comprehensive notes.
• After you have read (or, better, as you are reading) the materials, you should take the time to work through the Study Guide for Module 9.

Module 10: Cotton, Farmers, Rebellion

• In Beyond Myths and Legends:
  • Read Chapter 10, "The Populist Movement"
• Attend Lecture/Discussion, taking comprehensive notes.
• After you have read (or, better, as you are reading) the materials, you should take the time to work through the Study Guide for Module 10.

EXAM II Tuesday, November 5 (date subject to change)

• This exam will consist of short answer and essay problems and will be attempted in class.

Module 11: Oil, Cities, Reform

• In Beyond Myths and Legends:
  • Read Chapter 11, "Society and Culture"
• Read Chapter 12, "The Progressive Era and WWI"
• Attend Lecture/Discussion, taking comprehensive notes.
• After you have read (or, better, as you are reading) the materials, you should take the time to work through the Study Guide for Module 11.

Module 12: Great Depression and New Deal

• In Beyond Myths and Legends:
  • Read Chapter 13, "The Rise of Urbanization, Expanding Opportunities, and the Invisible Empire"
• Read Chapter 14, "The Great Depression and New Deal"
• In Canvas, read The State of Texas v. Bob White (1937) and The State of Texas v. Bob White (1938)
• Attend Lecture/Discussion, taking comprehensive notes.
• After you have read (or, better, as you are reading) the materials, you should take the time to work through the Study Guide for Module 12.

Module 13: World War II and Texas Transformed

• In Beyond Myths and Legends:
  • Read Chapter 15, "World War II and Texas"
  • Read Chapter 16, "On the Threshold of Modernization"
• Attend Lecture/Discussion, taking comprehensive notes.
• After you have read (or, better, as you are reading) the materials, you should take the time to work through the Study Guide for Module 13.

Module 14: Cold War and Civil Rights

• In Beyond Myths and Legends:
  • Read Chapter 17, "The Turbulent Decade"
  • Read Chapter 18, "A Transitional Decade"
• Attend Lecture/Discussion, taking comprehensive notes.
• After you have read (or, better, as you are reading) the materials, you should take the time to work through the Study Guide for Module 14.

Module 15: Modern Texas

• In Beyond Myths and Legends:
  • Read Chapter 19, "Complex Times"
  • Read Chapter 20, "The Dawn of a New Century"
• Attend Lecture/Discussion, taking comprehensive notes.
• After you have read (or, better, as you are reading) the materials, you should take the time to work through the Study Guide for Module 15.

ESSAY Thursday, November 14, 2019

• This assignment will consist of one essay problem and will be submitted online.

EXAM III Date TBA During Scheduled Final Exam Period

• This exam will consist of short answer and essay problems and will be attempted in class.

QUIZZES

• Between six and nine times this semester, students will take brief in class quizzes.

GENERAL CRITERIA FOR EVALUATION OF WRITTEN ASSIGNMENTS

In general, your written work will be evaluated based on your performance in these three areas:

1. Organization: your ability to organize your ideas coherently and present your arguments in a logical sequence of steps employing, where appropriate, an introduction, summary, and statement of conclusions.
2. Selection of Evidence: your capacity to demonstrate accuracy, range, relevance, historical significance, and discrimination in selecting the specific examples that you use to support your generalizations.
3. Presentation: your skill and effectiveness in using well-structured paragraphs, topic sentences, good grammar, correct spelling, legible handwriting, etc.

The following specific criteria will be used for assigning scores to your written work. The point spread shown here as an example is for a 30-point problem.

• • Excellent (27-30 points): a well-organized, grammatically correct essay that clearly presents the material with accurate and appropriate supporting evidence or examples. In other words, essay is excellent in terms of organization, argument, and presentation.
  • Good (24-26): almost excellent, but with one or two minor mistakes or omissions, fewer examples, or some slight blurring; or leaves out an important point or two.
  • Satisfactory (21-23): has several errors or omissions, etc. Also, essay not well balanced.
  • Poor (18-20): badly unbalanced or made up almost entirely of generalities with little substantial factual supporting evidence. Logic is weak; organization unclear; etc.
  • Unacceptable (0-17): misses the point; fails to deal with the examination problem.

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 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:  Over the semesters, the most reliable predictor of someone’s final grade in this course has always been their attendance. Exam questions and essays draw from lectures supported by the textbook; so, I urge you to attend as regularly as possible. As such, 5 percent of your grade is straightforward attendance.  I will assess attendance based on the sign-in sheets passed out at the beginning of each class.  And because the unexpected still happens, I will give everyone three “free” absences throughout the semester which will not deduct from your grade.

Last day to withdraw from a course with a “W” is November 1, 2019.

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.

CORE CURRICULUM FOUNDATIONAL COMPONENT AREA (For classes in the Core)_______       

o         Communication

o         Mathematics              

o         Life and Physical Science

o         Language, Philosophy & Culture

o         Creative Arts

 

o         Government/Political Science

o         Social and Behavioral Sciences

o         Component Area Option

X         American History

 

X             Critical Thinking

X              Communication

o           Empirical and Quantitative

 

o           Teamwork

X              Personal Responsibility

X      Social Responsibility

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