History Courses For Dr. Christopher C. Lovett
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History Courses For Dr. Christopher C. Lovett |
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Updated as of 2 October 05 Today in History: On October 2, 1780, Major John André, a British spy associated with Benedict Arnold, was executed on this day in history. Quote of the Day: "In my view we are much worse off now than when we went into Iraq. This is not a partisan position. I voted for these guys." A senior figure at a military-sponsored think tank as told to James Fallows in "Bush's Lost Year" in The Atlantic Monthly (Oct. 2004) Take the Ann Coulter Quiz Where are you politically? Take the Neocon Quiz and find out. "History is Far too Important to be left to History Professors" Teaching isn't such a novel idea
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History of Disease Contemporary Terrorist Organizations Map of Islamic Terrorist Cells in the U.S.A.
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Grades
Requirements for the Dictators and Demagogues Undergraduates Grades for the course are based on the following criteria -- attendance, participation, post test, outside essay, and a book review. All components are worth valued at 100 points and a grades will be assigned on the a standard distribution of 90 percent, 80 percent, 70 percent, and 60 percent. The book review can come from any book found in the reading list found on this site. For those who seek information on how to write a book review, use the hyperlink provided. Graduate Students Graduate students will do all of the above accept a) if they are seeking a MA (thesis or non-thesis option) they will write a comparative book review over two books. If they are seeking an MAT, they will develop a narrative unit plan over how to teach the decade of the 1930s in either world or American history. The unit plan should also include a short narrative essay explaining what they are seeking to achieve in their class. |
