US History II

See the post below this one for the course basics if you are just adding in, or if you missed Day 1. For everyone else, here is what we’re up to this week:

• Read the syllabus
• Read your textbook, Ch 14 “Emancipations and Reconstructions”
• Use the document you got in class on Wednesday to write a “Pre-SkillBuilder.” This is not graded but will give me a chance to see what your baseline skills are in analyzing primary sources and using history’s writing conventions (including footnotes). Guidelines for SkillBuilders are found on page 4 of the syllabus, and guidelines for correct use of Chicago Style are in the left sidebar links on the course website. Your document may have very little bibliographic information, but just do your best with citing it given what you have.
• If you missed class but would like to submit the paper on Friday anyway, use one of the documents in Chapter 14 of the textbook.