Fall 2009
The following schedule is a tentative day-by-day plan for the semester. Be prepared to discuss speeches on the days indicated. We may well find that we fall behind, and there is time built into the schedule to compensate. So revisions will be announced in class and you are responsible for such announcements. Readings marked with an asterisk (*) will be discussed in class. All indicated readings are from Reid and Klumpp, except Wills as noted.
September 1 3 8 10 15 17 22 24 29
October 1 6 8 13 15 20 22 27 29
Last updated
October 23, 2009
| Date |
Reading |
Discussion Leaders (Bibliography Due) | Lecture |
| Tuesday, Sep 1 | Introduction and Administration | ||
| Thursday, Sep 3 | Introduction, pp. 1-22 * Benjamin Franklin, pp. 145-47 |
Criticizing Public Discourse | |
| Tuesday, Sep 8 | The New England Theocracy | ||
| Thursday, Sep 10 | The New England Theocracy | ||
| Tuesday, Sep 15 |
* The
Covenant of Salem |
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| Frontier Virginia | |||
| Thursday, Sep 17 | Frontier Virginia | ||
| Tuesday, Sep 22 | * John Pigg Petition, pp. 133-35 * Matthew Talbott's Petition to Clement Read (2nd letter) |
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| Creating Revolution | |||
| Thursday, Sep 24 | * Samuel Haven, p. 79-84. * Patrick Henry, pp. 108-11. * Thomas Paine, pp. 112-27 |
Lauren Dana Lena Martin Jessica Ramos |
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| Creating the National Community | |||
| Tuesday, Sep 29 | Creating the National Community | ||
| Thursday, Oct 1 | * Patrick Henry and James Madison, pp. 148-73 | Glenn Stephenson Megan Livas Valerie Zucconi Sylvia Vidal |
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| Review for Exam | |||
| Tuesday, Oct 6 |
Midterm Examination 1 |
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| Thursday, Oct 8 | Silver Orators | ||
| Tuesday, Oct 13 | * Daniel Webster, pp. 227-45 * Webster-Hayne Debate, pp. 346-70 Webster, Calhoun, and Henry Clay, pp. 371-95 |
Stephanie O'Neill Kersten Moe Christine Shortley |
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| Rhetoric of the American Frontier | |||
| Thursday, Oct 15 |
* Davy Crockett, pp. 256-60 |
Michael Ross Samantha Bennett Juliana Weidemann |
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| Thursday, Oct 22 | The Reformist Community and Abolition | ||
| Tuesday, Oct 27 | William Lloyd Garrison, pp. 286-90 "Declaration of Sentiments," pp. 309-14; 331-34 Massachusetts Congregational Ministers and Sarah Grimke, pp. 315-23 * Wendell Phillips, pp. 324-30 |
Jamie Kuchinski Katherine Kookogey Julia Breihof |
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| African American Communities: The Slave Quarters and Freedman Enclaves | |||
| Thursday, Oct 29 | * Frederick Douglass, pp. 338-43 |
Jared Placitella Sara Bazian Michael Lotman |
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| The Cavalier Community | |||
| Tuesday, Nov 3 | * Thomas R. Dew, pp. 291-308 | Jijo George William Langenstein Scott LaRue |
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| * Abraham Lincoln, pp. 448-55 | Abraham Lincoln | ||
| Thursday, Nov 5 |
Abraham Lincoln, pp. 396-406; 426-41 |
Lincoln | |
| Tuesday, Nov 10 | * Wills, c. 4,5, "Epilogue" |
Lincoln | |
| Review for Exam | |||
| Thursday, Nov 12 | Midterm Examination 2 | ||
| Tuesday, Nov 17 | The Entrepreneurial Community | ||
| Thursday, Nov 19 | William Graham Sumner, pp. 544-58 Henry Grady, pp. 492-500 * Russell Conwell, pp. 520-33 |
Courtney Bocage Michael Shmunis Michele Hendley Lisa Kouroupis |
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| Immigrant and Labor Community | |||
| Tuesday, Nov 24 |
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Immigrant and Labor Community | |
| Tuesday, Dec 1 | * Terence Powderly, pp. 602-606 * Samuel Gompers, pp. 607-13 Eugene V. Debs, pp. 614-18 * Mother Jones, pp. 619-26 |
Nicanor Aquino Brian Sturgeon Sara Cherny |
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| Thursday, Dec 3 | Developing Women's Voice | ||
| Tuesday, Dec 8 | Seneca Falls, pp. 331-34 Susan B. Anthony, pp. 637-41 * Elizabeth Cady Stanton, pp. 647-55 |
Thomas Hool Jennifer Chang Lior Mei-Tal Eric Merin |
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| The Farmer's Movement | |||
| Thursday, Dec 10 | *William Jennings Bryan, pp. 577-85 | ||
| Evaluation and Review for Final | |||
| Friday, Dec 18, 1:30-3:30 | Final Exam | ||
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