Course Syllabus
Student Hours with Prof. George Jarrett
Student hours (also called "office hours") are scheduled times when I am available specifically to meet with you and other students. Stop in to talk about the class, specific assignments, your plans for college, transfer and career, or anything else. Each week this semester, I will hold one student hour in person at my office on campus, and two student hours on Zoom.
- In person: Thursdays, 10 - 11 am in 31 Social Sciences (basement)
- Online: Tuesdays and Wednesdays, 6-7 pm via Zoom: https://cerritos-edu.zoom.us/my/profjarrett
- I welcome you to contact me outside of scheduled student hours, and will be happy to arrange a different meeting time in person, over Zoom, or by phone that accommodates both of our schedules.
- Email: gjarrett@cerritos.edu or use the Canvas Inbox
- Text: Via the Pronto! mobile messaging app--direct and group text messages and video, just for Canvas classes.
- Phone: Email or message me your number and a good time to call, and I will call you.
Remember, always look for your next assignment in Modules.
If you're not sure which Module(s) are due this week, check the two-page calendar.
Please see Module 1.1: Syllabus and Orientation for class policies and assignment details.
See the Syllabus and Orientation Module for the following information:
- Welcome and Course Description
- What You'll Do in HIST 103
- Required Books
- Secrets for Success
- Requirements and Pre-requisites
- Workload Expectations
- Assignments
- HIST 103 Module Calendar (also below)
- Deadlines, Late Policy, and Make-Ups
- Attendance Requirements and Policy
- Student Learning Outcomes
- Communicating in HIST 103
- How To Use Pronto for Class Communication
- Netiquette
- Grade Scale, Learning Accommodations, Other Policies
- Campus Resources and Support
You can also download this printable, two-page calendar.
Week 1: Aug 19 - Aug 23
- 1.0 Introducing History 103
- 1.1 Syllabus and Orientation
- 1.2 Reconstruction
- American Yawp, ch. 15
Week 2: Aug 26 - Aug 30
- 2 The Indians' New West
- American Yawp, ch. 17
Week 3: Sep 2 - Sep 6
- Mon. Sep. 2 - Labor Day holiday
- 3 Industrialization and Labor
- American Yawp, ch. 16
- 3.1 Objective Exam 1: American Yawp, ch. 15-17
Week 4: Sep 9 - Sep 13
- 4 The New Immigrants
- American Yawp, ch. 18
Week 5: Sep 16 - Sep 20
- 5 Progressive Reform
- American Yawp, ch. 20
Week 6: Sep 23 - Sep 27
- 6 The 1920s
- American Yawp, ch. 22
- 6.1 Objective Exam 2: American Yawp, ch. 18, 20, 22
Week 7: Sep 30 - Oct 4
- 7 Great Depression and New Deal
- American Yawp, ch. 23
Week 8: Oct 7 - Oct 11
- 8 Jim Crow + Early Civil Rights Movement
- American Yawp, ch. 26, parts I-IV
- 8.1 Equality: The Peak of the Civil Rights Movement
- American Yawp, ch. 27, parts III and VII
Week 9: Oct 14 - Oct 18
- 9 Midterm Exams
- Interpretive Exam 1
- Objective Exam 3: American Yawp, ch. 23, 26, 27 (parts)
- Interpretive Exam 1
Week 10: Oct 21 - Oct 25
- 10 An Emerging World Power10 An Emerging World Power
- American Yawp, ch. 19
Week 11: Oct 28 - Nov 11
- 11 World War I
- American Yawp, ch. 21
Week 12: Nov 4 - Nov 8
- 12 World War II
- American Yawp, ch. 24
- 12.1 Objective Exam 4: American Yawp, ch. 19, 21, 24
Week 13: Nov 11 - Nov 15
- Mon. Nov. 11 - Veterans Day holiday
- 13 The Cold War
- American Yawp, ch. 25
Week 14: Nov 18 - Nov 22
- 14 The Vietnam War
- American Yawp, ch. 26
Week 15: Nov 25 - Nov 29
- 15 The Great Society
- American Yawp, ch. 27 (parts)
- 15.1 Women and the Second Wave
- Thurs. - Fri. Nov. 28-29: Thanksgiving holiday
Week 16: Dec 2 - Dec 6
- 15.2 Objective Exam 5: American Yawp, ch. 25-27
- 16 Watergate + the Unraveling
- American Yawp, ch. 28
Week 17: Dec 9 - Dec 13
- 16.1 Social Welfare since LBJ
- American Yawp, ch. 29
- 17 The End of the Cold War to the War on Terror
- American Yawp, ch. 30
Week 18: Dec 16 - Dec 20
- 18 Final Exams
- Interpretive Exam 2
- Objective Exam 6: American Yawp, ch. 28-30
- Interpretive Exam 2
The list below, generated by Canvas, shows only those assignments which must be turned in by a certain date. The full work of the class is in the Modules.
To complete an assignment, you generally will first have to read or watch the preceding items in its associated module. Go to Modules to find the correct module.
Course Summary:
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