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, 10-11 am, and Wednesdays, 6-7 pm via Zoom.
- 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: Jan 13 - Jan 17
- 1.0 Introducing History 103
- 1.1 Syllabus and Orientation
- 1.2 Reconstruction
- American Yawp, ch. 15
Week 2: Jan 20 - Jan 24
- Mon. Jan 20: Martin Luther King, Jr. holiday
- 2 The Indians' New West
- American Yawp, ch. 17
Week 3: Jan 27 - Jan 31
- 3 Industrialization and Labor
- American Yawp, ch. 16
- 3.1 Objective Exam 1: American Yawp, ch. 15-17
Week 4: Feb 3 - Feb 7
- 4 The New Immigrants
- American Yawp, ch. 18
Week 5: Feb 10 - Feb 14
- 5 Progressive Reform
- American Yawp, ch. 20
- Fri. Feb. 14: Lincoln's birthday holiday
Week 6: Feb 17 - Feb 21
- Mon. Feb. 17: Washington's birthday holiday
- 6 The 1920s
- American Yawp, ch. 22
- 6.1 Objective Exam 2: American Yawp, ch. 18, 20, 22
Week 7: Feb 24 - Feb 28
- 7 Great Depression and New Deal
- American Yawp, ch. 23
Week 8: Mar 3 - Mar 7
- 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: Mar 10 - Mar 14
- 9 Midterm Exams
- Interpretive Exam 1
- Objective Exam 3: American Yawp, ch. 23, 26, 27 (parts)
- Interpretive Exam 1
Spring Break: Mar 17 - Mar 21
Week 10: Mar 24 - Mar 28
- 10 An Emerging World Power10 An Emerging World Power
- American Yawp, ch. 19
Week 11: Mar 31 - Apr 4
- 11 World War I
- American Yawp, ch. 21
Week 12: Apr 7 - Apr 11
- 12 World War II
- American Yawp, ch. 24
- 12.1 Objective Exam 4: American Yawp, ch. 19, 21, 24
Week 13: Apr 14 - Apr 18
- 13 The Cold War
- American Yawp, ch. 25
Week 14: Apr 21 - Apr 25
- 14 The Vietnam War
- American Yawp, ch. 26
Week 15: Apr 28 - May 2
- 15 The Great Society
- American Yawp, ch. 27 (parts)
- 15.1 Women and the Second Wave
Week 16: May 5 - May 9
- 15.2 Objective Exam 5: American Yawp, ch. 25-27
- 16 Watergate + the Unraveling
- American Yawp, ch. 28
Week 17: May 12 - May 16
- 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: May 19 - May 23
- 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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