This web site meets the course requirements in Texas History at Palo Alto College. Students will have the opportunity to do the assignments on the Internet and learn how to use computer applications such as: Microsoft Word, Power Point, Excel, and Front Page.  The students who have chosen this class must be self-motivated to keep up with the class assignments and dedicated to exploring the use of computers in their learning experience. It is very important to keep up with the assignments and due dates.

Before you can begin the class, you need to open up the Texas History Questionnaire, complete your answers on it, save it to your 2301 folder that you will create, and then email the questionnaire back to me.

Important information about the course

• The Course Calendar is the most important part of the course. It contains all the work that needs to be done for the course. The sections are here, and each section contains the directions needed to complete that part of the class including the due dates. You should bookmark this page.

• Every chapter has a Power Point presentation. You can view it in Internet Explorer by clicking on it, or save it to your computer by right clicking on the link, save target as: and then save it in your folder that you will create for this course. The presentation covers all the high points of the chapter.

• Read each chapter for each section.

• Each section has a has a set of test questions to answer (there will be an answer sheet template for you to record your answers on to send to me).

• The Book or Movie Assignment will be completed by everyone

• The Legislative Assignment will be completed by everyone

• The Class Assignment will be one of 3 items- a Power Point presentation, a travel brochure, or a book report from a Texas author.

• Grading- Each section will have a number of assignments to choose from. The assignments will add up to 100 points, there will always be 3 assignments to complete, each count 25 points. The beginning set of questions count 25 points.

• You are required to complete all sections (this is 70 percent of your grade) the Book or Movie Assignment will be 6 points, the Texas LegislativeAssignment will be 7 percent, the Class Assignment (which is the Power Point presentation, travel brochure, or book report) will count 7 percent, and the final exam will count 10 percent.

• Points will be taken off for late work. Five points per day will be lost for late assignments. If there is truly an exceptional problem, please contact me as soon as possible.

• Very important! Always put your name on the different items you put in. Save your work and do not discard anything until the class is over. You can send some of your work in the email, but the best way to do it is through an attachment. If I cannot open up the attachment, I will notify you very quickly.

• Once you have sent me work, I will notify you with an email reply that I have received your work. I will usually be on between 8-11 pm on Sunday-Tuesday nights to answer any questions that might occur. I am usually on most every night, but will occasionally take a weekend off.

• I hope you have a great time doing this class! It was a wonderful experience to set this up for you.

Catalog Description: History 2301 is a general survey of Texas history from the early beginnings to the present day.

Course Objectives: The aim of History 2301 is to provide the student with the following:

1.     An awareness of the major facts of Texas history.

2.     An awareness of the role of the individual in Texas history.

3.     A basic awareness of the issues of Texas (i.e. colonial situations, revolution, republic, and annexation, and its contribution to American history.

4.     An aware of the change and consistency of Texas history.

5.     A broader participation by the student in historical activities such as voting, referendums, citizen action groups, etc.

Student Competencies: At the completion of the course, the student should have attained the following:

1.     A basic knowledge of the development of the state’s history, government, and culture.

2.     An improved knowledge of Texas history and geography.

3.     The ability to evaluate sources of historical information (television, radio, newspapers, or magazines)

4.     The improvement of writing skills using historical context.

5.     The development and refinement of critical thinking skills using historical context.

Textbook for Texas History: Texas, The Lone Star State, Ninth Edition. Rupert N. Richardson, Adrian Anderson, Cary D. Wintz, Ernest Wallace.

Last Updated: August 25, 2008
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