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GradeFormula   Quizzesanddiscussionparticipation  20% l Midtermessay  P    20%  X  X   Inclassmidtermexam   20% H! Finalessay0   P    20%4" !! Inclassfinalexam P    20% X   #p!    NOTE : Theaboverequirementsaresubjecttomodification.Ireservetherighttoalteror $H # amendthemasIdeemappropriate. Studentswithdocumenteddisabilitiesshouldcontactmetoif %8!$ additionalaccommodationsareneeded.  &$"% Schedule  (#' Alldates,topics,readingassignments,anddeadlinesherearetentative;bealerttoinclass *%) announcements. p+&*   H-(, Y w   WeekI:Reconstruction:TheMeaningofFreedominPostEmancipationAmerica 󀀀  Read:  TAJ:Ch.16    Documents:Ch.18   0  H WeekII:ConqueringtheWest:NativePeoples,SettlerCommunities,andSocialStructure d ontheFrontier 󀀀   P !! 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Documents:Ch.26 $l"  WeekIX:TheNewDealandthePoliticsofDepression  %D!$ Read:  TAJ:Ch.25 P     X      `  &0"%   Documents:Ch.27 '#&    WeekX:AmericaandWorldWarII X      )$(  Read:  TAJ:Ch.26 *%)   Documents:Ch.28 |+&*   *BeginMoody,ComingofAge,Chs.110 h,'+ Ѐ T-(,  WeekXI:TheColdWaratHomeandAbroad   `      h  @.)-  Read:  TAJ:Ch.27 ,/|*.   Documents:Ch.29 0h+/   *Moody,Chs1120 1T,0 Ї WeekXII:TheSouthernCivilRightsMovement,19541965   Read:  TAJ:Ch.28    *FinishMoody   t  WeekXIII:FromtheNewFrontiertotheNewLeft:TheSixtiesExperiment(s) h  `  Read:  TAJ:Ch.29 P     X   󀀀 L    Documents:Ch.31 8   WeekXIV:Vietnam,orComingApart   ` Read:  Documents:Ch.31  L   WeekXV:ContemporaryU.S.History:AnAgeofAnxiety $   Read:  TAJ:Chs.3031     Documents:Chs.3233    *FinalExam*TBA 򀀀 **FinalEssay**TBA  p