Course Assignments
Approaches to American Culture, 1607-1865
ASH 3002y

PROJECTS:

• Project #1:  Due March 5 -- Colonial America -- Publish a digital presentation which includes a textual analysis of one of the original documents/texts assigned for this portion of the course [25%] (student projects)

• Project #2:  Due April 12 --  Publish a digital presentation or submit a traditional essay in which you critically compare a secondary account of this period (1607-1865) in one of the pre-1967 "classics" in American Studies with a secondary account written more recently and in keeping with the "new" American Studies [20%] (student projects)

• Project #3:  Due April 30 -- Antebellum America -- Publish a digital presentation  which includes an iconographic analysis of an original image relevant to American culture between the Revolution and the Civil War [25%]

ASSIGNMENTS:

• In addition to the projects described above, you will be required to complete smaller assignments related to the course readings.  Some of these assignments will require small additions to your website, while others will require more traditional writing.   These assignments will be announced along with reading assignments.  A few of the assignments are listed below; note that this is only a partial list. [20%]
  
• Due January 27 -- Post a message introducing yourself to the class to the course bulletin board.
  
• Due February 3 --  Have your web page up and running.   It should include a link to the couse website, as well as a link to a website on the Internet, along with whatever else you choose to place there.
  
• Due March 29 -- Field trip assignment
  • Instructions
  • 1999 presentations
• Due April 19 --  Taking Stock:  An assessment of the uses of techology for American Studies.

PARTICIPATION:

Finally, regular class attendance and informed participation in class and in course bulletin board discussions are required.  [10%]