As we move into our discussion of the American Revolution and the creation of the New Nation, I would like you to do some exploring. We will be spending the next few days in class working on individual mini-projects (grading will be part of your participation and journal pages.) To start:
A word about Commonplace:
Commonplace is an excellent resource and offers unique and interesting stories and analysis of American history and culture before 1900. the following is an excerpt from their mission statement:
- Complete the readings and journals for Chapter 5-8.
- Read Boyer's, American History: A Very Short Introduction (pg 15-33).
- Browse the current and past issues of Commonplace, an online journal devoted to the study of Early American History.
- Choose one article to read, journal and share with the class. You can choose any topic you like. However, the topic must fit within the time period 1763 and 1815, which are the years generally assigned to the Revolutionary and Early Republic.
- Send a link to the partner you were assigned in class and myself.
- Your journal writing for this mini assignment should include
- CH 5-8 document questions
- 1-2 page summary and reflection about your chosen article
- 1-2 page reflection about the article chosen by your partner.
A word about Commonplace:
Commonplace is an excellent resource and offers unique and interesting stories and analysis of American history and culture before 1900. the following is an excerpt from their mission statement:
Common-place is a common place for exploring and exchanging ideas about early American history and culture. A bit friendlier than a scholarly journal, a bit more scholarly than a popular magazine, Common-place speaks--and listens--to scholars, museum curators, teachers, hobbyists, and just about anyone interested in American history before 1900.Common-place is a common place for all sorts of people to read about all sorts of things relating to early American life--from architecture to literature, from politics to parlor manners. And it's a place to find insightful analysis of early American history as it is discussed not only in scholarly literature but also on the evening news; in museums, big and small; in documentary and dramatic films; and in popular culture.