HISTORY 2327-01 (3276) Mexican American History I · 3. Matthew Restall, Seven Myths of the Spanish...

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HISTORY2327-01(3276)

MexicanAmericanHistoryIFall2016,Tuesdays/Thursdays9:30am-10:50pm,LiberalArtsBuildingG175

ProfessorAndrewJosephPegoda

Email:[email protected]:http://andrewpegoda.comTwitter:@pegodaajOfficeHours:TobeAnnounced&ByAppointment

Studentswhoattendclass,takenotes,participate,readtherequiredreadings,andwhostudyactivelyanddeeply,willhavenoproblemearningahighgrade.Studentswhoattendclassandmakegood-faitheffortstoparticipateandlearnare(almost)guaranteedtopasstheclass.Thiscourse,likeacollegecourseshouldbe,ischallenge,butverymanageableandveryrewarding,ifyouapplyyourself.Startingearly(&followingdirections)isnumberinbeingsuccessful.Studentsareencouragedtoformstudygroups.Theprofessorisavailabletostudentsforanyquestionsorconcernsaboutthesubjectmaterial,includingtoreviewdraftsofassignments.Asyoumakeyourwaythroughcollege,remembertheprivilegesandopportunitiesyouhavebyhavinga“busy”scheduleofreading,writing,thinking,and…….learning!WELCOME!J



CATALOGDESCRIPTION:MexicanAmericanHistoryI,HIST2327:Historical,economic,social,andculturaldevelopmentofMexican-Americans/Chicano/asto1918.Prerequisites:Studentsmustbecollege-readyinreadingandwriting.Corequisites:n/aCreditHours:3LabHours:0LectureHours:45TotalContactHours:45COURSEDESCRIPTION:MexicanAmericanHistoryI isanacross-the-disciplinesurvey-seminarthatexplorescultural,economic,political,andsocialdevelopmentsoftheUnitedStatestoapproximately1900withafocusonhowpeoplefrom Spain, Native American, and Mexico helped shape U.S. History and explores basic historicalmethodologiesandhistoriography.Wewilllookatwhere,when,andwhymodernnotionsof(geo)politicsand racialization developed, clashed, and mixed. We will give attention to cultural identity, culturalrepresentations,andculturalmemorybystudyingprimaryandsecondarysources.COREREQUIREMENTS:AspartoftheTexasandACCCoreCurriculum,studentsinthiscoursewillgainafoundationofknowledgein human cultures and the physical and natural world, develop principles of personal and socialresponsibilityforlivinginadiversework,andadvanceintellectualandpracticalskillsthatareessentialforalllearning.Thechartbelowdetailsthecorerequirementsthatareapplicabletothiscourse,theactivitiesinwhichstudentswillparticipatetodevelopskillsintherequiredareas,adeterminationofhowstudents’masteryofthoseareaswillbeassessed,andthelevelofexpertisestudentsareexpectedtodemonstrate.Theserequirementsarealreadyincludedinthecomputationofthecoursegradeandnotaseparategrade.* CoreObjective(CO) Activities Assessments* CriticalThinkingSkills(CT):toincludecreativethinking,

innovation,inquiry,andanalysis,evaluationandsynthesisofinformation.

Alldiscussions,lessons,andassignmentsarespecificallydesignedtocoverCT,COM,TW,SR,andPR.

ACCCTRubric

* Communication-Written(COM):effectivedevelopment,interpretation,andexpressionofideas

ACCCOMRubric

Communication-Oral:effectivedevelopment,interpretationandexpressionofideas

n/a

Communication-Visual:effectivedevelopment,interpretationandexpressionofideas

EmpiricalandQuantitativeSkills:toincludethemanipulationandanalysisofnumericaldataorobservablefactsresultingininformedconclusions.

Teamwork(TW):toincludetheabilitytoconsiderdifferentpointofviewandtoworkeffectivelywithotherstosupportasharedgoal.

* SocialResponsibility(SR):toincludeinterculturalcompetency,knowledgeofcivicresponsibility,andtheabilitytoengageeffectivelyinregional,national,andglobalcommunities.

ACCSRRubric

* PersonalResponsibility(PR):toincludetheabilitytoconnectchoices,actions,andconsequencestoethicaldecision-making.

ACCPRRubric

*Indicatescoreareasrequiredforthiscourse



LEARNINGOUTCOMES(LO):Bytheendofthissemester,throughreadingandwritingassignments,interactivelessons,groupwork,and discussions, students will have increased their written and communication and critical thinkingabilities, as well as theories about being more personally and socially responsible as global citizens.Additionally,studentswillhavehonedtheabilityto1)createanargumentthroughtheuseofhistoricalevidence;2)analyzeandinterpretculturalartifactsandprimaryandsecondarysources;3)analyzetheshort- and long-term effects of historical, social, political, economic, cultural, and global forces ongeopolitical areas presently called the United States (and borderlands: culturally, geographically, ortemporally) fromthebeginningof time toapproximately1920.Moreover, students shouldbeable torecognize1)theimportanceofsupporting“facts”basedbyevidence,2)on-goingdialoguesbetweenpastandpresent,3)thebigpictureinsteadofonlyspecificevents,and4)aswellasmultipleperspectivesoneverythingandhowthesevarybytime,place,individuals,institutions,andtheories/perspectives.REQUIREDTEXTS(tobebroughttoclassonappropriatedays):

1. RodolfoF.Acuña,OccupiedAmerica:AHistoryofChicanos8thedition(AlsousedinMexicanAmericanHistoryII)

2. FelipeFernandez-Armesto,TheAmericas:AHemisphericHistory3. MatthewRestall,SevenMythsoftheSpanishConquest4. PBSDocumentary,AmericanExperience–TheGoldRush,onlineforfree

AdditionalprimaryandsecondaryreadingswillbepostedonBlackboardregularly toeitherbereadbeforeclassortobringtoclassforin-classworkshops.Studentsarealsorequiredtobringthefollowingtoeachclass:paperandblueorblackink,afolderorbinderforhardcopiesofimportantcoursematerial.Studentsneedtobuyorhaveaccesstoastaplerforpackets and assignments. Finally, students will need two Bluebooks from the College bookstore.Additionalsupplies,suchasmovierentals,mightbenecessaryforthesemesterproject.Pleasenote:Copiesof the requiredbooks canbeboughton campusorelsewhereonlineandareonreserveintheLibraryandmaybecheckedoutfortwohoursatatime.COURSEREQUIREMENTS:Studentsarerequiredtoreadallmaterialandcompleteallassignments(andkeepthoseassignmentsforthedurationofthesemesteroncereturned).Specifically,eachcoursecomponentmustbecompletedtoreceiveapassinggrade.Studentsarealwaysresponsibleforallmaterialcovered.Thereisnoextracredit.Giventhisisa16-weekcollegecourse,studentsshouldbepreparedtodevoteanaverageof6-9hours(anhourdaily)outsideofclasseachweektoreading,writing,andthinking.Requirementsaredesignedtoprovidenumerousopportunities to learnandearnastronggrade,as tooptimizestudentsuccessandlearning.Gradesarebasedonperformanceonly.Studentsareencouragedtoaskquestionsaboutgradedworkbutafter24uponseeingthefeedback.Pass/FailRequirement Beforestudentsarepermittedtoearnanygradesinthisclass,theymustmakea100%oftheobjectivesyllabusquiz,whichistakeninBlackboardandissettoprovideunlimitedattempts.



5%—Participation(CO:CT,COM,SR,PR;LO:1,2,3) Enrollmentinthiscourseacknowledgestheintenttolearn,andtheprofessoriscommittedtocreatingandmaintaininganopenandproductiveintellectuallyengaginglearningenvironment.Further,thisisacollegecourse,andstudentsshouldknowthatanythingisfairgame.Collegeclassroomsareuniqueplaceswherediverseideas,opinions,andperspectivesarewelcomedandshouldbeshared--respectfully.Therearenot“exact”answersas thereare inmathclasses.Additionally,professors (andstudents)havetheacademicfreedomtodiscussanythingtheydesirewithintheboundsofcommondecencyandgoodtaste,asrelatedtothestudyofHistory.Readings,videos,anddiscussions,etc.,willprovokestrongfeelings,asthey should.Our reactions to these topicswill varybyage,experience,and interest.Discussing thesefeelingsandreactionsinarespectful,open-mindedwayisvital.Studentsshouldalsorememberthattheydonotyetknowenoughto“disagree”persewiththemethodsandtheorieswithwhichscholarsstudyandshareknowledge.Behaviorsthatwouldimpedethisprocessareprohibited,suchastext-messaging,surfingtheWeb,answeringcellphones,talkingoutofturn,etc.Studentsareresponsibleforknowingandfollowing common sense. Disruptive students will be instructed to leave class. (See the ACC StudentHandbookformore information.)Participation ismandatoryand includes,allofwhicharerequired inorder tobecountedpresent,arrivingontimeandremainingtheentireperiod;comingpreparedwithcopies of assigned readings, paper, pens, etc; behaving appropriately; having informed contributions;completing miscellaneous in-class work with satisfactory performance; etc. There are no “excused”absences.Exceptforon-goingsituations,studentsdonotneedtoemailiftheywillmissaclasssession.Studentswhohavesixormoreabsences,asdefinedhere,willreceiveazeroforparticipation.30%—Assignments(CO:CT,COM,SR,PR;LO:1,2,3) Studentswillcompleteavarietyof in-classandout-of-classassignmentsthroughoutthesemesterthataskthemtodemonstratetheirknowledgeofassignedprimaryandsecondaryreadingsandtograpplewithimportantquestionsandthemes,forexample.Assignmentsmightincludemappingoutthelocationofimportanteventsandnaturalgeography,analyzingaquotation,makingatimeline,developingthoughtquestions,analyzingakeyterm,writingabriefhaiku,ormakingconnectionstomorecurrentevents,forexample.Twogradeswillbedropped.15%—MidtermExam&20%—FinalExam(CO:CT,COM,SR,PR;LO:1,2,3) Studentswill take two in-class exams based on both reading and lecture/discussion. Prompts involveknowingwho,what,when,where,how,why,thehistoricalsignificance,context,andbackgroundandwillmainlybeessay-based.Changesovertimeandhistoricalsignificancearemostimportant.Specificdetailsandpossibleessayquestionswillbeavailablewellinadvanced.10%—MonographAnalysis(CO:CT,COM,SR,PR;LO:1,2,3) Studentswillcompletea4-6pageformalmonographanalysisoverTheAmericas:AHemisphericHistory.Studentsarerequiredtorevisethispaper.Moredetailsareprovidedonaseparatehandout.20%—SemesterProject(CO:CT,COM,SR,PR;LO:1,2,3) InconsultationwithProfessorPegoda,studentswilluseTheAmericas:AHemisphericHistory(whichisnota“novel”)asthelaunchingpointforasemesterprojectonatopicoftheirchoice.Possibilitiesareendless;however,eachprojectmustusethreeprimarysources.Finally,theprojectwillcumulateinanargumentativepaperof5-7pagesanda10-15presentationtotheclass.Moredetailstocome.Studentsmust finish reading The Americas by Tuesday, September 27. An informal proposal for the semesterprojectisdueThursday,October6.Whiletheinformalproposalhasnoindependentweight,studentswho



donotsubmititwillreceiveazeroonthesemesterproject.Moreguidelineswillbeprovidedonanotherhandout.ANADDITIONALNOTEABOUTGRADINGANDGRADESINPROFESSORPEGODA’SCLASS:Studentswill not receive “number grades”,which in common in Humanities and Liberal Arts classes.Instead,work(especiallythemajorexamsandsemesterproject)willbeassignedalettergrade,basedonthe general course rubric. Occasionally, the “checks” system will be used, especially on less formalassignments,perse.Givenoureducationalsystemisbasedongrades,thelettergradesandcheckgradesdohaveapproximatenumericalvaluesusedforpurposesofaveraging;however,eachstudent’sgrades,overallperformance,and improvementaremanually reviewedbefore final lettergradesareassigned.Approximationsareasfollows:A+ ≈99% C ≈75% + ≈99%A ≈95% C- ≈70% √+ ≈93%A- ≈92% D+ ≈68% √ ≈85%B+ ≈88% D ≈65% √- ≈72%B ≈85% D- ≈60% - ≈65%B- ≈82% F ≈50% F ≈50%C+ ≈78% 0 =0% 0 =0%

Formoreinformation,pleaserefertothefollowing:https://andrewpegoda.com/resources/grading-rubric/FinalGradeswillbeassignedasfollows:90-100,A 80-89,B

70-79,C60-69,D

Below60orforacademicdishonesty,F

Studentshaveoneyearfromtheendofthesemestertochallengecoursegrade.RefertothegradeappealprocessaspublishedintheACC.Incompletesareonlyconsideredwhenstudentshaveextremeanddocumentedemergencies,havebeenpassing,andareunabletocompletethecourse.Studentsmustbeavailabletosignacontract.Withdrawals are possible prior to the deadlines; however, students should talk to Professor Pegodabeforewithdrawing.CurrentinformationcanbefoundintheprintedversionoftheACCScheduleforthissemesteroronlineatACCCourseWithdrawalInstructions.Studentswhofilewithdrawalrequestsbythepublished deadline and have not exceeded the withdrawal maximum will receive a grade of “W.”However,pleasekeepinmind:TheTexasLegislaturepassedarulingthatlimitsthenumberofclassesastudentcandropduringtheiryearsasanundergraduatestudenttosix.Thispolicyappliestoanystudentwhowasafirsttimecollegefreshmenfall,2007,orlater,whoattendsaTexaspublicinstitutionofhighereducation.Coursesdroppedwhileattendingaprivateoroutofstatecollegedonotcounttowardthesixdroplimit.Forfurtherinformation,refertotheACCCatalogorcontactStudentServices.


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GUIDELINESFORASSIGNMENTS:Allin-classassignmentsmustbecompletedinregularblueorblackink(nopencil,nopink,nopurple,noneonblue)–anyotherworkwillnotbegraded—itisunprofessionalandhurtstheprofessor’seyes.Worksubmittedwithouta (clearlywritten) fullnamewillalsonotbegraded. In-classworkmustalso follownormalguidelinesofStandardEnglish—thisincludescompletesentencesandlegiblehandwriting.Forout-of-classwork,spelling,grammar,andformatcount—pleaseuseAcademicEnglish(e.g.,thismeansNOT using first person, text-message language, contractions, clichés, or slang). This work must besubmittedonlineforplagiarismdetectionandmustbeinTimesNewRomansize12withone-inchmarginson all four sides and double-spaced. Additionally, use creative titles for assignments! Do not use anyquotations.Workisonlyconsidered“submitted”whenitissubmittedonlinetotheappropriatedropboxasa.docor.docxfile.Pleasedonotbringhardcopiestoclass.LATEWORK/MAKEUPWORKPOLICY:Thereisnolateormakeupworkpermitted.Noexceptions.Noexcuses.HOWEVER,studentslegitimatelyneedingmore timeonawritingassignment should talkwith theprofessor inadvance.Exceptions formajorassignmentswillbeconsideredbutonlyforlegitimate,documentedemergenciesandonlyincaseswherethestudentispassingtheclass.ACADEMICHONESTY:StudentsatAlvinCommunityCollegearemembersofaninstitutiondedicatedtothepursuitofknowledgethroughaformalizedprogramofinstructionandlearning.Attheheartofthisendeavor,liethecorevaluesofacademicintegrity,whichincludehonesty,truth,andfreedomfromliesandfraud.Becausepersonalintegrityisimportantinallaspectsoflife,studentsatAlvinCommunityCollegeareexpectedtoconductthemselveswith honesty and integrity both in and out of the classroom. For this class, students areprohibitedfromusinganysourcesorresources(whetherfoundontheInternetorinthelibrary,whetheronlineorhardcopy,whetherscholarlyornot,weatherprimarysourceorsecondarysource)otherthanthose required or recommended when completing or preparing for assignments. Additionally, allinformationmustbederivedfromcourselessons,discussions,and/orthestudents’priorknowledge.Forin-class assignments, students are prohibited from using any unauthorized sources or each other.Additionally,AppleWatches,earbuds,andothersuchtechnologiesarenotallowedduringin-classexams.Incidentsofacademicdishonestywillnotbetoleratedandstudentsguiltyofsuchconductaresubjecttoseveredisciplinarymeasures.Studentswilltypicallyearnanautomatic“F”intheclassforanyinstanceofcheatingorplagiarizing.Innocase,willstudentswithanacademicdishonestlyreportearnabovea“C”intheclass.ProfessorsarerequiredtoreportviolationsofacademichonestytotheVicePresidentofStudentServices.StudentswillalsofaceadditionallypenaltiesbeyondthoseimposedbyProfessorPegodabytheCollege.Studentsareresponsibleforpoliciesinthestudenthandbook,aswellascommonsense.



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Theprofessorreservestherighttochangeanypartofthecourserequirements,policies,deadlines,content,etc.Studentsareresponsibleforkeepingtrackofanyandallchanges,aswellasinformation

deliveredbyBlackboardAnnouncements.

**¡¡¡Honorscreditisavailableandishighlyrecommend!!!**

Studentsaremorethanwelcometoemailatanytime.Pleasefeelfreetoaskquestions,expressconcerns,oreventosharesomethinginteresting.Emailswillgeneralbeansweredveryquicklybut

usuallywithin24hoursbutnevermorethan48hours–ifstudentshavenotreceivedareplywithinthatamountoftime,theyshouldresendtheemailbecauseithasnotbeenreceived.PleaseDOseethe

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Visitingon-campusout-side-of-classisalwaysgreat,too!

Finally,thisclassandmyofficewillalwayswillbea

safeplace&judgmentfreezoneforeveryoneregardlessofrace,religion,color,sex,pregnancy,genderorgenderidentity/expression,sexualorientation,parentalstatus,nationalorigin,age,disability,familymedicalhistoryorgenetic

information,politicalaffiliation,AND/ORmilitaryserviceorveteransstatus.–tonamejustafewofthepossibleoverlappingvariablesthatmakeusuniqueandcontributetoour

intersectionality-

However,theclassroomwillalwaysbeandbeaplacewherewearechallengedandgrapplewithcomplextextsandideas,

includingthosethatmakeusuncomfortable.

COPYRIGHTPROTECTION:©ProfessorAndrewJosephPegoda,2007-2016.Allcopyrightprotectionsreservedforalloriginalmaterialpresentedinthiscourse.Unlessotherwisenoted,allmaterialsaretheintellectualpropertyoftheprofessorandarecopyrighted.Individualsareprohibitedfrombeingpaidfortaking,selling,orotherwisetransferringforvalue,classnotesorotherinformationmadeduringthiscoursetoanyentity.Inadditiontolegalsanctions,studentsfoundinviolationoftheseprohibitionsmaybesubjecttodisciplinaryactionfromtheadministration.



TENATITIVECOURSECALENDAR:PleasekeepinmindthatallreadingsfortheweekmustbecompletedpriortocomingtoclasseachTuesday.Planahead,asneeded.Week1:Why?8/23:Introduction,WhatisHistory?,WhyLatino/a/x/@Studies?8/25:In-classfilm,TheLatinosWeek2:MethodologyandMythology8/30:HandoutabouttheWhite/BlackBinary9/1:DiscussiononOccupiedAmericaChapter1Week3:TransitioningtoaModernWorld9/6:DiscussiononSpain,WorldHistory,andSevenMythsoftheSpanishConquest,Chs.1-29/8:DiscussiononSevenMythsoftheSpanishConquest,Chs.3-4Week4:HistoricalMemory,CrossCulturalEncounters,&A“NewWorld”Colonized9/13:DiscussiononSevenMythsoftheSpanishConquest,Chs.5-79/15:DiscussiononOccupiedAmericaChapter2Week5:ConsequencesandModelsofColonization9/20:DiscussonOccupiedAmericaChapter39/22:(continued)Week6:TheAmericas:AHemisphericHistory9/27:Discussionaboutmonographanalysispapersandsemesterproject9/29:(continued)**FinishTheAmericas:AHemisphericHistoryby9/27Week7:MoreResponsestoColonization10/4:PrimarySourceWorkshop10/6:In-classfilm,RemembertheAlamo**MonographanalysisonTheAmericas:AHemisphericHistoryDue10/4**SemesterProjectproposalDue10/6Week8:MIDTERMWEEK10/11:TobeAnnounced10/13:MIDTERMEXAMWeek9:Texas:Mexicans,Natives,andAnglos10/18:DiscussiononOccupiedAmericaChapter410/20:(continued)**RevisedMonographanalysisonTheAmericas:AHemisphericHistoryDue10/20


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Week10:NewMexico10/25:DiscussiononOccupiedAmericaChapter510/26:(continued)Week11:Interlude:Traditions,Rituals,andMemory11/1:GuestLectureandDayoftheDeadCelebration11/3:ToBeAnnouncedWeek12:Arizona11/8:DiscussiononOccupiedAmericaChapter611/10:(continued)Week13:California11/15:DiscussiononOccupiedAmericaChapter7andAmericanExperience-TheGoldRush11/17:(continued)Week14:Interlude:Linguistics11/22:GuestLectureonLinguistics11/24:NOCLASS–THANKSGIVING!**SemesterProjectPaperDue10/6Week15:NewTimes,NewHopesandFears11/29:DiscussiononOccupiedAmericaChapter812/1:Wrap-up,presentations,andreviewWeek16:FINALEXAM

HIST2327.01,MexicanAmericanHistoryIProfessorPegoda–MonographAnalysis

Studentsshouldwriteathoughtfulmonographanalysisofatleast5pagesbutnomorethan7pageswheretheyanalyzeandevaluateFelipeFernández-Armesto’sTheAmericas:AHemisphericHistory.ThiswritingassignmentisdueTuesday,October4,2016,at9:30am,andtherequiredrevisionisdueThursday,October20,2016,at9:30am.ThepaperisonlytobesubmittedtoBlackboard,whilestudentsmustbringahardcopyoftheAcademicHonestyPledgetoclass.Nolateassignmentswillbeaccepted.Papersmaybesubmittedearly.Additionally,theprofessorwillhappilygooverreviewsandprovidefeedbackbeforethedeadlinesothatstudentshaveanopportunitytoimprove.Studentsseekingearlyfeedbackshouldcontracttheprofessoratleastseveraldaysbeforetheduedate.Studentsshouldwriteaccordingtothefollowinggeneraloutline.Allofthesequestionsshouldbeconsideredbutshouldbeaddressedinanarrativefashionthatisclearandmakessense.Donotanswereachquestionone-by-one,astheassignmentcallsforacoherentessay.I. Thisprofessionalreview/analysisshouldopenwithanintroductoryparagraphwhere

thewritertellsthereaderwhattoexpectinthereview.ThisparagraphshouldalsoprovideaBRIEFsummaryoftheFernández-Armesto’swork.Itshouldalsoidentifyhisoverallthesis.WhydoesFernández-Armestosayhistopicisneeded?Whatthemesortopicsdoesheaddress?

II. Thenextthreeparagraphsshouldexplainthethreemostimportantmajorarguments

Fernández-Armestouses.Oneperparagraph.Whyarethesethemostimportantcomparedtoalloftheotherarguments?Whataretheimplicationsofthesearguments?Whatassumptionsdotheseargumentsreston?Besuretogivebriefexamples.(Therearemany,manycorrectanswersastothebestarguments.)

III. Inthefifthparagraph,discusswhatkindofevidenceFernández-Armestouse.Whatkind

ofsourcesdoeshementionorreference?Doeshedoaneffectivejobofusingsaidevidencetosupporthisoverallideas?Canyouimagineotherkindsofevidencethatwouldsupport,orpossiblycontradict,Fernández-Armesto’sargument?Whatroledoprimaryandsecondarysourcesplayinproducingqualityscholarlyworks?

IV. Inthenextparagraph,considerhowFernández-Armesto’sworkcompareswiththe

textbook,assignedprimarysources,andcourselectures,discussions,andvideos.Likewise,thinkaboutthebookinabroaderperspective.Howdotheseperspectivesagreeordisagree,etc.?DoesthetextbookevendealwiththequestionsexploredbyFernández-Armesto?Whatobservationscanyoumakeaboutwhatseemstobeimportanttohistoriansorwhattheydisagreeabout?Whatcommentscanyoumakeaboutthepurposeofvarioussources,andhowtheyinformtheconstructionofHistory?

V. Inthefirstconcludingparagraph(s),pleaseevaluatetheworkbyprovidingyouropinion.WereyoupersuadedbyFernández-Armesto’sargumentanduseofevidenceandexplanations?Areyoupersuadedastothelargersignificanceofthismaterial?DidFernández-Armestowriteinaclear,coherent,organizedway?Doesheseem(overly)biasedinanyway?Whatdidyoulikeaboutthebookandwhy?Whatdidyounotlikeaboutthebookandwhy?Hasyourinterestinthesetopicsbeensatisfied,piqued,orbludgeonedoutofyou?Forallofthesequestions,answerwhyandhowandprovideexamples.

VI. Inthefinalparagraph,addresstheoverallimportancetoyou,students,historians,the

nation,andtheworld,aswellashowvariousethicalissuesandnotionsofhistoricalmemoryareinvolved.Whatkindofethicaldecisionsdidtheauthorhavetomake?Whatkindofpersonalandsocialresponsibilitydoyou,people,scholars,institutionshavewhenitcomestorepresentinghistoryandthe“truth”andmakingsocietybetter,ifthat’sevenpossible?Whatcomplicationsarethere?Besuretoaddressallpartsofthisquestion.

Besuretoreviewguidelinesonthesyllabusandthosebelowforwhatisexpectedintermsofformatting.Atthesametime,be“creative,”too.Reviewthefollowingforinformationaboutsuccessfulcollegeanduniversitywriting.Grammarandwritingstylematterforthisassignment.“FiveCharacteristicsofCollegeWriting”http://andrewpegoda.com/resources/five-characteristics-of-college-writing/“ChecklistforWritingAssignments:http://andrewpegoda.com/resources/checklist-for-writing-assignments/TheOxfordComma,plusEveryCommaRuleYouNeedtoKnow”http://andrewpegoda.com/2014/06/24/the-oxford-comma-plus-every-comma-rule-you-need-to-know/“MasteringtheSemicolon,Colon,andApostrophe”http://andrewpegoda.com/2014/06/25/mastering-the-semicolon-colon-and-apostrophe/“14MustKnowRulesofGrammarGuaranteedforSuccessfulWriting”http://andrewpegoda.com/2014/06/25/14-must-know-rules-of-grammar-guaranteed-for-successful-writing/“GradingRubric”http://andrewpegoda.com/resources/grading-rubric/

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HIST2327.01, Mexican American History I Professor Pegoda – Midterm Exam Study Guide

Please read the following information carefully and use it to prepare for the midterm exam. As students study for the exam, they are only permitted to use material assigned or discussed this semester. If students have questions or need help, they are encouraged to visit with the professor or to form study groups. The midterm exam will take place on Thursday, October 13, 2016, from 9:30 am to 10:50 pm in our regular classroom. Students should bring several regular blue or black pens and a blank Bluebook. Bluebooks can be bought at the Bookstore or elsewhere. On the exam day, they should come early and place the blank Bluebook on the front desk and wait for the exam to begin. Part one, terminology (25 points): Students will be given ten of the following terms on the midterm exam. Students will be asked to define each one clearly and concisely. Definitions must include more than a simple, technical definition. Instead, definitions should connect terms to the necessary peoples, times, and places, as appropriate and to Mexican American Studies, as appropriate. Responses should be no more than two sentences.

• “border crossed us”

• agency

• assimilation

• Columbian Exchange

• cultural relativism

• economic hub

• geopolitical

• history

• History

• imagined community

• intersectionality

• Louisiana Purchase

• maize

• manifest destiny

• monograph

• mores

• presentism

• primary source

• racialization

• secondary source

• semiotics

• Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo

• White/Black Binary

Part two, extended essay (75 points): Students will answer two of the following essay questions on the day of the midterm exam. Each essay should be approximately three-to-four pages. Students need to prepare for all of the possible essays, as there will not be any choice. Essays require much more than simple regurgitation. Rather, students must think about ideas, examples, and evidence from lectures, discussions, readings, and films and use them to support and develop strong essays. Essays that do not demonstrate knowledge of the reading will earn the grade of “F.” Since students have these questions well in advance, Professor Pegoda expects answers to be particularly developed, and he will grade accordingly. Students must come to class prepared and with an action plan. Essays must have an introduction with a thesis, body paragraphs, and a conclusion. Students must consider and synthesize information from all course materials. Additionally, significance, speaking to change over time, and recognizing conflicting theories and perspectives, is most important. Keep in mind that while there are some wrong answers, there are many correct answers. Part of this assignment is seeing how students pull information together in creative ways. Likewise, students will not be able to (and shouldn’t) discuss everything. Students must plan, make choices, and pick the best examples to support the answers they wish to develop. There is no detailed checklist of “do they have this.” Spelling and grammar do not count, provided writing/ideas are understandable.

1. Think about our time reading and discussing Seven Myths of the Spanish Conquest and consider the following questions. What major points does the author make throughout his monograph? How does he make these points? How and why is his work important? Did he do an effective job addressing these myths? What does his work tell us about the past and how people understand it?

2. Discuss Spain and its colonization of the New World. What shaped the Spanish model of colonization?

Who participated? What consequences did colonization (or is imperialism a better descriptor?) have? How did people on all sides respond? What legacies has this colonization had? What were the similarities and differences in how colonization and “occupation” initially took shape in present-day areas of Mexico, Texas, New Mexico, Arizona, and California?

HIST2327.01, Mexican American History I Professor Pegoda – Midterm Exam Study Guide

3. Think about narratives and uses of the past. How does Mexican American History shift the focus from a typical United States History class, and why is this important? Why are some of the most important events of Mexican American History, and why? What does this tell us about the difference between the past and the study of the past? What was happening in the United States when important events in Mexican American History were happening?

4. Think about the connection between place, time, and History. Where did important events in Mexican

American History up until the 1830s and 1840s occur, and what were these events? Where did areas of occupation expand and/or narrow, when, and why? How do climate, geography, and politics influence where things “happen”? Who decides what is important?

5. Consider the Columbian Exchange and its consequences. What is this exchange, and why is it important?

What does this conceptualization tell us about “big scale” History? Is this concept useful? Is it problematic in any ways?

6. Discuss the rise of Mexico and the resulting events for the United States. What forces resulted in Mexican

independence? What were the short and long term consequences? How did Spain, Mexico, France, the United States, and other nations interact with each other? How did various nations and their peoples, ideologies, etc. respond to Spanish and then Mexican presence? Why was the war over Texas so important?

IMPORTANT INFORMATION: During the exam, students may consult one one-sided 8½” x 11” sheet of notes. These notes must be TYPED, double spaced, and in Times New Roman size 12. This sheet may only contain phrases, outlines, reminders of a few key terms or readings, etc. This sheet may NOT include full sentences, full paragraphs, etc. Students must have their sheet of notes approved before taking the exam. MAKE SURE TO FOLLOW THESE GUIDELINES. Every semester someone comes with a sheet that violates these rules and is unable to use it. Students must turn this sheet of notes in with the exam. Students who make a good “cheat sheet” tend to do much better on the exams. Any form of cheating (using extra study aides, talking, having a phone out, etc.) will result in an automatic “F” in the class, and a report will be filed with Academic Affairs. As a reminder, no makeup exams will be given. Come to the exam on time and prepared to show everything you have learned. Students should plan to write the entire time.

HIST2327,MexicanAmericanHistoryI Dr.Pegoda–FinalExamThefinalexamperiodforthisclass,asdictatedbythecollege,isTuesday,December6,2016,from9:00amto11:00am.Thefinalexam(20%offinalgrade)ismostlyintheformatofatake-homeessayoverForgottenDead:MobViolenceagainstMexicansintheUnitedStates,1848-1928.Thisessayshouldbeatleast4pagesandshouldarticulatethethesisandmajorargumentsofForgottenDead,ataminimum.SeethedirectionsforthemonographanalysisformoreideasonhowtoanalyzeForgottenDead.Additionally,studentsshouldwritea2-pagepaperintheformofalettertoDr.Pegodaoutlyingwhattheyhavelearnedthissemester,why(MexicanAmerican)Historyisimportant,andhowtheywillusethisinformationinthefuture.Duringthefinalexamperiod,wewillhaveadiscussionovertheaboveandanyothertopicswedesire.Istillhopewecanhavelunchasagroupsoon,butunfortunatelywiththechangestheyhavemadetotheFinalExamschedule,thefinalforthisclassperiodnolongerfallsinthe11-1timeframe.Pleaseletmeknowifyouhaveanyquestions.AJP

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