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CALENDAR - FALL, 2002

Date            Subject                                   Weekly Reading Assignment          Activities

 

Week 1:

 

8/26            Course Introduction              BMS - Introduction                            Journal entries

                                                                      Desert Immigrants - Intro.                1 & 2 this week

                                                                      Turning Points Ch. 1

                                                                     

8/28            Pass of the North - 1st                                                                        Quiz on this syllabus

                    Settlements

 

8/30            Becoming a Master Student

                    Introduction 

 

Week 2:

 

9/2              Labor Day - No Class            BMS - Ch. 1                                       Journal entries          

                                                                       Des. Im. 1st half Ch. 2                     3 -9 this week

                                                                       Turn. Ch. 2

 

9/4              Pass of the North - 1st                                                                        Quiz previous week's

                    Settlements                                                                                           Lectures and readings.

 

9/6              UTEP Library tour                                                                                                  

                    Meet in atrium at UTEP library                                                                                                                            

 

Week 3:

 

9/9              Pass of the North - 1st             BMS - Ch. 2                                    BMS Quiz 1 due.

                    Settlements                                Des. Im. 2nd half Ch. 2                Quiz previous week's

                                                                        Turn. Ch. 3                                     Lectures & readings

 

9/11           El Paso in 18th century                                                                    Journal entries

                                                                                                                                10 - 12 this week                                                  

9/13           Becoming a Master Student                                                                Submit journals

                    Ch. 2                                                                                                    for evaluation.

 

Week 4:

 

9/16           El Paso in 18th century            BMS - Ch. 3                                   BMS Quiz 2 due.

                                                                        Des. Im. 1st half Ch. 3                 Quiz previous week's

                                                                        Turn. Ch. 4                                    Lectures & readings

 

9/18           El Paso in 18th century                                                                    Journal entries

                                                                                                                                13 - 17 this week

 

9/20           Becoming a Master Student                                                               Scheduling student/

                    Ch. 3                                                                                                   Instructional team

                                                                                                                                meetings. Mid-term

                                                                                                                                project assigned.

 

Week 5:

 

9/23           Spain's Last Years                     BMS Ch. 4                                     BMS Quiz 3 due.

                   1783-1821                                    Des. Im. 2nd half Ch. 3               Quiz previous week's

                                                                        Turn. Ch. 5                                   Lectures & readings

 

9/25           Spain's Last Years                                                                           Journal entries

                    1783-1821                                                                                         18 - 21 this week

 

9/27           Becoming a Master Student                                                             

                    Ch. 4

 

Week 6:

 

9/30            Spain's Last Years                     BMS Ch. 5                                 BMS Quiz 4 due.

                     1783-1821                                   Des. Im. 1st half Ch. 4             Quiz previous week's

                                                                         Turn. Ch. 6                                Lectures & readings          

 

10/2            Mexican Period 1821-48                                                              Journal entries

                                                                                                                            22 - 26 this week

 

10/4            Becoming a Master Student                                                           Submit journals

                     Ch. 5                                                                                              for evaluation

 

Week 7:

 

10/7             Mexican Period 1821-48           BMS Ch. 6                               BMS Quiz 5 due.

                                                                           Des. Im. 2nd half Ch. 4         Quiz previous week's

                                                                           Turn. Ch. 7                             Lectures & readings

 

10/9             Mexican Period 1821-48                                                            Journal entries

                                                                                                                            27 - 34 this week

 

10/11           Becoming a Master Student                                                         Mid-term project due.

                     Ch. 6

 

Week 8:

 

10/14          Beginnings of American            BMS Ch. 7                             BMS Quiz 6 due.

                     El Paso 1848-54                           Des. Im. 1st half Ch. 5         Quiz previous week's

                                                                           Turn. Ch. 8                            Lectures & readings

 

10/16          Beginnings of American                                                            Journal entries

                    El Paso 1848-54                                                                           35 - 36 this week

 

10/18          Becoming a Master Student                                                          Student Drop Deadline

                     Ch. 7                                                                                             with automatic "W"

 

Week 9:      

 

10/21          Beginnings of American            BMS Ch. 8                              BMS Quiz 7 due.

                     El Paso 1848-54                           Des. Im. 2nd half Ch. 5        Quiz previous week's

                                                                            Turn. Ch. 9                            Lectures and readings

 

10/23          Continental Crossroads                                                              Journal entries

                    1849-81                                                                                           37 - 41

 

10/25         Becoming a Master Student                                                            Submit journals

                    Ch. 8                                                                                               for evaluation

 

Week 10:

 

10/28          Continental Crossroads              BMS Ch. 9                              BMS Quiz 8 due.

                    1849-81                                           Des. Im. 1st half Ch. 6          Quiz previous week's

                                                                            Turn. Ch. 10                           Lectures & readings

 

10/30          Continental Crossroads                                                               Journal entries

                    1849-81                                                                                           42 - 46

 

11/1            Becoming a Master Student                                                            Final Project assigned

                     Ch. 9

Week 11:

 

11/4            Frontier Town to Western          BMS Ch. 10                        `   BMS Quiz 9 due.

                    Community 1881 - 1917               Des. Im. 2nd half Ch. 6        Quiz previous week's

                                                                             Turn. Ch. 11                          Lectures & readings

 

11/6           Frontier Town to Western                                                            Journal entries

                   Community 1881 - 1917                                                                47 - 50

 

11/8           Becoming a Master Student                                                             Scheduling Student/

                    Ch. 10                                                                                              Instructional team

                                                                                                                             meetings.

 

Week 12:

 

11/11          Frontier Town to Western          BMS Ch. 11                           BMS Quiz 10 due.

                    Community 1881 - 1917               Des. Im. Ch. 7                      Quiz previous week's

                                                                             Turn. Ch. 12                         Lectures & readings

 

11/13          El Paso & Ciudad Juarez                                                           Journal entries

                    1910 - 1945                                                                                    51 - 57

 

11/15          Becoming a Master Student                                                          Submit journals

                    Ch. 11                                                                                            for evaluation

 

Week 13:

 

11/18           El Paso & Ciudad Juarez           BMS Ch. 12                          BMS Quiz 11 due.

                     1910 - 1945                                    Des. Im. Ch.  8                   Quiz previous week's

                                                                            Turn. Ch. 13                         Lectures & readings

 

11/20           Southwest Metroplex                                                               Journal entries

                     since 1945                                                                                   58 - 63

 

11/22           Becoming a Master Student

                     Ch. 12

 

Week 14:

 

11/25           Southwest Metroplex                 Des. Im. Ch. 9                     BMS Quiz 12 due.

                     since 1945                                      Turn. Ch. 14                       Quiz previous week's

                                                                                                                          Lectures & readings

 

11/27           Southwest Metroplex               

                     since 1945

 

11/29           THANKSGIVING HOLIDAY - NO CLASS

 

Week 15:

 

12/2             International Metroplex            Des. Im. Ch. 10                   Quiz previous week's

                      since 1961                                    Turn. Ch. 15                        Lectures & readings

                                                                                                                          

12/4             International Metroplex                                                          Submit journals for

                     since 1961                                                                                   final evaluation

 

FINAL EXAMINATION

 

12/9             Section I - 10:00 AM - 12:45 PM            Submit final project and give 5 minute

                                                                                          oral report from project abstract.

 

12/13           Section II - 10:00 AM - 12:45 PM           Submit final project and give 5 minute

                                                                                          oral report from project abstract.