Required Books (College Bookstore or Library Reserve)<\/strong><\/p>\n Journal Articles (JSTOR unless otherwise noted)<\/strong><\/p>\n Course Policies<\/strong><\/p>\n For details on course policies, especially including those regarding attendance, participation, accommodations for disabilities, plagiarism and general learning objectives, please consult the course website: http:\/\/blogs.dickinson.edu\/hist-404pinsker\/course-policies\/<\/a><\/p>\n Constitution Exhibit<\/strong><\/p>\n By Friday, October 16, students are required to post a short multi-media exhibit on the framing of the US Constitution that draws upon Beeman\u2019s Plain, Honest Men <\/em>at its principal secondary source. The goal of each exhibit should be to translate some important theme or episode from Beeman\u2019s work into a teachable resource for a typical high school or undergraduate classroom. Students should embed their exhibits in a blog post at the course website and may use any suitable multi-media platform, such as Prezi, Storify, WordPress, YouTube, or Google Maps. Ideas and models for such exhibits will be discussed in class. Late exhibits will be penalized 5 points per day.<\/p>\n Supreme Court Case Post<\/strong><\/p>\n By MONDAY, NOVEMBER 9 (REVISED DATE), students are required to post a short case summary (1,200 words or less) of a major historic Supreme Court opinion issued between 1835 and 1986. These posts should be designed to help teachers and students who want to learn more about pivotal cases. They should include an array of links to supporting (and freely available) resources \u2013especially primary sources such as the opinions of the court or news coverage of the case. All good summaries will abstract the case, explain its significance, and provide some key contextual details, such as information about justices of the court, attorneys, and (most important) the litigants themselves. Each summary should also provide a concise guide to further reading, which would help users assess the best secondary source material available for the subject.<\/p>\n Research Journal<\/strong><\/p>\n Students are required to keep a research journal online for their final paper that includes at least five entries: (1) General constitutional reflections (2) Topic proposal (3) Secondary source literature review (4) Primary source finding aid and (5) Research Questions. Details on how to construct each post will be available at the course website and discussed in class. There is no minimum length or rigid format expectation, but each post should provide a clear snapshot of the student\u2019s research process undertaken for the final paper. The posts should also be written with the expectation that they might eventually be shared with other students. The first post is due by Oct. 2; the next two posts (proposal and secondary source review) are due by Nov. 24. The remaining required posts (primary sources and research questions) are due by Dec. 7. Late journal entries will be penalized 5 points per day.<\/p>\n Final Papers<\/strong><\/p>\n By Thursday, Dec. 17, students must submit a 20-25 page narrative paper that analyzes a significant moment of constitutional change after 1787. Topics might include accounts of constitutional amendments, landmark Supreme Court cases, or major battles over the separation of powers. Each paper should be typed, double-spaced with a descriptive title and cover page, Chicago-style footnotes, and a bibliography. Appendixes, including tables, charts or other forms of data visualization, are encouraged but not required. Good papers will demonstrate extensive research into primary and secondary sources, a clear understanding of how to write effective chronological narrative, and a thoughtful analysis rooted in the principles of historical inquiry. Late papers will be penalized 5 points per day.<\/p>\n Grade Distribution<\/strong><\/p>\n Class Participation \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a025 percent<\/p>\n Constitution Exhibit \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a020 percent<\/p>\n Supreme Court post\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 20 percent<\/p>\n Research Journal\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 10 percent<\/p>\n Final Paper\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 25 percent<\/p>\n <\/p>\n\n
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