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Course Schedule
2/13
Introduction to Archival Research
Activities: Questions for discussion 1, 2, or 4 on pages 167 RoI, using primary sources related to course topic analyze them as individuals or in small groups using the “Tips for Writers” boxes in Chapter 6 RoI and/or Appendix A—Preliminary Work with Artifacts; Introduce the paper assignment; War of the Worlds, Johns, music 1, music 2 (first minute)
HW due:
Reading: RoI Chapter 6
Writing: Unit 1 Paper Due
2/15
Introduction to Archives, Ways of “Reading” Archival Materials, Conducting Research Using Physical Artifacts
Activities: Have students bring artifacts to class, write about them using either the synchronic approach or diachronic approach described in Box 7.3 RoI, present them to small groups, review developing research questions and generate list of potential research questions and artifacts they might seek for research project, as a group choose two to three artifacts to present together for group presentations on 2/25
HW due:
Reading: RoI Chapter 7
Writing: Bring artifact/image to class
2/20
Visit to Special Collections or Museums
2/22
Artifact Analysis Presentations
HW due:
Artifact Analysis Presentations
2/27
Drafting the Archival Research Paper
Activities: Appendix A-Online Archival Scavenger Hunt, fill out one of the primary source analysis worksheets from the Webpages listed on page 358 or in the “Tips for Writers” boxes on in Chapter 6 RoI, strategy for writing introductions, rough draft of introductions and peer-review
HW due:
Writing: 3 paragraphs (intro and two body paragraphs that include primary source analysis)
3/1
Sample Archival Research Papers and Peer-Review
Going through the essays, discuss—and have the students identify—the places that the writers use their archival material, how that material is used, and how students might use their own archival materials in their papers.
Discussion of questions as students prepare the drafts of their papers, create rubric from sample papers and then peer-review Archival Research Papers, sign up for conferences, Discussion of QR paper before Spring Break
HW due:
Reading: WHH, Chapters 2 and 11, RoI 360-364 & 382-390
Writing: draft of Archival paper
3/6-3/8
Conferences
HW due:
Reading: WHH Chapter 3
Writing: Full draft of Archival Research Paper due at your conference
Friday 3/9 by 5pm
HW due:
Unit 2 paper due by e-mail
3/12-3/16
Spring Break
Introduction to Archival Research
Activities: Questions for discussion 1, 2, or 4 on pages 167 RoI, using primary sources related to course topic analyze them as individuals or in small groups using the “Tips for Writers” boxes in Chapter 6 RoI and/or Appendix A—Preliminary Work with Artifacts; Introduce the paper assignment; War of the Worlds, Johns, music 1, music 2 (first minute)
HW due:
Reading: RoI Chapter 6
Writing: Unit 1 Paper Due
2/15
Introduction to Archives, Ways of “Reading” Archival Materials, Conducting Research Using Physical Artifacts
Activities: Have students bring artifacts to class, write about them using either the synchronic approach or diachronic approach described in Box 7.3 RoI, present them to small groups, review developing research questions and generate list of potential research questions and artifacts they might seek for research project, as a group choose two to three artifacts to present together for group presentations on 2/25
HW due:
Reading: RoI Chapter 7
Writing: Bring artifact/image to class
2/20
Visit to Special Collections or Museums
2/22
Artifact Analysis Presentations
HW due:
Artifact Analysis Presentations
2/27
Drafting the Archival Research Paper
Activities: Appendix A-Online Archival Scavenger Hunt, fill out one of the primary source analysis worksheets from the Webpages listed on page 358 or in the “Tips for Writers” boxes on in Chapter 6 RoI, strategy for writing introductions, rough draft of introductions and peer-review
HW due:
Writing: 3 paragraphs (intro and two body paragraphs that include primary source analysis)
3/1
Sample Archival Research Papers and Peer-Review
Going through the essays, discuss—and have the students identify—the places that the writers use their archival material, how that material is used, and how students might use their own archival materials in their papers.
Discussion of questions as students prepare the drafts of their papers, create rubric from sample papers and then peer-review Archival Research Papers, sign up for conferences, Discussion of QR paper before Spring Break
HW due:
Reading: WHH, Chapters 2 and 11, RoI 360-364 & 382-390
Writing: draft of Archival paper
3/6-3/8
Conferences
HW due:
Reading: WHH Chapter 3
Writing: Full draft of Archival Research Paper due at your conference
Friday 3/9 by 5pm
HW due:
Unit 2 paper due by e-mail
3/12-3/16
Spring Break