Here
in the History section, you can find classroom handouts and some links
to
helpful sites, and
also examine historical movies and get basic information on the primary
sources that they are based upon.
Historical movies
Classroom Handouts
Jeopardy Games
External links The sites here can help you do some research for your essays.
* Take a tour through China's Forbidden City with IBM's Virtual Forbidden City. This is a massive download and resource hog. The system requirements listed are a gig of RAM, and it slowed my dual-core CPU to a crawl (I do have only 1 gig of RAM). But for those of you who might be interested in Chinese history, it will most likely be worth it. Its a big download--just over 200 megs. It took me 5 minutes or so on my 3-meg-per-second cable internet connection. I'd recommend logging out of Windows and then logging back in again, just to install it and run it. At any rate, if you'd like to get a look at what all the trouble is for, you can see screenshots in their gallery.
Classroom Handouts (Back to the top)
Why Study History? Page with quotation from Thucydides on why his historical writing was important (and by extension, why all history is)
Term Paper Guide This is a generic term paper guide that I pass out to students in all my classes.
MLA Formatting Guide If you are unfamiliar with the MLA style, this webpage will give you basic instructions and examples in
formatting with MLA.
VVC MLA Links VVC's Writing Center site has a few links to provide examples and guides to MLA style. This page also has links to the APA and Chicago Manual of Style formats, as well.
History 1A (Western Civilivation)(Back to the top)
History 8A (World Civilizations: to 1400) (Back to the top)
History 8B/104 (World Civilizations: 1400 to present)(Back to the top)
History 2A/117 (Early US History)(Back to the top)
History 2B/118 (Later US History) (Back to the top)
History 157 (Native American History)(Back to the top)
Jeopardy Games (Back to the top)
104 Midterm Jeopardy
History 157 Final
157 First Midterm Jeopardy
History 117 Final
2A/117 First Midterm
117/2A 2nd Midterm Jeopardy
Jeopardy Western Civ 2nd Midterm.ppt
History 8A First Midterm
8A Final Jeopardy
History 118/2B Final Jeopardy
2B/118 2nd Midterm Jeopardy
2B/118 First Midterm Jeopardy
Historical movies
Classroom Handouts
Jeopardy Games
External links The sites here can help you do some research for your essays.
* Take a tour through China's Forbidden City with IBM's Virtual Forbidden City. This is a massive download and resource hog. The system requirements listed are a gig of RAM, and it slowed my dual-core CPU to a crawl (I do have only 1 gig of RAM). But for those of you who might be interested in Chinese history, it will most likely be worth it. Its a big download--just over 200 megs. It took me 5 minutes or so on my 3-meg-per-second cable internet connection. I'd recommend logging out of Windows and then logging back in again, just to install it and run it. At any rate, if you'd like to get a look at what all the trouble is for, you can see screenshots in their gallery.
Viewing the files: Most of the files below are .pdf files. If you have Adobe Acrobat, that program will read your files. If you don't, you can view the files by installing it:
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Classroom Handouts (Back to the top)
Why Study History? Page with quotation from Thucydides on why his historical writing was important (and by extension, why all history is)
Term Paper Guide This is a generic term paper guide that I pass out to students in all my classes.
MLA Formatting Guide If you are unfamiliar with the MLA style, this webpage will give you basic instructions and examples in
formatting with MLA.
VVC MLA Links VVC's Writing Center site has a few links to provide examples and guides to MLA style. This page also has links to the APA and Chicago Manual of Style formats, as well.
History 1A (Western Civilivation)(Back to the top)
History 8A (World Civilizations: to 1400) (Back to the top)
| Introductory Material |
| 8A Class Syllabus |
| Textbook at Amazon.com |
| Essay Writing Assignment Form |
History 8B/104 (World Civilizations: 1400 to present)(Back to the top)
| Introductory Material |
| 104 Spr 10 Syllabus |
| Essay Writing Assignment Form |
| VVC textbook at amazon |
| BCC textbook at Amazon |
History 2A/117 (Early US History)(Back to the top)
| Introductory Material |
| History 2A Syllabus (Summer 09) |
| History 117 Syllabus (Spring 10) |
| Class textbook at Amazon (BCC-Ft. Irwin) |
| Class textbook at Amazon (VVC) |
| Essay Writing Assignment Form |
History 2B/118 (Later US History) (Back to the top)
| History 118 Syllabus (Spr 10) |
| Class Textbook on Amazon (VVC) |
| Essay Writing Assignment Form |
| Reconstruction Era | Industrialism and Populist Era (late 1800s-early 1900s) | World War I and its Aftermath | Depression and New Deal | World War II and Cold War Era |
| Reconstruction Chart | Increased Production in Industrial Age | World War I Timeline | Depression & New Deal | McCarthy Era Chart |
| Frederick Douglass--What the Black Man Wants | Populist Party Plaform | Causes of World War I Chart | World War II Timeline | |
| Lincoln & Stevens Readings | Progressive Movement Chart | Wilson's 14 Points | Kennan's Long Telegram Readings | |
| Henry Grady New South | Carnegie's Gospel of Wealth | Keynes' Economic Consequences of the Peace | Fall of the USSR | |
| Antitrust Chart | ||||
| Antitrust Readings | ||||
| Rise of the Union Movement |
History 157 (Native American History)(Back to the top)
Jeopardy Games (Back to the top)
104 Midterm Jeopardy
History 157 Final
157 First Midterm Jeopardy
History 117 Final
2A/117 First Midterm
117/2A 2nd Midterm Jeopardy
Jeopardy Western Civ 2nd Midterm.ppt
History 8A First Midterm
8A Final Jeopardy
History 118/2B Final Jeopardy
2B/118 2nd Midterm Jeopardy
2B/118 First Midterm Jeopardy