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To download an assignment (in Microsoft Word format) click on the appropriate link for your class & assignment based on the first letter of your last name. Then save the file, enter your answers after each question, print out your completed assignment (with questions and answers) and then turn in the assignment at the library Reference Desk. If you have any questions, contact librarians: Dennis Wolbers (wolbers@smccd.edu, 650-738-4184) or Eric Brenner (brenner@smccd.edu, 650-738-4177.) DO NOT EMAIL ASSIGNMENTS.

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Jump to assignments for HIST 235

· HIST 201: UNITED STATES HISTORY I (Erion):

o RESEARCH ASSIGNMENT #1: FINDING BOOKS AND ARTICLES -- 10 POINTS -- DUE MARCH 6, 2009

§ Students with last names starting with A - C

§ Students with last names starting with D - F

§ Students with last names starting with G - I

§ Students with last names starting with J - L

§ Students with last names starting with M - O

§ Students with last names starting with P - R

§ Students with last names starting with S - V

§ Students with last names starting with W – Z

o RESEARCH ASSIGNMENT #2: EVALUATING WEB PAGES -- 10 POINTS -- DUE MARCH 13, 2009

Assignment #2 for all students (Evaluating Web Pages)

Model Assignment for Evaluating Web Pages

§ Web page to evaluate for HIST 201 students with last names starting with A - C:
http://americanhistory.suite101.com/article.cfm/causes_of_the_war_of_1812 (Topic: Causes of War of 1812)

§ Web page to evaluate for HIST 201 students with last names starting with D - F:
http://www.presidentprofiles.com/Washington-Johnson/Thomas-Jefferson-Louisiana-purchase.html (Topic: Thomas Jefferson and the Louisiana Purchase)

§ Web page to evaluate for HIST 201 students with last names starting with G - I:
http://www.historywiz.com/monroedoctrine.htm (Topic: Monroe Doctrine)

§ Web page to evaluate for HIST 201 students with last names starting with J - L:
http://www.sd84.k12.id.us/Farmin/revwar/johnadams.htm (Topic: John Adams and the Boston Massacre)

§ Web page to evaluate for HIST 201 students with last names starting with M - O:
http://socialissues.wiseto.com/Articles/FO3020630011/ (Topic: Founding Fathers’ view of religious liberty)

§ Web page to evaluate for HIST 201 students with last names starting with P - R:
http://knol.google.com/k/cory-johnson/flaws-of-jacksonian-democracy/2k5goalv3nx4l/13# (Topic: Jacksonian Democracy )

§ Web page to evaluate for HIST 201 students with last names starting with S - V:
http://www.historynet.com/why-the-south-lost-the-civil-war-cover-page-february-99-american-history-feature.htm#hide (Topic: Why the Confederacy lost the U.S. Civil War )

§ Web page to evaluate for HIST 201 students with last names starting with W - Z:
http://www.thenagain.info/WebChron/Usa/Whiskey%20Reb.html (Topic: The Whiskey Rebellion and federal authority)

· HIST 235: HISTORY OF ETHNIC GROUPS IN THE UNITED STATES (Erion):

o RESEARCH ASSIGNMENT #1: FINDING BOOKS AND ARTICLES -- 10 POINTS -- DUE MARCH 6, 2009

• Students with last names starting with A - C
• Students with last names starting with D - F
• Students with last names starting with G - I
• Students with last names starting with J - L
• Students with last names starting with M - O
• Students with last names starting with P - R
• Students with last names starting with S - V
• Students with last names starting with W – Z
  
  
• RESEARCH ASSIGNMENT #2: EVALUATING WEB PAGES -- 10 POINTS -- DUE MARCH 13, 2009
  
  

Assignment #2 for all students (Evaluating Web Pages)

Model Assignment for Evaluating Web Pages

§ Web page to evaluate for HIST 235 students with last names starting with A - C:
http://www.assumption.edu/ahc/irish/overview.html (Topic: Irish immigration to the U.S.)

§ Web page to evaluate for HIST 235 students with last names starting with D - F:
http://www.gibbsmagazine.com/Black%20Panther%20Pty.htm (Topic: Black Panther Party)

§ Web page to evaluate for HIST 235 students with last names starting with G - I: http://www.absoluteastronomy.com/topics/Watts_Riots#encyclopedia (Topic: Watts Riots )

§ Web page to evaluate for HIST 235 students with last names starting with J - L:
http://www.u-s-history.com/pages/h368.html (Topic: Constitutional Convention and slavery)

§ Web page to evaluate for HIST 235 students with last names starting with M - O:
http://www.majorcox.com/columns/truman.htm (Topic: Desegregation of the U.S. armed forces)

§ Web page to evaluate for HIST 235 students with last names starting with P - R: http://sun.menloschool.org/~mbrody/ushistory/angel/exclusion_act/ (Topic: Chinese Exclusion Act)

§ Web page to evaluate for HIST 235 students with last names starting with S - V: http://www.goldenventuremovie.com/Chinese_Immigration.htm (Topic: Chinese immigration to the U.S.)

§ Web page to evaluate for HIST 235 students with last names starting with W - Z: http://www.absoluteastronomy.com/topics/Little_Rock_Nine (Topic: School desegregation and the Little Rock 9)

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