LAC Course Expectations

History of Latin America and the Caribbean
HIS 62-51, 2014

Mrs. Susanna Waters Classroo 404 Description: Cell: (781) 248-6235 s!aters"#roo$ss%&ool.or'
(&)s %ourse e*+lores t&e %on,uest, %olon)-at)on an. .e/elo+ ent o0 1at)n 2 er)%a an. t&e Car)##ean. 3ro )n)t)al en%ounters #et!een I#er)ans an. )n.)'enous +eo+les, t&rou'& t&e .estru%t)on o0 4uro+ean %olon)al #on.s, to t&e %ultural le'a%5 le0t #e&)n., t&)s %lass !)ll e*a )ne &o! t&)s re')on o0 t&e !orl. &as .e0)ne. )ts )n.e+en.en%e. 2rt, us)%, l)terature an. 0)l !)ll #e .)s%usse. )n an e00ort to 0a )l)ar)-e stu.ents !)t& a r)%& an. .)/erse %ultural &er)ta'e.
Website: We &a/e a %lass #lo'6 (&)s s)te !)ll ser/e to $ee+ us u+ to .ate on ass)'n ents, as a 0oru 0or sur/e5 an. .)s%uss)on, an. as a laun%&)n' +a. to t&e rest o0 t&e !e# !&)%& !)ll &el+ a). our resear%& as &)stor)ans. 7ou %an a%%ess t&e #lo' at &tt+:88&la%2014.#lo's+ot.%o 8. I !)ll tea%& 5ou )n %lass &o! to 90ollo!: )t an. ot&er +ert)nent .eta)ls. C&e%$ )t n)'&tl56 Supplies: ;en8+en%)l, &)'&l)'&ter, note#oo$ +a+er, t&ree r)n' #)n.er !)t& .)/).ers 0or &)stor5. I0 5ou &a/e a la+to+, #r)n' )t to %lass<!e !)ll use )t o0ten. 7ou ust #e +ro +te. #5 e to o+en 5our %o +uter, ot&er!)se, )t s&oul. re a)n )n 5our #a'. (e%&nolo'5 use )n our %lassroo )s a +r)/)le'e an. I reser/e t&e r)'&t to re/o$e t&at +r)/)le'e )0 I 0eel )t )s #e)n' a#use.. Forms of Evaluation: Class ;art)%)+at)on82tten.an%e Ho e!or$ 2ss)'n ents =u)--es8=uests8(ests84*a s ;ro>e%ts84ssa5s Class Participation Attendance:
Stu.ents are e*+e%te. to +art)%)+ate )n %lass .)s%uss)ons an. a%t)/)t)es, #ot& t&rou'& a%t)/e l)sten)n' an. t&ou'&t0ul %ontr)#ut)on. 3ull %re.)t !)ll #e a!ar.e. to t&ose stu.ents !&o .e onstrate t&e)r )n/ol/e ent #5 as$)n' ,uest)ons, o00er)n' /alua#le )ns)'&t, an. s&o!)n' res+e%t 0or %lassroo +ol)%)es an. +ro%e.ures. 2tten.an%e )s an essent)al %o +onent o0 %lass +art)%)+at)on. In t&e %ase o0 an e*%use. a#sen%e, t&e stu.ent a5 %onsult &)s or &er ass)'n ent s&eet an. su# )t t&e !or$ #5 t&e ne*t %lass eet)n'. 2n5 e*%e+t)ons ust #e arran'e. a&ea. o0 t) e an. re%e)/e a++ro/al. Ho!e/er, )0 t&e a#sen%e )s une*%use., t&en t&e !or$ .ue 0or t&e %lass )sse. !)ll re%e)/e a -ero (t&)s also )n%lu.es an5 tests et%. t&at !ere a. )n)stere. .ur)n' %lass t) e). Stu.ents !&o atten. %lass, #ut su# )t late !or$ !)ll 0a%e a 'ra.e .e.u%t)on o0 one letter 'ra.e (e.'. an 2
+a+er #e%o es a ? )0 turne. )n late). In a%%or.an%e !)t& ?roo$s S%&ool +ol)%5, no late !or$ !)ll #e a%%e+te. +ast t&ree .a5s 0ollo!)n' t&e .ue .ate. Home!or" Assi#nments: 2ss)'n ents !)ll #e a++ro*) atel5 45 )nutes +er n)'&t. 2ll !r)tten !or$, or !or$ to #e su# )tte. ele%tron)%all5, )s .ue #5 t&e #e')nn)n' o0 t&e %lass +er)o.. Do not bother to email assi#nments or sho! up to class late because you !ere printin#$ as the assi#nment !ill be counted as late any!ay. 2lso, )0 5ou &a/e a rea.)n' ass)'ne. #5 ;@3, )t )s essent)al 5ou e)t&er &a/e a +r)nte. %o+5 !)t& 5ou 0or ne*t %lass, or &a/e 5our %o +uter !)t& t&e .o%u ent rea.)l5 a%%ess)#le<no e*%uses. 3a)lure to +ro.u%e t&e rea.)n' !)ll result )n one +o)nt o00 o0 5our a/era'e. Aote#oo$ %&e%$s a5 +oss)#l5 #e ')/en, !)t& !arn)n', at /ar)ous +o)nts )n t&e se ester. Ma$e sure to $ee+ all %ourse ater)als an. !or$ neatl5 or'an)-e. so t&at 5ou a5 re%e)/e 0ull %re.)t at t&ese o++ortun)t)es. Formal Assessment: 3a)r !arn)n' an. re/)e! !)ll #e ')/en 0or all ,uests an. tests t&at stu.ents !)ll en>o5 t&)s se ester. (&e %lass !)ll usuall5 re%e)/e not)%e o0 a ,u)-, t&ou'& on%e )n a !&)le 5ou a5 en%ounter a +leasant sur+r)se. (&e 0)nal assess ent 0or t&)s %ourse !)ll #e a resear%& +a+er t&at !)ll %ount to!ar.s 20B o0 t&e se ester 'ra.e. Pro%ects&Essays: Mu%& attent)on !)ll #e .e/ote. to !r)t)n' t&rou'&out t&e se ester, so )nstru%t)on )n 0or att)n' an. %)tat)on !)ll 0urt&er )llu )nate e*+e%tat)ons (M12 7 t& e.)t)on). Ho!e/er, +lease $no! no! t&at all +a+ers ust #e 12-+o)nt .e0ault 0ont, .ou#le s+a%e. !)t& 1: ar')ns, an. sta+le. +ro+erl5 #e0ore su# )ss)on. 2ll &o e!or$ ust #e t5+e. or )n +en, t&ou'& )n-%lass !or$ %an #e )n +en%)l. 2%%urate an. %ons)stent notat)on )s %o +ulsor5, an. an5 )nstan%e o0 +la')ar)s !)ll re%e)/e a -ero an. #e re0erre. to t&e @eanCs o00)%e 0or .)s%)+l)nar5 a%t)on. 'rades: 2/era'es are %al%ulate. #5 a +o)nt s5ste . (&e stu.entCs total +o)nts !)ll #e .)/).e. #5 t&e total +o)nts +oss)#le )n t&e ,uarter8se ester. ;lease see Mrs. Waters 2( 2A7 (IM4 a#out an5 %on%erns 5ou )'&t &a/e re'ar.)n' 5our 'ra.e (or an5t&)n' else6). I a , an. &o+e 5ou are too, loo$)n' 0or!ar. to a 'reat s+r)n'6

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