Weekly Syllabus

Week of Monday, September 26 through Friday, September 30

This week we will spend time studying the Kennedy Administration and the murder of the 35th President. You will need to comment on your classmates' papers Monday night, and you will begin (and complete) the third writing assignment this week.

Monday, September 26, 2011 (40 minutes)

Topic: The election of 1960. 

Homework: Comment on your classmates' papers.

Tuesday, September 27, 2011 (50 minutes)

Topic: The inauguration of President Kennedy. Intro to third writing assignment.

Homework: Work on your paper.

Wednesday, September 28, 2011 (40 minutes)

Topic: More on JFK and the myth of Camelot. 

Homework: Work on your paper.

Thursday, September 29, 2011 (50 minutes)

Due: Your third assignment.

Topic: Cuba, Berlin, Vietnam, Outer Space. Who's who in the 60's.

Homework: Comment on your classmates' papers.

Friday, September 30, 2011 (40 minutes)

Topic: Dallas, November 22, 1963. Hands on time with primary documents.

Homework: TBA