UNIV 1301-15546 – “Voices of Protest” – Fall 2006
Instructor: Joanne Kropp Office: Burges 201A Phone: 747-5111
Hours: TR 10:30-12:00, MWF by appt. Email:
Peer Leader: David Scheier Office: UGLC 212 Phone: 747-6144
Hours: ______Email:
Librarian: Carol Kelley: Advisor: ______
Center for Civic Engagement: Benedict Hall 103, 747-7969, http://academics.utep.edu/cce
Gregory Schober, Program Coordinator
Student Contact Info.:______
Student Contact Info: ______
Course Description
This course focuses on the themes of social and political change in the mid-twentieth century as a result of protest movements, such as the Civil Rights, Women’s Liberation, Chicano/a, Student, American Indian and Anti-Vietnam War Movements. We will explore how historians gather, organize, and analyze information in order to understand how past events have shaped our world today. Just as college activists in the past worked to achieve inclusiveness and diversity on campuses, students in this class will participate in projects that enhance and support student activism at UTEP. This class is part of a Learning Community and is linked with ENGL 0310 and HIST 1302. All of your professors will be working together and with you to reinforce skills and connect ideas and themes across these courses.
Power to the People!
Goals of the Course:
1. To strengthen academic performance and facilitate student’s transition to college. This will be achieved by studying the mid-twentieth century American protest movements. Students will complete exercises in note taking, study skills, writing assignments and test taking.
2. To enhance academic skills. Students will practice critical analysis of texts, films, documentaries, music, and oral reports. Students will present their work in written and oral form by preparing two short papers, a PowerPoint presentation, and a project report.
3. To increase student interaction with both faculty and peers. This will be achieved through group work outside of class, in-class discussion and group work, and meeting with the teaching team.
4. To encourage student’s self-assessment and goal clarification. This will be achieved by taking the Myers-Briggs Personality Test, utilizing the Pinpoint and Financial modules, and creating a résumé.
5. To increase student’s involvement at UTEP. Students must attend one university activity outside of class and submit a one-page summary describing the event and its relevance to student life. Several class periods will be devoted to information on university resources. Students will participate in a project sponsored by UTEP’s Center for Civic Engagement.
We shall overcome!
Required Readings (On sale at the Union Bookstore):
Borders: Crossing Into Your Future = Borders on the syllabus
All of your HIST 1302 books
Grading:
Peer Leader Meeting 5%
Class Participation (Notes, Homework, Discussion, Quizzes) 20%
2 Reflection papers (2-3 pages in length, 10% ea.) 20%
Library assignment 5%
Résumé 5%
Extra-curricular activity paper (1 page) 5%
Service Learning Project 10%
Project Presentations 10%
Project Report 10%
Financial Module and Pinpoint 5%
Portfolio 5%
Required Materials:
Two folders with brads, one for the notes you will turn in, the other for your portfolio.
Groovy, man!
Class Policies:
1. Attendance and Participation: Your attendance and participation in class are required. Students may be absent two (2) times without penalty. At three (3) absences students will have to schedule a meeting with the instructor. At four absences students will be dropped; before the drop date the student will receive a W, after the drop date the grade will be an F. Unavoidable absences that are properly documented may be excused at the discretion of the instructor, not the Peer Leader. Documented absences for school related activities, such as traveling with a team, will be excused
2. Conduct: All students are expected to behave as responsible adults. If your cell phone rings during class you will be asked to leave for the remainder of that class session. The same policy applies to text messaging. We will have frequent discussions and students are expected to tolerate and respect the opinions of others.
3. Dropping the Class: Students may drop the class and receive a W any time prior to Oct. 27. You will need to consult the Instructor prior to dropping.
4. Meeting with the Instructor and the Peer Leader: Students will meet with the Peer Leader early in the semester, and again as necessary throughout the semester. All students will meet with the Instructor at least once to discuss the progress of the Service Learning Project.
5. Intellectual Honesty: Students are encouraged to work together on our class assignments. However, all written assignments must be entirely the work of the individual student. Plagiarism (copying from published sources, the Internet, or other students) is a serious violation of university policy and will not be tolerated. All cases of plagiarism will be reported to the Dean of Students for further review.
6. Format of Written Work: All written assignments done outside of class must be typed using black ink, 12 pt. font, 1 inch margins, double-spaced, on white paper. This applies to papers and your homework assignments. Notes and in-class work must be legible.
7. Deadlines: Assignments are due at the beginning of class on the due date. Work handed in after class on the due date will be penalized ½ letter grade (5pts.). Assignments will have an additional full letter grade deducted for every day late thereafter (10pts.). Do not turn in late work to the Peer Leader or put it under the door to my office. Late work may be left in my mailbox in Burges 201. Any assignment may be handed in early. In class work or quizzes may not be turned in later or made up.
8. Feedback: We want to hear from you about how you are doing in this class as well as your other classes. THERE ARE NO STUPID QUESTIONS!!! Please let us know if you don’t understand something or need help. You must provide the teaching team with a UTEP email address so that we may contact you throughout the semester.
9. Please Note: If you have or suspect a disability and need an accommodation you should contact the Disabled Student Services Office (DSSO) at 747-5148 or at or go to Room 106 Union East Building.
¡Raza sí, guerra no!
General Format of Assignments:
1. Notes: You will take brief notes on the readings and write a short summary for each reading assignment. You must take notes during each class (lectures and discussions, films and documentaries) and add these to the reading notes. These will be placed in a folder and turned in every other Friday to the Peer Leader who will grade your organization and content.
2. Portfolio: Keep all returned papers and handouts in a folder to turn in on the last day of class.
3. Reflection papers will consist of a summary and analysis of the Romo and Moody book you will read for your HIST 1302 class. A handout with detailed instructions will be provided.
4. Service Learning Projects: Students will choose from projects sponsored by the Center for Civic Engagement. Each student will complete 10 hours or 3 presentations plus all training hours as outlined by the Center. A representative from the Center will explain all of the rules and regulations, and assist students throughout the semester with questions or concerns.
5. Presentations: Each student will prepare a presentation for the end of the semester that showcases their Service Learning Project. Students will be placed into a group with other students who worked on the same project, but not necessarily at the same site. Each student will be graded on his or her individual participation, and the entire group will also receive a common grade based on the effectiveness of the presentation.
6. Project Report: Each individual student will turn in a 4-5 page report that reflects on the student’s work on the project and evaluates their fall semester. Detailed instructions will be provided.
7. Extra-curricular activity: All students will attend a UTEP event not associated with your other classes or school activities (for example, if you are a football player a football game doesn’t count). The event may be of any type, such as a sporting event, a theatrical production, a movie, a seminar or talk sponsored by any department, or any social event, but it must be sponsored by UTEP. A 1-page, typed and double spaced paper is due after the event describing the event and explaining how it added to your transition to college life. Information on events will be provided throughout the semester.
Hey, hey, LBJ! How many kids did you kill today?
Schedule of Classes: The following is subject to change. Any changes will be announced in class. If you are absent you are still responsible for finding out about any changes.
Week 1
Monday, Aug. 21 - Introductions
Wednesday, Aug. 23 – Getting to Know You: Self Assessment - Reading due today, Intro to Borders; Homework due today: Take the online personality test based on Jung-Myers Briggs typology. To access the test Google the Myers Briggs personality test, or go to http://www.humanmetrics.com/cgi-win/JTypes1.htm and click on Do IT! Print and bring in the numerical and textual explanation of the results. Also due: bring in the answers to Activity Intro.3 in Borders, xvii. Schedule a meeting with the Peer Leader.
Friday, Aug. 25 – Service Learning and the Center for Civic Engagement. Greg Schober, Guest Speaker.
Week 2
M, Aug. 28 – Getting to Know UTEP: History and Activism - Reading due today, Chapter 1 in Borders. Homework due today: Type out the answers to Activities 1.4, 1.5, and 1.6 on page 9 in Borders to turn in today. Remember – all assignments done outside of class must be typed. Start the Homework that will be due on Sept. 13 – Visit with all of your professors (tips for this are in Borders, p. 41-43). Write out their names, office hours, phone numbers, email addresses, and 3 items of interest you discover while talking to them. Select one to be your mentor, or ask them to help you find one.
W, Aug. 30 – American Indian Movement (AIM) and Wounded Knee – Homework due today: Research the Wounded Knee incident that took place in 1890 and the one that took place in 1973. Create a chart that lists the information about these events (who, what, when, where, why) and compares both. Write a paragraph that answers the following questions: What are the similarities? The differences? Write a second paragraph that answers the following question: How has the past shaped present day activism?
F, Sept. 1 – Take Note! Borders, p. 86-98. Meet in the Tutoring and Learning Center in the Library by 9:30, not at regular classroom.
Notes Due Today!
Week 3
M, Sept. 4 - Labor Day, No Class
W, Sept. 6 – Time Management/ Motivation – Borders, Chpt. 2, and p. 135-140. Homework due today: If you don’t already have one, get a Miner Guide from the Student Development Office, 106 Union West, 747-5670. These are free if you have a UTEP Student ID, otherwise they cost $5. Record all due dates from all of your syllabi, as well as work schedules, appointments, etc., and bring to class to turn in. Take the test in Borders, 139-140, and bring in your score.
Bring in your study guide for your HIST 1302 exam. We will divide it up in class today.
F, Sept. 8 – Studying for Tests –– Borders, p. 99-106. Bring in the study guides from your HIST 1302 class and the answers to the questions. Over the weekend: Tour the library online. Go to http://www.utep.edu and click on Library. Look over the site. Then go to http://univstudies.utep.edu/~infoliteracy/tutorials.html and view all of the modules. Take the library quizzes on WebCT.
Week 4
M, Sept. 11 – Academic Resources – Borders, Chpt. 6. Library visit – Meet in lobby of Library, not in regular classroom. Be sure you bring your UTEP ID so that you can create your PIN. You will be given a research assignment, which you can begin in the library. Everyone must have met with the Peer Leader by this date.
W, Sept. 13 – Values and Goals: Managing College - Borders, Chpt. 3. Homework due today: Turn in the Financial Module Worksheet (see Borders, 57-59). Turn in the information on professors that was assigned on Aug. 28. Notes Due.
F, Sept. 15 –– No Class. Homework for Monday: each student must prepare a short (2 paragraphs) summary explaining which Service Learning Project they have chosen, why they chose that project, and what they hope to accomplish.
Week 5
M, Sept. 18 – The Roots of Activism: Liberalism and Progressivism - Homework due today: Review the article on Diversity, Borders, 45-47. Turn in the answers to Activity 2.9 and Discussion 2.2. Turn in your paragraphs on your Service Learning Project.
W, Sept. 20 – Active Learning, Critical Thinking – Borders, p.73-86. Homework due today: Answer all of the questions in Borders, 83-84, as applied to Romo’s Prologue, 3-14.
F, Sept. 22 –Write On! – Borders, p.107-111, 140-144. Homework for Monday: Research the Downtown Redevelopment Plan. Decide if you are for or against it. Write out a list of 5 Talking Points that will persuade others to take your side. Remember – for a talking point to be effective, it must be supported by evidence, not opinion.