DESCRIPTION:  This course will focus upon:

• the Louisiana Purchase
• participants in the Corps of Discovery
• why the Corps of Discovery came about
• how the Corps of Discovery traveled
• what they found
• what is the significance of this trip (development of Kansas and the rest of the Louisiana Purchase with in an historical context)
• the legacy of the Corps of Discovery (such as the centennial and bi-centennial)

BOOKS:
Barth, Gunther ed. The Lewis and Clark Expedition: Section from the Journals, Arranged by Topic.  Boston: Bedford/St. Martin’s, 1998.

VIDEO:
Burns, Ken. et. all. Lewis and Clark; The Journey of the Corps of Discovery. Turner Home Entertainment/PBS, 1997.  (Running time approx. 240 minutes, color.  Available in most public and many school libraries.)

ARTICLES ON THE INTERNET: [There are many, but I suggest you use.]
"The Journals of Lewis and Clark" http://xroads.virginia.edu/~HYPER/JOURNAL/toc.html
       Other material and books as assigned depending upon the type of hours you are seeking.

EXAMS AND GRADING:
Grades are based on meeting the requirements for the class component you are taking.  Because this class is an intensive class, attendance is an asset.

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AH522ZA or AH522ZR = 1 hour, undergraduate credit:
Read the text and watch video, participate, write a reaction paper (see guidelines).

AH522ZB or AH522ZR = 2 hours, undergraduate credit:
Read the text and watch video, participate, write a reaction paper (see guidelines).
Read a book about the Corps of Discovery and write a book review (see guidelines).

AH522XA or AH522XR = 1 hour, graduate credit:
Read the text and watch video, participate, write a reaction paper (see guidelines).
Read two books about the Corps of Discovery and write two book reviews (see guidelines).

AH522XB or AH522XR = 2 hours, graduate credit:
Read the text and watch video, participate, write a reaction paper (see guidelines).
Read one book about the Corps of Discovery and write one book review (see guidelines).
Write a research paper about a topic related to the Corps of Discovery(see guidelines).

>Reaction paper is worth 100 possible points.
>Book Review requirement is worth 75 possible points.
>Research paper is worth 100  possible points
>Guidelines are after the daily class schedule.

Plagiarism: I will follow ESU’s policy.

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  DATE                        COURSE CALENDAR
June 9
• Discuss syllabus and course expectations and topics
• Lecture
• The acquisition of the land, or, the Louisiana Purchase
• Thomas Jefferson’s role
• Getting under way
• The makeup of the Corps of Discovery (see p. ix-x)
READ for tomorrow: Preface, Chronology, Map,  Introduction, Parts one and two and three
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Discuss topics:

• More on the make up of the Corps
• The trip west and its challenges
• Travel and methods of transportation
• Tribes and encounters
• Flora and Fauna

READ for tomorrow: Parts one to five (really as far as you can go as some of your reading will realistically we after you finish the course.)
*************************************************************************June 11
Discuss topics:

• Wintering over
• The trip east

READ for tomorrow  Parts three to five.
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Discuss topics:

• The return home
• Significance of the Corps of Discovery
• What happened to the members

READ: Epilogue and then keep reading
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DUE DATES (either postmarked or at my home; no faxes or e-mailed papers)

Reaction paper due June 26 ( a full two weeks after the class ends)
First book review due July 10 ( a full month after class)
Papers due July 17
*remember if you fulfil a requirement send it on = don’t procrastinate just because it is summer (no faxed or e-mailed papers)
If you want me to return it to you–-include a SASE and postage.

Dr. Joyce Thierer
2886 N Hwy 99
Admire, Ks 66830

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 GOOD PLACES TO CHECK for history or on these subjects, as well as   book review examples :
Kansas History: A Journal of the Central Plains. (and it earlier titles)
Journal of the West.

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GUIDELINES FOR THE REACTION PAPER (ALSO KNOWN AS A THOUGHTFUL DISCUSSION OF THE MATERIAL COVERED  IN THE BOOK, VIDEO, AND THE CLASS):

• Typed or keyboarded and double spaced
• Length –- 8 to 12 or so pages ( some of you will write succinctly
and say a lot in a few pages and others of you, by nature, will write more.  Please do edit for clarity and succinctness.)
• Citations are expected, ane a must after any quote you use.
Three styles are common in an essay of this style.  First is the (author’s last name p. #) after a sentence. This style  would require a bibliography at the end of your paper.  Secondly or the most typical style of historians is when they are entered at the bottom of the page of text.  And, thirdly, citations as endnotes.
• TOPICS TO COVER in your response include:
who participated in Corps of Discovery and what were their roles
why and how did the Corps of Discovery travel
the multi-cultural and multi-racialness of the Corps and those whom they encountered
what did they find
significance of this trip (development of Kansas and the rest of the Louisiana Purchase with in an historical context)
historical legacy of the Corps of Discovery and the Louisiana Purchase (such as the centennial and bi-centennial)
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RESEARCH PAPER: (graduate)
Typed or keyboarded and double spaced
Length -- 10-20 pages
Footnotes –- see above
Focus on one aspect of the Corps of Discovery
Lets talk at some point during the week (but lets do it outside of class time or on break out of courtesy to your colleagues) so we both know who and what you are working and researching on.  I have found that this leads to a higher quality of satisfaction on both of our parts, and overcomes the tyranny of distance that is a part of Kansas life.
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     FOOTNOTES AND ENDNOTES
Use the textbook and Kansas History: A Journal of the Central Plains. as a guide because it is all the public libraries, many school libraries and in many homes.  If you are a member of the Kansas State Historical Society you receive it as a part of your membership.
Use Ibid. it this is the item following the same as the last one. (see below)

If you are footnoting an article:
1.  Ann Birney and Joyce Thierer, "Shoulder to Shoulder: Kansas Women Win the Vote," Kansas Heritage 3, no. 4 (Winter 1995): 64-68.
2.  Ibid.  65.
3. Ibid.  67-68.
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BIBLIOGRAPHY FORMAT FOR A BOOK (note last name first) [The books below are, by the way, excellent resources.  And there are numerous ones in libraries, available through interlibrary loan, and on the net so I know you will have no trouble finding something.]:

Ambrose, Stephen E. Lewis and Clark: Voyage of Discovery.  Washington, D.C.:National Geographic Society, 1998.

   _____.  Undaunted Courage: Meriwether Lewis, Thomas Jefferson and the Opening of the American West.  New York: Simon & Schuster, 1996.

 Clarke, Charles G. The Men of the Lewis and Clark Expedition a Biographical Roster of Fifty-One Members and a Composite Diary of their Activities from All Known Sources. Lincoln: University of Nebraska Press, 1970.

Other books and articles that you may find interesting for research but not really suitable for reviews.

  Hill, William E. Following Lewis and Clark’s Track: The Story of the Corps of Discovery. An Educational Activity Book. Indecence, Mo.: Oregon-California Trails Association, 2001.

 Nielsen, Quig. "Sacagawea of the Lewis and Clark Expedition" Wild West (December 1999): 36-40.

Smith, Callie. Lewis & Clark: Adventures in Cookery. Indianapolis: Bear Wallow Books, 2002.
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GUIDELINES FOR BOOK REVIEWS
Your book review should provide: a) an overview of the book’s content, and b) your critical response to the book’s content.  Follow the example for format.

1. Computer generate and print the review or type the review on non-erasable paper.  Make the margins 1 ½ inches on the left and 1 inch on the right.  Double-space throughout, including the heading.

2. The length of the review should be about 500 words.  That is two pages of elite type or use your computer’s software’s word count  tool.

3. Pay attention to grammar and punctuation.  Don’t turn in your first draft—edit it into a clean document.

4. For the general format of the review, consult recent reviews in Kansas History, a journal you should get to know anyway.  You will find it in most libraries.  Pattern the format of your review as if you were writing it for this journal.  The best way to learn about book reviewing is to read reviews.  Most historical journals have sections of book reviews.  I recommend, in addition to Kansas History, The Journal of the West, The Journal of American History, and the Western Historical Quarterly.

5.    Note that these reviews cover the following points:

a. the authority of the author
b. the author’s style
c. the scope of the book’s contents and sources
d. special features, illustrations, etc.
e. how the present work stands up compared to:
- the author’s announced intent (thesis)
- other work on the subject or in the field
f. if the work is a reissue, translation or other variation of an earlier work
g. the contribution the work makes to Kansas or western history
h. sources used (Did the author use primary or secondary?)
i. time span covered
 j.    geo-area covered in book
 k.    comment on: topics covered, organization or arrangement of book (parts, sections)

6.   In any book review the most important things to consider are  the purpose of the book  and whether the author achieved it (goal intent).  Sometimes the purpose is stated plainly in the preface;  other times you have to infer it.  In either case begin by evaluating whether the author did what she or he set out to do

7.   Summarize the content of the book.  Be concise.  No more than half of the review should be summary.  Be precise.  Use details and facts -- the wheres, the whens, the whos, etc.
 
 8.  Comment on the quality of various aspects of the book---the sources on which it is based, its  organization, its methodology, its literary merit.  You can’t discuss all such aspects, but you can touch on the striking ones.

       9.  Comment on the significance of the book.  What notable facts, interpretations, or methods does it offer to historical scholarship?  What does it say that was not been said, or said in this particular way , before?

      10.  Your goal is to summarize.  Don’t restate the title and author.  Refer to the author by last name  only: Williams, not Ms. Williams.  Use Dr., if applicable, the first time as it establishes author’s authority.

      11.   Really write a book review, not a book report.  Be precise and loaded the review with details