HISTORY OF KENTUCKY
HISTORY 240
Lexington Community College
Dr. RICK SMOOT, Associate Professor
Spring 2004
OFFICE: Moloney Building 238, Lexington Community College
257-4872, extension 4155
OFFICE HOURS: 1-1:50, Monday through Friday, or by appointment.
CONTACT ME: There are several ways to reach me, such as (a) by calling my office phone: 257-4872, extension 4155, or (b) by e-mail SMOOT@UKY.EDU , or (c) at my WEBPAGE address www.bluegrass.kctcs.edu/LCC/HIS/rick.html (note: this address is CASE SENSITIVE, so capitalize as shown, use small case letters as shown; also, you must identify yourself using this portal or I won’t be able to know who you are or where to respond), or (d) by leaving me a written note on my Office door, Moloney Building 238, or by writing same and putting it in my mail slot in the Moloney Building office suite 226 (where my office is located), or (e) visiting my office with an appointment, or (f) by making an appointment with me before or after class. Make sure you tell me who you are, what class you attend, and how to contact you. YOU ARE ENCOURAGED TO TALK TO ME ABOUT YOUR CONCERNS!
If you feel it necessary for any reason, you may contact the LCC area coordinator for History courses, Prof. Nelda Wyatt, in the Moloney Building Room 231, or by calling 257-4872, extension 4156.
GENERAL COURSE DESCRIPTION AND COURSE OBJECTIVES
This course is a general survey of the chief periods of Kentucky’s growth and development from 1750 to the present. One of the goals of this course is to acquaint you with the political, economic, intellectual, social, and religious forces that shaped Kentucky’s development from 1750 to the present.
All assignments are designed to develop certain skills and create a greater knowledge base, whether historical, cultural, or otherwise, for all students. By doing so, you will become better at CRITICAL THINKING. Better critical thinking increases your ability to weigh the variables of a given problem and come to an educated decision or conclusion. Knowing about the past helps people make more intelligent decisions and judgments.
PROGRAM-APPROVED OBJECTIVES: Upon completion of this course, a student should be able to: (1) read and evaluate historical resources critically, and (2) demonstrate an understanding of cultural, economic, political, religious, and social values related to the period covered by this course.
This course requires the learning of a substantial amount of factual information, developing knowledge of other people(s) who lived in the past and, perhaps, a greater knowledge of your self. You also are expected to develop strong communication skills (writing, listening, discussion, etc.), all skills that help forward various professional and career objectives.
Recommended textbook:
Lowell H. Harrison and James C. Klotter, A New History of Kentucky (Lexington: University Press of Kentucky, 1997).
ANCILLARY READINGS (required):
John Mack Faragher, Daniel Boone: The Life and Legend of an American Pioneer (New York: Henry Holt, 1992).
H. Edward Richardson, Cassius Marcellus Clay: Firebrand of Freedom (Lexington: University Press of Kentucky, 1976).
James Goode, The Cutting Edge: Mining in the 21st Century (Ashland, KY: Jesse Stuart Foundation, 2002).
EXAMINATIONS AND GRADING: You will have ONE regular EXAMINATION in this course (the Midterm exam, covering material up to and including the Civil War, includes a summary of the Faragher book, Daniel Boone) and one FINAL EXAMINATION (over material after the Civil War, including a summary of the Goode book, The Cutting Edge). Both exams will be valued at 100 points apiece, and will be a mixture of essay and multiple- choice questions. Examination questions come directly from my lectures and from any assigned readings. THUS, IT IS VERY IMPORTANT FOR YOU TO ATTEND CLASS AND TAKE EXTENSIVE NOTES!
Next, you are required to prepare a formal ANNOTATED BIBLIOGRAPHY on a pre-approved topic relevant to our course. This is your OUTSIDE ASSIGNMENT. It must be on a topic that relates to Kentucky history from 1750 to the present. All bibliographic citations are to be in the CHICAGO MANUAL OF STYLE FORMAT. NO OTHER FORMAT IS ACCEPTABLE. If you are unfamiliar with the Chicago style format, please ask me for guidance in using this excellent citation method. You will need to have at least 10 bibliographic entries, and NONE or these sources may come from Web sites. Each annotation, or description of the book’s contents, should be at least a paragraph in length. You may consult formal book reviews in preparation of your annotation, but if you do so you must also cite the review, giving full regard to all the appropriate indications that you are using an outside source in your presentation.
Regarding format, refer to the attached “Guidelines for Papers.” You also may benefit by going to the Lexington Community College History Home Page on the Web, available through the ACADEMICS section of the LCC HOME PAGE, or directly by going to http://www.bluegrass.kctcs.edu/LCC/HIS/ and checking out some of the "Keys to Success" near the bottom of the home page.
Your Annotated Bibliography is worth 100 points.
Next, you will write a short BOOK CRITIQUE on the Richardson book, Cassius Marcellus Clay. This critique is to be typed, single-spaced, and one page in length. Refer to the “Guidelines for Papers” attached. Your critique is valued at 50 points.
ALL WRITTEN WORK in this class is expected to be WELL ORGANIZED and written on a collegiate level. ALL WRITTEN WORK IS EXPECTED TO BE CORRECTLY SPELLED AND GRAMMATICALLY CORRECT, demonstrating your ability to communicate effectively using standard written English in the fashion of an educated person. This requirement is one of the University of Kentucky and Lexington Community College. Please refer to Student Rights and Responsibilities (Revised June 6, 2000), Part 2, Section 5.2.4.3 for additional information, available at http://www.uky.edu/StudentAffairs/Code/. Also refer to the attached
ALL written assignments in my classes (INCLUDING ESSAY EXAMINATION QUESTIONS!) should answer the questions: who, what, when, where, why, how, and why important and/or significant.
The remaining 50 points are for required good conduct, general class attendance, appropriate participation, and timeliness regarding attendance and course assignments. My ATTENDANCE POLICY is simple: three unexcused absences are grounds for lowering your final grade a full letter. Additional unexcused absences compound a lowering of your grade per absence. If you miss seven classes unexcused, you will fail the course.
GRADING
Thus there are 400 points possible. Grades are based upon a 100-point scale, to wit:
90-100=A
80-89=B
70-79=C
60-69=D
Below 60 is an E, a failing grade.
RESERVING THE RIGHT TO GIVE A QUIZ AT ANY TIME, and exclusive of exercising that right, the anticipated total points possible is 400. Thus:
360-400=A
320-359=B
280-319=C
240-279=D
From 239 and below is an E, a failing grade.
In accordance with the college regulations governing Incompletes or the “I” grade at the end of the course, please note that such a grade will be given only when the student has been unable to complete a small portion of the course requirements and when, upon completion and in my judgment, the student can reasonably expect to pass the course. An “I” will never be given in lieu of a failing grade or when so much of the course has been missed that the student will have to attend the class in another semester.
CHEATING will result in the student being expelled from the class and failing the course. This includes anyone who employs PLAGIARISM in addition to any other form of cheating.
PLAGIARISM is defined in Merriam-Webster’s Collegiate Dictionary, 10th edition (Springfield, Mass.: Merriam-Webster, 1994), p. 888, as meaning “to steal or pass off (the ideas or words of another) as one’s own: use (a created production) without crediting the source” and also means “to commit literary theft: present as new and original an idea or product derived from an existing source.” If you do not feel you properly understand how to avoid plagiarism, please consult with me.
Attendance: Students will not be penalized for three (3) unexcused absences. A fourth unexcused absence will result in a grade-letter cut; a fifth unexcused absence an additional grade-letter cut, until by the seventh unexcused absence you will flunk the course. All absences that you would have counted as excused will require appropriate documentation
IMPORTANT NOTE: ALL assignments are REQUIRED. You must take all examinations, complete all other assignments, and especially complete your OPEN ASSIGNMENT in order to pass the course.
WITHDRAWALS from this class may be made up the last day approved by the college. Please consult your registration materials, or the calendar for the college, for specific dates.
STUDY SUGGESTIONS: Students are advised to REGULARLY ATTEND CLASS, COPY MY OUTLINE OF THE LECTURE, TAKE GOOD NOTES, AND STUDY OUTSIDE OF CLASS. Statistics clearly show that the better the attendance, the better the grade, in most instances. Three or more absences are considered excessive in this class. Generally it is recommended that you spend about 7 to 10 hours per week studying outside of class for this course.
You may record my lectures on tape, but you must also take notes if doing so. DO NOT SIT IDLY IN CLASS WHILE I LECTURE. TAKE NOTES. IT IMPROVES YOUR LEARNING OF THE MATERIAL.
SUPPLIES should include sufficient paper, preferably in a college-ruled bound notebook, and a writing instrument, usually an ink pen, all needed for note taking. Also please purchase two examination books ("blue books"), available in the bookstore, for your essay tests. You will turn in your blue books to me for redistribution for examinations.
Please talk to me regarding any personal or family emergencies. If an illness or death or some other emergency arises that causes a student to miss a class assignment, a make-up time will be scheduled. Generally, any work to be made up must be completed in one week.
Class etiquette:
1. Please turn off all cell telephones, beepers, and any other similar items that might interrupt my lecture, class discussion, etc.
2. No eating in class.
3. Please raise your hand to ask a question.
4. Please respect your classmates and your professor.
5. Please do not talk while I am lecturing.
6. If you come to class late, DO NOT walk in front of your professor; take the first seat available in the class nearest the door.
Thank you.
Code of Student Conduct
All rules and regulations set forth in the current edition of the Students Rights and Responsibilities of the University of Kentucky Lexington Community College will be followed in this course. It is the student’s responsibility to obtain a copy of the Students Rights from the LCC Admissions Office, Oswald Building 211.
Reasonable Accommodation
If you have a special need that may require an accommodation or assistance, please inform the instructor of that fact as soon as possible and no later than the end of the second class meeting.
EOA
The University of Kentucky is an Equal Opportunity Institution.
COURSE OUTLINE AND TENTATIVE LECTURE SCHEDULE:
This rough course outline is basically chronological with some more topically oriented lectures interspersed where I think it appropriate to promote a clearer understanding of the subject.
COURSE OUTLINE AND TENTATIVE LECTURE SCHEDULE
Kentucky Pre-history and landscapes
Exploration
Frontier Kentucky and the Native Americans
Indian wars, Lord Dunmore’s war, French and Indian war, Revolutionary war
Land acquisition and the development of permanent towns
Statehood, constitutions of 1792 and 1799
Kentucky and religion
Early KY politics, culture: court fight and the constitution of 1850
Kentucky and hemp
Kentucky and tobacco
Kentucky and the horse
Kentucky and bourbon/moonshine
Kentucky and early medicine
Kentucky and early education
Kentucky and slavery
Kentucky transportation, esp. the L&N
Kentucky and the Civil War
Readjustment: KY after the Civil War
“Bourbon” Democratic rule
Violence, Part I: Feuds
Part II: Goebel
Part III: Night Riders and the Black Patch War
Cities and towns
Race relations
Coal
Medicine and medical education
KY politics in the 20th century
KY literati
KY education in the 20th century
Kentucky Today
IN ADDITION. . . . . . .
ALWAYS FEEL FREE TO ASK ME QUESTIONS, BEFORE, DURING, OR AFTER CLASS, IN MY OFFICE, OR ELSEWHERE. I WANT YOU TO LEARN IN THIS CLASS. PLEASE KNOW THAT YOU ARE WELCOME AND THAT I WISH YOU A PLEASANT AND SUCCESSFUL EXPERIENCE IN THIS CLASS! GOOD LUCK!
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GENERAL EDUCATION COMPETENCIES
Strong reading and writing skills are necessary for successful completion of all the history courses offered at Lexington Community College. Students are expected to have, and to continue to develop, the ability to learn new ideas, to process them in relation to current knowledge, and to recombine them to form new ideas, products, or processes.
Learning experiences in this course therefore will provide students with opportunities to acquire and develop the following basic skills:
· Writing: communicating effectively using standard written English
· Reading: analyzing, summarizing, and interpreting a variety of texts
· Integrated Learning: thinking critically and making connections in learning across the disciplines
· Creative Thinking: elaborating upon knowledge to create new thoughts, processes, and/or products
· Ethics/Values: demonstrating an awareness of ethical considerations in making value choices
· Heritage/Humanities: recognizing the impact of decisive ideas and events in human heritage.