Calendar for HIST 381 - Spring 2012
HIST 381 meets Tuesdays (T) & Thursdays (R) at 12:30 in South Engineering 216. The calendar is intended to be a fairly firm schedule of activities for the term, but things happen, so watch the Facebook wall for adjustments. Also, at beginning of term, the calendar may be incomplete as to certain details, but the structure of the course is well in place.
Date			Class Activities	Deadlines	Notes & Reminders
T	10	Jan	PPT welcome Day 1 handouts General description of the course 20 Questions w discussion	Deadline: by midnight tonight, like the HIST 381 Facebook page	Explore the course website Good luck with this course & with the fall term!
R	12	Jan	Questions about course requirements? Begin Lecture 1	Deadline: by midnight tonight, introduce yourself on the FB wall	Start reading Clark! It's going to take you a while to finish. Before 17 Feb, stop by and get acquainted w Prof Isern in his office, Putnam 20. Keep up your attendance records and grade registers--it's hard to reconstitute them if you get behind!
T	17	Jan	Lecture 1 cont Briefing on requirements & assignments
R	19	Jan	Lecture 1 concl Briefing on requirements & assignments
T	24	Jan	Begin Lecture 2 Vegemite Challenge		You should be posting assignments to the Facebook page by now! Check out the major assignments! Choose an option. Time, too, to get started with discussion of Clark—initial impressions—get the discussion going.
R	26	Jan	Lecture 2 cont	Deadline: first submission of grade registers, by midnight tonight
T	31	Jan	Lecture 2 concl		Really, get into those jard-point and soft-point assignments. Make it easy on yourself by spreading the work out. And grab those bonus points!
R	2	Feb	Lecture 3 begins
T	7	Feb	Lecture 3 cont
R	9	Feb	Lecture 3 concl
T	14	Feb	Lecture 4 begins
R	16	Feb	Lecture 4 cont Exercise: Australian Slang	Deadline: see Prof Isern in his office by this date, or he writes your academic advisor to find out why you haven't.	Read your Clark! Prepare for quiz & discussion after spring break.
T	21	Feb	Lecture 4 concl	Deadline midnight tonight: book review
R	23	Feb	Special lecture by Prof. Isern & Dr. Suzzanne Kelley, "Historians in Stitches: Exploring New Zealand through Material Culture"
T	28	Feb	Lecture 5 begins
R	1	Mar	Lecture 5 cont		Close to earning bonus points? See deadline below – go for it!
T	6	Mar	Lecture 5 concl
R	8	Mar	Study abroad information day	Deadline noon Friday to earn early-bird bonus for having 100 soft points	Have a wonderful spring break! I will.
REVISED CALENDAR BELOW
Spring Break					Prof. Isern gone on research expedition to Australia
T	20	Mar	No class this day - Prof. Isern stuck in Sydney!
R	22	Mar	Class activities resume - Lecture 6 in progress		Manning Clark quiz & discussion rescheduled
T	27	Mar	Manning Clark Day - quiz & discussion	Deadline: second submission of grade registers, by midnight tonight	A good time to rack up some points, including soft points Lab sessions scheduled for research projects - watch FB notices
R	29	Mar	Lecture 6 concl
T	3	Apr	Lecture 7 begins
R	5	Apr	Lecture 7 concl
T	10	Apr	Day off - read your Sinclair!		Prof. Isern gone to annual meeting of Western Social Science Association - will post from there!
R	12	Apr	Guest appearance by Manning Clark
T	17	Apr	Lecture 8 "Waltzing Matilda"		See that deadline on Thursday?
R	19	Apr	Quiz and classroom exercise on Sinclair text		See those deadlines for submissions 1May, 4 May, & 10 May? Plan ahead.
T	24	Apr	Anzac Day observances "The Soldier Who Never Came Home" Begin Lecture 9
R	26	Apr	Lecture 9	Deadline: by class time today, turn in reservation form if you plan to bring an food entry for Ozzi-Kiwi Culture Day
T	1	May	Lecture 10 Exercise, "Mythistory"	Deadline: mignight this night, for any online submissions of assignments - nothing after this is graded
R	3	May	Organizational session for Ozzie-Kiwi Culture Day SROIs	Deadline: research project submissions by noon Friday the 4th	Planning an entry for Ozzie-Kiwi Culture Day? Make your plans for preparation and transport.
R	10	May	3:15pm Ozzie-Kiwi Culture Day (during scheduled final exam period)	Deadline: midnight this night, for final submission of grade registers - no grade register, no grade!	Summer! Make it great.