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Course Outline:

Week 1: Introduction and overview of syllabus and assignments

Week 2: Abraham Lincoln, and the Civil War

Week 3: Ulysses Grant, and Reconstruction

Week 4: Susan B. Anthony, and the Women’s Suffrage Movement

Week 5: Thomas Edison, and Nikola Tesla

Week 6: Robert LaFollette, and the Progressive Era

Week 7: Woodrow Wilson, and WWI

Week 8: Bessie Smith, and the Jazz Age

Week 9: Franklin Roosevelt, and the Dust Bowl

Week 10: Chester Nimitz, and WWII

Week 11: Douglas MacArthur, and the Korean War

Week 12: John F. Kennedy, and the Cuban Missile Crisis

Week 13: Rosa Parks, and the Civil Rights Movement

Week 14: Fulton Sheen, and the Modern Age

• Course Materials: Provided free by the instructor.

Homework: Writing is an integral part of demonstrating both the assimilation of knowledge, and the articulation thereof. Therefore, students will be guided through the process of writing a short  (1-2 page, double-spaced) review of a book of their choice relevant to the subject matter. 

NOTE: High School students taking this course may instead write a 3-5 page book review
Also, students will have weekly, optional, short (5-10 minute) quizzes based on classroom lectures and discussions

Fee: For all 14 classes: $227 if you register on or before November 15, $247 if you register after Nov. 15. (Registration closes one week before the first day of class. After that date, registrations are not guaranteed. There is a $20 surcharge for late enrollments after the course is closed.)

Special Note: Includes an optional writing component. This is Part Two of a two-part course. However, students are not required to have taken Part One to sign up for this class.

OUR PRAYER BEFORE CLASS MEETINGS:

Grant me the grace, O merciful God,
to desire ardently all that is pleasing to Thee,
to examine it prudently,
to acknowledge it truthfully,
and to accomplish it perfectly,
for the praise and glory of Thy name.

Amen.