2 History paper

Extra Credit – HIST 201

Instructions

1. watch a historical documentary on the internet.

2. Write a one-page paper summarizing what you learned from the experience. Your paper must include specific information about the museum or documentary that demonstrates that you have actually watched the entire program. If you decide to watch a documentary make sure you write about the entire program and not just the first five minutes. This will demonstrate to me that you actually watched the whole program or listened to the whole lecture or discussion. If you do not do so, you will not get any credit for your paper. You can do TWO extra credit papers total. Each paper is worth a maximum of five percentage points added to an exam grade. It will only raise your final grade by a maximum of two or 3 percentage points.

Documentaries on the Internet (ctrl + click on link or copy and paste link in browser)

Please watch full episodes and provide details from all parts of each. Each full hour can count as one extra credit paper (Approx. 2 hour documentary + 2 page summary of it = 2 extra credit papers).

1) American Experience: We Shall Remain

(Click “Continuous Play” to “On” and then click on first chapter of video you want to watch; counts for 1 extra credit paper for each episode)

Episode 1: “After the Mayflower” (Be sure you watch all 10 chapters)

http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/pages/frontline/video/flv/generic.html?s=wesr37

Episode 2: “Tecumseh’s Vision” (Be sure to watch all 11 chapters)

http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/pages/frontline/video/flv/generic.html?s=wesr37

Episode 3: “Trail of Tears” (Be sure to watch all 9 chapters)

http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/pages/frontline/video/flv/generic.html?s=wesr37

2) Frontline: God in America (Counts for 1 extra credit paper for each episode)

http://www.pbs.org/godinamerica/view/

Episode 1: “A New Adam” (all 57 min.)

Episode 2: “A New Eden” (all 56 min.)

Episode 3: “A Nation Reborn (all 51 min.)

3) First Freedom: The Fight for Religious Liberty (Counts for 1 extra credit paper)

http://www.pbs.org/video/2315729403/

4) Underground Railroad: The William Still Story (Counts for 1 extra credit paper)

http://www.pbs.org/video/2181724307/

5) The War of 1812 (Counts as two extra credit papers if write 2 page summary)

http://www.pbs.org/video/2089393539/

6) American Experience: The Abolitionists, Part 1 (Must watch all 3 parts – Chapter 1 (all three parts) counts for 1 extra credit paper)

Part 1: http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/americanexperience/features/bonus-video/abolitionists-part-1-chapter-1/

Part 2: http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/americanexperience/features/bonus-video/abolitionists-part-2-chapter-1/

Part 3: http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/americanexperience/features/bonus-video/abolitionists-part-3-chapter-1/