As this ad indicates, supporting the war by buying war bonds and supporting a federal law against lynching (which targeted African Americans more than anyone else) were “conflicts” that were part of World War I (as covered by Chad Williams on Africana Age). (If you comment on this ad, it is an “extra”; your responses to classmates are required.)
http://hist314online.ferrellhistory.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/WWI-bonds-and-Dyer-bill.pdf
This cartoon from an African American newspaper demonstrates some of the conflicts that are covered in the online article about blacks in World War I. (If you comment on this ad, it is an “extra”; your responses to classmates are required.)
http://hist314online.ferrellhistory.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/East-St.-Louis-riot-cartoon-NY-Age.pdf
Most responses thus far have had a fair share of typos and other mechanical errors (including fragments and punctuation errors).
Please make sure to edit carefully before posting your comments.
Responses count for 20% of the course grade: content matters but so does presentation (especially in a writing-intensive course).
1)WHEN matters. (Leaving out WHEN someone was born, accomplished something, or faced opposition affects the clarity of your argument and evidence, and without dates or clear time references readers easily get lost and miss key points. While African Americans faced some of the same adversities regardless of when they were born, it still mattered if they were young adults, for example, in the 1880s v. 1890s or protested their condition in the 1910s v. 1920s. A single event–such as the release of The Birth of a Nation or World War I–affected how whites and blacks thought and acted.) (Note also that leaving out key info suggests that you do not know it; grades for projects–as types of “tests”–reflect this apparent lack of basic knowledge.)
2) Do not ignore week 1 materials and information (people, issues, problems, etc.) when reading for week 2 and writing week 2 projects and responses.
3) Do not ignore responses. Like “assignments” and projects, they will be critical for the final project, especially as your classmates are providing thoughtful commentary and useful facts, suggestions, and clarifications. (“Admin” responses add context and clarification.)
4) If you have not read all of the week 1 announcements, do so as you will be assumed to have read them–and failing to follow instructions impacts your work and your grade.
http://hist314online.ferrellhistory.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/KAYE-Tiger-Flowers-1998-10-p.pdf
As indicated in announcements for week 1: do not include a cover page.
Also, as indicated in multiple places, use parenthetical notes (i.e., NO footnotes).
http://hist314online.ferrellhistory.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/WEEK-2-calendar-1.pdf
http://hist314online.ferrellhistory.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/week-2-transcript.pdf
In many, if not most or even all, cases, my comments on posted projects are aimed at the class. I use a particular project as a starting point, but the information and tips are for the class. Do not ignore them–and, from what I can tell by the responses by students this week–do not ignore your classmates’ elaborations and clarifications. (Like the required readings and films, the posted comments will be critical for the final project.)
