Assignment : Welcome to 20th Century History!

For full credit, write no less than 350 words, adequately address all of the questions in your response, and follow the guidelines of the grading rubric. Please number your responses to make them clear to the readers, who will be your fellow classmates and myself. Do not rewrite the original question, as it does not count towards the word count.

1. What is your name and how far along are you in your studies at the Community College of Philadelphia?

2. Besides this course, what other responsibilities (other courses, work, family, etc.) do you have this semester?

3. What is something you already know about this historical era? What is something about this historical era that you want to learn more about this semester?

4. To teach you about this historical era, I will use lectures, various forms of media, games, group work, and individual assignments throughout the semester. Which do you find best suited to your learning style? Which do you find least suited to your learning style? Tell me something that you think I should know about you and the way that you learn.

5. In the lecture for this week, there is a discussion about the historical forces that allowed for an expansion of American education. Please discuss these historical forces and how they have impact you and your fellow students.

6. What conflicts were discussed in this week's lecture? What was the result of these conflicts for the United States?

7. There is a video titled "The Key to Success in This Course" in this module. This video is crucial to understanding how to the be successful in this course. How does the presenter in the video define "grit?" Why would this trait be important in this course, as well as in your studies at the Community College of Philadelphia overall?