The 10 questions in this quiz are:
· Either specific to the department of history or additional efforts to help you in this course
· Or specific to the discipline of history and you need to know these things when you read and write
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The objectives for
the History Department include that students will use both primary and
secondary sources. Examples of primaries include: *a. Items from
the period such as census data, diaries, documents, films, and interviews b. Work of
historians in their research field Tip: This ought to tell you that b is a
definition of secondary sources. |
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The objectives for the History Department include creating an argument through the use of historical evidence. *a. True b. False Click
here
for an explanation of the 3 Student Learner Outcomes, including the terms
primary and secondary. Tip: History is a “gateway course” at WCJC. We
are required to help you develop the skills necessary to get through the
“gate” with the skills not only to survive on the other side but be able to succeed—whether
that is a job that pays well or (if you want it) an upper-level degree. We
are not gatekeepers trying to block you out, but we do have serious
responsibilities for your skills. |
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How you cite in
history is a matter of verifiable evidence, not merely a formality of
sticking some page number next to your words. Being clear that you have a
verifiable source and that you cite so the reader can quickly check that
source is a requirement in history. *a. True b. False Tip: If you list a page number, that fact
better be on that specific page. |
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This course
provides a way for students to earn points for writing about history even
when they are not skilled writers. *a. True b. False |
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When you don’t
know a word, check the Definitions provided with some Lessons or click on the
Merriam-Webster Online dictionary provided in the course. It is
reliable and free; make it a favorite or bookmark it so you can use it
easily. Checking the dictionary when you do not know a word will increase the
odds that you read the instructor’s Lesson links, the textbook, and the
primaries correctly. *a. True b. False Tip:
You must get a decent general vocabulary to make it in this world. Decent
doesn’t mean fancy; it means you read accurately. |
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Use terms in the way the discipline of history uses them
in the textbook and the way they are defined in a reliable dictionary or in
the Definitions provided with some Lessons. For example, the words slave
and indentured servant are different and, if you were alive in that
era and you were either a slave or an indentured servant, your life would
have been different. *a. True b. False Tip:
You must be accurate to pass the course for a discipline—whether that
is biology or history. |
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When using
historical terms, use the textbook or the instructor’s Lessons as a guide to
punctuation and spelling. For example, if you are writing about Daniel Shays
and his rebellion, the correct spelling is Shays’s Rebellion b. False |
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When writing
about historical figures, use the textbook as a guide. For example, if you
are writing about George Washington, refer to him as Washington, George
Washington, President Washington, or some other title such as General, but
not just the first name of George. *a. True b. False Tip: You will look very immature doing this.
In general, this shows up in elementary school. |
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When using
historical time periods, use the textbook or the instructor’s Lessons as a guide
to writing dates. For example, if you are writing about the Great Awakening
in the decade beginning in 1730 and in the decade beginning in 1740, the
correct way to write these time periods is: *a. 1730s and
1740s b. 1730’s and
1740’s Tip: If you missed this question, you need to
change. |
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In the early
seventeenth century some Africans brought to English colonies in the South
were not slaves but indentured servants. In the early seventeenth century
means in the early: *a. 1600s b. 1700s c. 1800s Tip: If you missed this question, you must change. This will not be
punctuation error, but a huge misreading of the facts. You will be off a
century (a 100 years) in your understanding. Caution: Also notice that the statement is true.
In the 1620s, when Africans were first brought to Virginia, some were slaves
and some were indentured servants. See the primaries in the course for
evidence. |
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Copyright
C. J. Bibus, Ed.D. 2003-2019 |
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WCJC Department: |
History – Dr. Bibus |
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Contact Information: |
281.239.1577 or bibusc@wcjc.edu |
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Last Updated: |
2019 |
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