These documents enable you to be the historian. Many of the primary sources for this course will be found in For the Record , by David Shi and Holly Mayer, on the World Wide Web, or copies will be given to you in class. Third, we'll use novels and other artistic creations as historical tools. Fiction is often more powerful in creating a picture of the past than sometimes dry historical accounts. Two novels, Christ in Concrete , by Pietro di Donato, and The Killing Zone , by Frederick Downs, are required reading.
Participation means showing up for class and taking part in discussions.
An attendance sheet will be passed around at the beginning of each class. It is your responsibility to sign in. This will be the only official record of your attendance. George Brown Tindall and David E. Shi. A Narrative History , 5th edition, Volume 2.