Required/Supplementary Texts and Syllabus
for History 2111 and English 2131

Credit Hours 3 & 3 (a total of 6)
Spring 2001
Professor: Dr. Phillip Gibbs; Office: 01 Wiggs Hall
Hours:
E-mail: [email protected]

Professor: Dr. Leslie Rampey; Office: Roberts Library
Hours:
E-mail: [email protected]

Required Texts:

• Tindall and Shi, America: A Narrative History.
  
• Baym, et al., The Norton Anthology of American Literature, 5th ed., vol. 1.
• Royall Tyler, The Contrast (will be printed, bound, and available in the Bookstore, but it's not there yet.)

Highly Recommended:

• "Brief Timeline of American Literature and Events: Pre-1620 to 1920"
  
• Norton Websource to American Literature (A Web companion to the Baym anthology.)
  
• Web Resources to Accompany Tindall and Shi (A great resource!)
• Some Useful Maps (Note: Map items may show up on quizzes and tests.)

Required Materials:

• 2 "blue books" (college examination booklet)
  
• 1 8"x11 manila file folder
  
  • (Both of the above items must be handed in by the third class meeting.)
    
• An active MGC e-mail account that is checked often.
  
• An active MGC Web-space account.

Reading Assignments

Please remember, there will be a quiz on each reading assignment. In the literature anthology, be sure always to read the introduction to each author, and remember that the assignments include all footnotes. The Web links are there for your convenience and to provide you with additional material for your interest. You may use them or any relevant reference book to learn about names and terms.