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Dr.
T. Thomas Professor, History, |
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Welcome to my Instructional Website |
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EMAIL: tmthomas@austincc.edu OFFICE: South Austin
Campus (SAC) 1321.2 CONTACT: via Phone or
Email PHONE: (512) 223-9255
VOICEMAIL: (512)
223-9255 URGENT MESSAGE: Call ACC
History Department, (512) 223-3385 OFFICE HOURS: Monday through
Thursday before 4 pm, via Phone and by Appointment. Email tmthomas@austincc.edu to make an
Appointment. |
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History Courses at ACC – What You Can Expect ACC
Distance Education Courses
- General Information Degrees and
Certificates Available at ACC Some
Career
Options for History Majors |
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New and/or Noteworthy |
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How Hurricanes
have Impacted U.S. History…Chinese
Railroad Workers and the Building of the Transcontinental
Railroad…Previously unknown
human species discovered in the Phiippines…Read
the very moving story “I
Am a Prince” – A pastor discovers his royal ties to Africa…Tattooing
in the Civil War...The Many Roles
of Women in World War II…The Mystery of the “Glowing”
Civil War Wounds….Abraham
Lincoln Papers online at the Library of Congress…JFK
Assassination Papers Online…How to Prove Your Native
American Ancestry: An article with Resources…Searchable Trans-Atlantic Slave Trade Database….Standards
of Beauty in Turn of the Century Photos…How each of the 50
states got its name…UPDATE on investigations into the Lost
Colony of Roanoke …“Oral History” - Conducting Family
History Interviews… Researching Your African
American Family History…Researching Your
Mexican Ancestors… History
Museums… Not Even Past -
History website from UT Austin History Dept…”15-Minute History” Podcasts
from UT-Austin History Dept… Slave
Narratives [Oral histories] from the Federal Writers’ Project, 1936-1938… History News Network… Link to History Associations
& Societies…General
Reference Website (encyclopedias, dictionaries, news headlines,
how to find stuff, etc)…Today
in History … Austin, TX Information |
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Map Test Interactive Study Links |
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Interactive
Geography Quizzes (states,
rivers and
topographical
features) ·
Learn more
about each of the States ·
Learn about the U.S. government and how it
works (Geared towards younger students, but fun and informative - includes
online games.) |
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SCROLL DOWN TO
VIEW FALL 2022 COURSES |
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SUMMER
2022 Courses |
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8-week session begins June 6th |
HIST 1301 Section 43755-010 ALL ONLINE NO class meetings |
US History 1
Distance Education |
Distance learning
course with online, proctored exams. |
Textbook: Roark, The American Promise, Vol 1, 8th ed. See syllabus for
purchase options |
Orientation &
Syllabus Class Calendar USING
the Weekly Planner |
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8-week session begins June 6th |
HIST 1302 Sections 43794-003 43858-072 ALL ONLINE NO class meetings |
US History 2
Distance Education |
Distance learning
course with online, proctored exams. |
Textbook: Roark, The American Promise, Vol 2, 8th ed. See syllabus for
purchase options |
Orientation &
Syllabus Class Calendar USING
the Weekly Planner |
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5-week session begins July 5th |
Sections 43813-024 43815-026 43820-031 ALL ONLINE NO class meetings |
US History 2
Distance Education |
Distance learning
course with online, proctored exams. |
Textbook: Roark, The American Promise, Vol 2, 8th ed. See syllabus for
purchase options |
Orientation &
Syllabus Class Calendar USING
the Weekly Planner |
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FALL
2022 Courses |
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16-week session Begins Aug 22nd |
Section 49080-109 IN-CLASS section At South Austin
Campus (SAC) |
US History 1 HIST 1301 |
M/W 9:00– 10:20 am at
SAC 1318 (3rd
floor) |
Textbook: Roark, The American Promise, Vol 1, 8th ed. See syllabus for
purchase options |
Book Analysis Assignment Class Calendar USING
the Weekly Planner |
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16-week session Begins Aug 22nd |
Section 49071-100 IN-CLASS section At South Austin
Campus (SAC) |
US History 1 HIST 1301 |
M/W 12 – 1:20 pm at
SAC 1318 (3rd
floor) |
Textbook: Roark, The American Promise, Vol 1, 8th ed. See syllabus for
purchase options |
Book Analysis Assignment Class Calendar USING
the Weekly Planner |
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16-week session begins Aug 22nd |
Sections 49000-008 49001-009 49003-011 49004-012 ALL ONLINE- NO class meetings |
US History 1 HIST 1301 Distance
Education |
Distance learning
course with online, proctored exams. |
Textbook: Roark, The American Promise, Vol 1, 8th ed. See syllabus for
purchase options |
Book Analysis Assignment Class Calendar USING
the Weekly Planner |
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RESEARCH
Information & Assistance |
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“Ask a Librarian” and “Live Chat”
links |
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Writing a Research Paper |
Finding Sources |
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A Guide on Conducting Research |
Finding &
Using Primary
sources on the Web |
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A Guide to Good Writing
Practices (types of writing and mechanics of writing) |
History Sources on the Web |
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A
Guide to Writing
a Research Paper |
U.S. History sources on the Web (more at bottom of page) |
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Citing Internet (online) sources for footnotes and bibliography |
Links to history journals
(periodicals) online |
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Using Turabian’s Manual of Style
(same as Chicago Manual of Style)for
footnotes & Bibliography |
How
to search for books and articles on a particular
subject. |
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Documents of the Founding Fathers
(Constitution, Bill of Rights, Federalist Papers, etc.) |
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Sample
Research Paper (click on link). Note that YOUR
paper’s bibliography must be separated into Primary and Secondary
Sources, unlike the Sample Paper, which does not separate the sources. |
Colonial American
History documents |
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Chicago
Manual of Style Format Guide |
Links
to Early
American Primary Sources |
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Finding
Articles in Scholarly Journals/Periodicals (a good 15-min video tutorial) |
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Rules for CAPITALIZING |
Periodicals Search
page – finding articles by SUBJECT |
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Links
to U.S. History Museums |
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LOCAL Academic Libraries |
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