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Essay Topics for Assignment #2
Essay Due in Tutorial 17 November

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Contacting Me
Office Location: Chester New Hall 431
Office Hours: Friday 10:30am -11:30am
Email: shawnday (at) mcmaster (dot) ca.
Tutorial Hours:
T03 - Friday 12:30-13:20 KTH B101
T04 - Friday 9:30-10:20 KTH B103

Handouts
Tutorial Handout
Dr. Nelles’ Course Syllabus
Essay Topics for Assignment #2

Schedule

15 September               Registration, Organization, Regulations, Readings, Assignments
22 September               Explorers from a Native Point of View
                                      Reading: Voyages of Jacques Cartier, First, Second  and Third Voyages
29 September               [1st written assignment due in tutorial]
                                      What Would You Have Done Under the Circumstances?
                                      Reading: Voyages of Jacques Cartier, Documents and Ramsay
                                      Cook’s “Introduction”
6 October                      Production and Reproduction in a New Landscape
                                      Reading: The People of New France, Chapters 1,2,3.
13 October                    What was New About New France?
                                     Reading: The People of New France, Chapters 4, 5, 6, and epilogue
20 October                    Why did immigrants come to Canada?
                                      Reading: Sisters in the Wilderness, Prelude, Chapters 1, 2, 3, 4
27 October                    Settlers’ Trials
                                     Reading: Sisters in the Wilderness, Chapters 5, 6, 7, 8
3 November                  Town Society
                                     Reading: Sisters in the Wilderness, Chapters 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14
10 November               The Literary World of the mid Nineteenth Century
                                     Reading: Sisters in the Wilderness, Chapters 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20
17 November               [Second Written Assignment Due]
                                    Natives, Newcomers and Cultural Change on the Prairies
                                    Reading: Aboriginal People and Colonizers, Chapters, 1, 2, 3
24 November               Colonization and the Canadian Takeover of the West
                                    Reading: Aboriginal People and Colonizers, Chapters 4, 5, 6,
1 December                  Resistance and Domination
                                     Reading: Aboriginal People and Colonizers, Chapters 7, 8

Tutorial FAQ

What format should I be using for essay citations?

As specified on the course outline, Dr. Nelles expects you to use K. Turabian’s. Information on this format is covered in great detail in her book: A Manual For Writers of Term Papers, Theses, and Dissertations which is available in the library as well as online at :

Link to Turabian/Chicago Citing Guide at Mills Library


Are Online Sources acceptable as essay sources?
This is a much more complex question than can b answered here. In the second essay assignment you are asked to reference three journal articles and three entries from the Dictionary of Canadian Biography. These may be obtained online, however you have to ask yourself, are all online sources of the same veracity? The following tutorial will be of use in answering this question:
http://www.vts.intute.ac.uk/he/tutorial/history


What do I do if I am going to be away and unable to attend tutorial?
Your first and preferred option is to attend the other tutorial that I hold. Otherwise, contact me prior to your absence and we can arrange your makeup assignment as detailed in the tutorial handout.