Online TA Profiles
Melanie Storie, MA
OTA ID#: 103931
| Education Experience: |
BS, History, Secondary Education, East Tennessee State University, 1991 MA, History, East Tennessee State University, 1994 |
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| Focus of Study: | I earned both a B.S. and an M.A. in the field of history. Additionally I am a certified secondary education teacher. |
| Awards: | In my undergraduate studies I graduated Magna Cum Laude with a 3.7 GPA. For my Master's degree I graduated with a 4.0 GPA. In 1991 I was awarded the "Most Outstanding History Student Faculty Award". Additionally I was the 1993-1994 recipient of the Barbara Jaffe Silvers Fellowship for history.
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| Publications: | Unpublished thesis (1994)
Thesis: "Digging Through Tradition: Women in the Appalachian Coal Mines, 1930-1990." |
| Work Experience: | East Tennessee State University
2002-2003 I teach history courses including U.S. to 1877 and U.S. since 1877. Northeast State Technical Community College 1994-1999 I taught history courses that included U.S. to 1877, U.S. since 1877, and Women's Studies. Sycamore Shoals State Historical Area Summers of 1994 and 1995 I worked as an historical interpreter for a local historical home. |
| Skills & Achievements: | In 1991 I earned a B.S. degree in history and secondary education and went on to receive my M.A. degree in history in 1994. As a student I was fortunate to travel to Europe to study history and language. After receiving my Master’s degree I have taught several history classes for a local community college and a state university. |
| Career Interests: | I love teaching history and I hope to continue teaching for many years to come. Additionally I hope to publish a book dealing with the Civil War in the mountains of East Tennessee. |
| Outside Interests: | In my spare time, one of my favorite hobbies,is genealogy. I think it is interesting to find out how my ancestors fit into the larger picture of our country's history. Also I enjoy just about all types of sports. Baseball and volleyball are two of my favorites. Reading is another activity that I like, especially good mystery novels. |
| Message to Students and/or Parents: |
The study of history had never really intrigued me until my freshman year in college. My professors challenged me to think about history in a different way. It was more than rote memorization and I was hooked. From that time on I knew I wanted to teach so I that I could reach other young people who might think that history is a drag. With every class I teach, my goal is to peak the interest of each student in at least one area or time period of history. |
| Postings Answered: | 88 |
| Cumulative OTA Rating: | 4.9/5 What is OTA Rating? |
- How Reagan's policies reflected conservative politics and contributed to stimulation of the economy. - How Reagan's policies reflected conservative politics and contributed to stimulation of the economy.
- Explain the role of the U.S. in the emerging global community. - Explain the role of the U.S. in the emerging global community
- Revolutionary War - Summarize the course and conduct of the Revolutionary War after 1778, and describe the key role played by France in the final victory at Yorktown.
- This is a comprehensive study guide for United States History since 1877. It includes important indentification terms and study questions that covers late 19th century industrialization, plight of workers, formation of labor unions, rise of industrialists and the modern corporation, and Gilded Age politics. - How do I prepare for my U.S. History Exam?
- This is a comprehensive study guide for United States History since 1877. It includes important indentification terms and study questions for the New South and New West. - How do I prepare for my U.S. History Exam?
- A persuasive essay on why a college education is worth the time and money - How to write a persuasive essay on why a college education is worth the time and money.
- An explanation of the basic causes leading to the American Revolution. - What were the causes to the American Revolution?
- This is a comprehensive study guide for United States History since 1877. It includes important indentification terms and study questions that covers United States foreign policy at the turn of the 20th century. This includes the roots of U.S. imperialism and the Spanish-American War. - How do I prepare for my U.S. History exam?
- How to write a strong thesis statement - This is an informative, step-by-step description as to how to write a strong thesis statement. It offers an example of a strong thesis and provides several suggestions to students looking for ways to ...
- An explanation of Woodrow Wilson's idealistic 14 points, his efforts to make the world "safe for democracy" in the creation of the League of Nations, and why the US Senate rejected it. - Clarification as to why Woodrow Wilson failed in his crusade to make the world "safe for democracy" as he had proclaimed when he thrust the US into World War I.
- This is a comprehensive study guide for United States History since 1877. It includes important identification terms and study questions that covers the U.S. involvement in the Cold War (1945-1961). - How do I prepare for my U.S. History exam?
- This is a comprehensive study guide for United States History since 1877. It includes important identification terms and study questions that covers the United States in the 1920s and 1930s. - How do I prepare for my U.S. History exam?
- Progressive Era? Progressivism? - How did the role of women change during the Progressive Era? What effect did this have on the progress of progressivism?
- World War II and Cold War at Home and Abroad - What were the causes of intense fear of communist subversion in the late 1940s and early 1950s? Who were the key figures in the "Second Red Scare" and what long- term impact did the Red Scare have on ...
- History - Contrast the Hamiltonian Federalist belief that the "wealthy and well-educated" ought to run the government with the Jeffersonian Republican belief that the common person, if educated, could be truste ...
- World War II and Cold War at Home and Abroad - Describe the American policy regarding the war in the period 1935-December 7-8, 1941. In what ways was FDR preparing for war before the attack on Pearl Harbor?
- This is a comprehensive study guide for United States History since 1877. It includes important identification terms and study questions that covers the Progressive era. - How do I prepare for my US History exam?
- This is a comprehensive study guide for United States History since 1877. It includes important identification terms and study questions that covers the New Deal era (1932-1939). - How do I prepare for my U.S. History exam?
- Populist Party - Describe and evaluate the reasons for the rapid rise and fall of the Populist Party. What strengths and weaknesses were exhibited by the party?
- discussion assistance - In what ways did mass consumption and the media contribute to a new "Mass Culture" in the 1920's and 1930's?
