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Text: The American Vision
Course Description:
(From the 2016-2017 Program of Studies)
(5 weight) 1 Credit
This honors course is taught at an accelerated level with strong emphasis on the development of inquiry skills and hypothesis development. Emphasis will be placed on developing research and writing skills through a variety of essays. The class covers Civil War to World War I from a thematic perspective, examining the topics of industrialization, immigration, reform, foreign policy, agricultural changes and the growth of labor. From World War I to the present, the course examines the social, economic, and political developments of the 1920s, 1930s, the Second World War, the Cold War, the domesticity of the 1950s, the upheaval of the 1960s, the crises of the 1970s, and the conservative reaction of the 1980s.
Prerequisite: The United States and World Affairs to 1877
Grade level: 10
Course length: Full year
John Gast, American Progress, 1872. Oil, Oil, 45.1×54.6
cm. Autry Museum of Western Heritage, Los Angeles.
Instructional Goals:
To help students develop an awareness of the impact that people and events in our history have had on contemporary American society
To expose students to various interpretations of events in U.S. History
To help students develop critical thinking skills as well as written and oral communication skills
To help students develop a working knowledge of the past, which will allow them to make more informed decisions in the future
Specific Objectives:
Students will be able to:
evaluate, analyze and summarize both primary and secondary source material
distinguish between fact and opinion in historical sources
conduct research on a given historical topic and present their findings
develop, organize and deliver oral reports on historical topics
place major events in U.S. History in chronological order
develop clear and concise 5 paragraph essays on a given historical topic
perform historical research and use their findings to write a research paper with a thesis statement, supporting evidence, and documented sources
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