HONORS U.S. HISTORY - CLASSROOM RULES AND CONTENT
Classroom Rules - These are general guidelines. They are not all encompassing, but as high
school students, I expect you to understand your parameters. No interruptions or disruptions. Be
in your seats when the bell rings. Remain seated until I dismiss class. No gum or candy. Keep
your area clean. Do not mark on the desks. Follow school rules, especially dress code. Each
student must have their text book, history notebook, pen/pencil, and computer with them every
day.
Late work and absences - Follow the student handbook on make-up work. Late work will be
accepted, but points may be deducted for being late. (See the bottom of the page for more
explanation) Make-up tests will usually be administered in my room, and you
need to make arrangements with me. I do not usually allow make up/corrections during advisory.
Hours - I am usually in my room or in the building before (around 7:15) and after school except in the spring.
During the spring I coach track so my time in the classroom after school is limited. If
you need to see me, please leave me a note. I will not sign papers for dismissal etc. unless I am at my
desk.
Class - Discussion/Group Work/Debates/Lecture/Videos/Speakers – This class is geared for
students who enjoy the study of history and can use higher level thinking skills. The students
will have extensive reading and writing assignments and the class will consist of mostly
discussion and debates. Classroom discussion may be weighed in the grade.
Grading – Tests are approximately 60 % of the grade, essays and quizzes are the other 40%
Tests are usually multiple choice, written terms and one major essay question. You may correct
tests, but only if you have failed the test and the grade will only rise to 76% There will
be 1 to 2 essay questions each week. All essays should be typed. There may be assignments
and quizzes given in class. There will be extra credit assignments for a maximum of 20 points
per trimester. Extra credit work will be assignments from the book for both trimesters and music
quizzes in the 2nd trimester. (1st trimester - 485 A-D, 635 A-D, 2nd trimester - 817 A-D, 1008 A-D)
Extra credit work is not a group project, it is to be done by each individual student.
Text – Give Me Liberty 5th Edition & The American Pageant 16th edition
Primary Sources – The American Spirit 6th edition, - www.oyez.org – We will also use a
variety of other primary sources using your computer in the classroom.
Content - U.S. History from colonization to the 21st Century
Unit 1 – Colonial Growth and the Revolutionary War – chapters 1-8
Unit 2 - Early Democracy in the U.S. - chapters 9-12
Unit 3 – Nationalism – chapters 13,14,17
Unit 4 – Sectionalism – chapters 15,16,18,19
Unit 5 - Civil War and Reconstruction – chapters 20-22
Unit 6 – Gilded Age – chapters 23-26
Exam
Unit 7 – Empire Building and Progressivism – 27-29
Unit 8 – The 20’s and the New Deal – chapters 30-32
Unit 9 – WWII – chapters 33,34
Unit 10 – The Cold War and the 50’s – chapters 35, 36
Unit 11 – The 60’s and 70’s – chapters 37, 38
Unit 12 – The 80’s to today - chapters 39-41
Exam