U.S. History

The Google Classroom code is 24fub45 (period 2) or 25efl7l (period 3)

Welcome to Mrs. Hall’s U.S. History Class

Auburn Mountainview High School

2021-2022 School Year – Room 301

ehall@auburn.wednet.edu 253-804-4539 ext. 3010

Introduction

Welcome to United States History! In this course, students become more proficient with the core concepts in Social Studies. Students will answer essential questions and analyze enduring themes in the history of the United States. The focus of this course is to develop higher level thinking skills through examining economic, political, cultural, and geographic perspectives. This class is a required course for graduation.

Course Study

This course contains many topics in U.S. History. Students will have access to an online textbook through Pearson (Savvas Realize) picking up at the end of Reconstruction and taking students into Modern America. Students will take focused notes each day, answering an essential question of the lesson. This includes participating in daily discussions, recording learning targets, completing entry tasks, critically reading articles, answering and creating questions, preparing for formal document-based Socratic Seminars, and showing evidence of learning on formative and summative assessments. Students will become better readers, writers, thinkers, and speakers as a result of this course. These are the topics from the text we will study this year: *Note-Topics 1-6 First Semester, Topics 7-12 Second Semester

Topic 1: Reconstruction (1885-1887)

Topic 2: Industry and Immigration (1865-1914)

Topic 3: Challenges in the Late 1800s (1865-1900)

Topic 4: America Comes of Age (1890-1920)

Topic 5: WWI and the 1920s

Topic 6: The Great Depression and the New Deal (1928-1941)

Topic 7: WWII (1931-1945)

Topic 8: Postwar America (1945-1960)

Topic 9: Civil Rights and Reform in the 1960s

Topic 10: The Vietnam War Era (1954-1975)

Topic 11: An Era of Change (1960-1980)

Topic 12: America in the 1990s to Present

Chromebooks

We use Chromebooks most days in U.S. History. Students are expected to have them charged and ready to go. I also expect that students will be professional in their classroom use of the device, abide by all ASD expectations, and have good digital citizenship.

Attendance

The more absences you acquire, the harder it will be to earn a good grade in this class. Please pre-arrange absences if you know you will be gone. The most important learning happens during class. Plan to be here each day ready to learn and have fun.

Classroom Rules and Consequences

In addition to being responsible for following school-wide rules, we will also work together to create a positive, welcoming classroom environment by following these rules:

Be prepared and on time each day (meaning in your seat and working when the bell rings)

Listen to directions the first time they are given

Be respectful (please do not talk if the teacher is addressing the class, likewise if a student is addressing the class)

All differences are nurtured in this classroom (there will be immediate consequences for bullying or hurtful teasing/harassment of any kind… we are a family)

I will give students ONE warning. Next will be a private conversation about his/her behavior and a call home. If neither of these deters behavior, a detention will be issued. Mrs. Hall reserves the right to change or skip consequences in the case of severe behavior.

Late Work Policy:

Late work is accepted at 70% of the original credit and only taken until the date of the subsequent unit’s assessment.

Assessment Retake Policy:

Retakes are allowed only if you fall below 70% on your original assessment. The highest you can receive on a retake is 80% (meets standard). Retakes are allowed only when all daily work is turned-in for that unit. If you choose to not take the assessment on the original day given you are ineligible to retake the assessment.

Your grades are weighted by the following categories:

Assessments 80%

Classwork & Homework 20% (Includes: 21st century skills like Participation/Citizenship)

Film in U.S. History

Below are some potential films that may be shown (all or in part) during this course. The ratings of these films range between PG to PG13 and if rated above that would be edited as appropriate to show students. This is not an exhaustive list, and via my weekly email, parents would be made aware of anything shown in the classroom.

Titles: Selma, The Butler, Dear America, Letters Home from Vietnam/WWI/WWII,The Children’s March, Far and Away, Viva la Causa, 13 Days, We were Soldiers, and Come See the Paradise. In addition to films, students will see clips of documentaries a few times a week to give them a visual idea of the history topics we are studying. Many of these will include primary source depictions of history.

I will email you through the Skyward system every Monday by 4 pm. If you want to receive this email, please make sure the Registrar has it on file.