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Course Objectives
By the successful completion of this course, you will be able to:
By the successful completion of this course, you will be able to:
To study the major themes and events of U.S. History from the colonial period through the present.
To thoroughly investigate the U.S. Constitution and the role it continues to play in shaping our nation.
To provide a balanced and varied instructional program, using lecture, discussion, group activities, videos and current events.
To reinforce the following concepts:
Cause, effect, and the nature of change, both social and physical
Social influences and individual behavior as it relates to power
Individualism and responsibility as it relates to heritage, diversity and institutions of culture
Master the following historical thinking skills:
Comparison (CO)
Causation (CE)
Context (CX)
Periodization (P)
Continuities and Changes (CC)
Evidence (E)
To prepare students to successfully pass the state-mandated End-of-Course (EOC) exam in December or May
Standards
Standard 1: Demonstrate an understanding of the influence of the Atlantic World on the regional and national development of republicanism and federalism from 1607–1815.
Standard 2: Compare the economic, political, and social development of the antebellum North and South from 1803–1860 using a comparative analysis.
Standard 3: Demonstrate an understanding of how innovation and industrialization impacted demographic change, reform movements, and American identity from 1862–1924.
Standard 4: Demonstrate an understanding of how the American identity both at home and abroad was affected by imperialism, world conflict, and economic boom and bust in the period 1893 to 1945.
Standard 5: Demonstrate the impact of America’s global leadership on technological advancements, the transition to a post-industrial society, and ongoing debates over identity in the period 1945–present.
Tentative Course Schedule
Tentative Course Schedule- This is a tentative outline that will fluctuate to accommodate project research, presentations, and various school activities.
1st/3rd Quarter:
Unit 1: Colonies to Revolution
Unit 2: Antebellum, Westward Expansion
Unit 3: Civil War and Reconstruction
Unit 4: Industrial Revolution, The Gilded Age, Imperialism
2nd/4th Quarter:
Unit 5: World War 1, The Roaring 20s/The Great Depression, World War 2
Unit 6: The Cold War
Unit 7: The Civil Rights Movement
Unit 8: The Modern Era
EOC Review
Supplies
Composition notebook
Folder (sturdy)
Pack of colored pencils
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