Length/Credit: Full Year/1 Credit
Grade: 11
Diploma Category: H2
This graduation requirement focuses on the US Constitution and the relationship of historical events to the political, social and economic ideas that have shaped our country since Industrialization. Students will learn to assess historical materials – their relevance in relation to class discussions, media information, research materials and instructor input.
This course addresses the Common Core State Standards for History and Since Time Immemorial requirements, prepares students for the Smarter Balanced State Assessments, and establishes the skills necessary for a successful progression of learning to the next grade level of Social Studies coursework.
Unit I: Constitutionalism, Slavery + Reconstruction
Unit I student packet (2019-2020): https://docs.google.com/document/d/1iGDhshDjX0AN8ldW2xGvHsJ3uxXpc1-XHtAFNzjQNFA/edit?usp=sharing
Unit I: Google slide deck (TBA)
Unit I: lecture by Kellogg (TBA)
Unit II: The Gilded Age
Unit II student packet (2019-2020): https://docs.google.com/document/d/1y1NxuPKcycNeaS72G-ZwHEkFtEwN4KEGB5vZfWTKAHA/edit?usp=sharing
Unit II: Google slide deck (TBA)
Unit II: lecture by Kellogg (TBA)
Unit IV: World War One
Unit IV student packet (2019-2020): https://docs.google.com/document/d/1mXh0vNOuKTu4SH6I8kfDAgfI7tw3ZBeqFL7xN6DyTfA/edit?usp=sharing
Unit IV: Google slide deck (TBA)
Unit IV: lecture by Kellogg (TBA)
Unit V: Between World Wars (1920s + 1930s)
Unit V student packet (2019-2020): https://docs.google.com/document/d/1MUDHZ-HR1oQb1mL4lxYNzsq73fI8JQPxJ1J8lhgZMA4/edit?usp=sharing
Unit V: Google slide deck (TBA)
Unit V: lecture by Kellogg (TBA)
From World War II to Baby Boomers (1940s + 1950s)
America at a Crossroads (1960s + 1970s)
Unit VIII: America Becomes the World’s Superpower (1980s + 1990s)