United States History II

This course will study United States history starting with U.S. Imperialism and through to modern day. Various instructional methods will be used during the course, including lectures, discussion, debates, oral reports, in-class Internet research and the use of audio-visual materials, including Google Suite Apps multimedia presentations and film. Primary sources will be used to provide different viewpoints on selected topics. Students will discuss differing historical perspectives. Research and analysis skills will be developed through various writing assignments and authentic assessment projects, such as political cartoon analysis and writing “eyewitness” accounts of history.