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Course Syllabus
This year-long class is designed to explore American history and American literature from early North American colonization into the late 20th Century. The total American experience is more completely appreciated through the study of social, political, cultural, and economic events. This course, which is structured into two back-to-back periods, will meet the requirements for two semesters of American history, one semester each of American literature and composition. The overall American experience will be studied not only in and of itself, but also in conjunction with relationships with the other world powers and situations. The use of primary and secondary documents will allow students to investigate the impact of history on literature and culture. It should also be remembered throughout the course that the United States has had and continues to have a strong impact on the world scene.
Unit 1 ~ Cemetery Walk
Unit 2- Colonization of North America
Read Chapter 1 & The Crucible
Unit 3~ The American Revolutionary Period
Read Chapter 2
Unit 4 ~ The Early National Period
Read Chapters 3 & 4 & pages 186 – 211 of Chapter 5 and The Revenant
Unit 5 ~ The Antebellum Period
Read pages 212 – 216 of Chapter 5 & Chapters 6 & 8
Unit 6 ~ Civil War & Reconstruction
Read Chapters 9 & 10 & the Civil War packet
Unit 7 ~ The Westward Movement
Read Chapters 7 & 11
Unit 8 ~ The Gilded Age and Populism
Read Chapter 12 & 13
Unit 9 ~ The Progressive Era
Read Chapter 15 & The Jungle
Unit 10 ~ Imperialism and World War I
Read Chapter 14 and 15
Unit 11 ~ The Roaring Twenties
Read Chapter 17, the Roaring 20's packet
Unit 12 ~ FDR & the Great Depression
Read Chapters 18 & 19
Unit 13 ~ World War II
Read Chapters 20 & 21, the Holocaust/Schindler packet, & Hiroshima
Unit 14 ~ Post World War II Transition & the Korean Conflict
Read Chapters 22 & 23
Unit 15 ~ Cold War Engagements through Vietnam
Read Chapters 24 & 26
Unit 16 ~ The Civil Rights Movement in the United States
Read Chapters 25 & 27
Grading
Grading Scale:
100-92= A, 91-90= A-, 89-88= B+, 87-82= B, 81-80= B-, 79-78= C+, 77-72= C, 71-70= C-,69-68= D+, 67-62= D, 61-60= D-,59-0= F
Grading is based on participation in in-class activities, assigned study guides, writing assignments, literature analysis, and unit and/or semester projects.
Tests will be written by your instructor and be a combination of multiple choice, matching, and essay.
We will use Google Classroom for all assignments in this class, so please check it on a daily basis. It is essential to check if you have been absent so that you do not fall behind.
Cell phones will be placed in your assigned slot on the closet door as you walk into the room if you have them on you.
Make-up Work Policy
If a student is absent on the day of a test that student will have seven (7) school days to make up the test. The student is to speak with his/her instructor to set up a time to complete the missed exam.
If the test is NOT made up within the seven(7) day time frame and the student has NOT spoken with his/her instructor about needing more time, the test score will be recorded as a zero.
If a student is absent and misses assignments, the student will have two (2) school days per day of school missed to complete make-up work.
Unit 1 ~ Cemetery Walk
Unit 2- Colonization of North America
Read Chapter 1 & The Crucible
Unit 3~ The American Revolutionary Period
Read Chapter 2
Unit 4 ~ The Early National Period
Read Chapters 3 & 4 & pages 186 – 211 of Chapter 5 and The Revenant
Unit 5 ~ The Antebellum Period
Read pages 212 – 216 of Chapter 5 & Chapters 6 & 8
Unit 6 ~ Civil War & Reconstruction
Read Chapters 9 & 10 & the Civil War packet
Unit 7 ~ The Westward Movement
Read Chapters 7 & 11
Unit 8 ~ The Gilded Age and Populism
Read Chapter 12 & 13
Unit 9 ~ The Progressive Era
Read Chapter 15 & The Jungle
Unit 10 ~ Imperialism and World War I
Read Chapter 14 and 15
Unit 11 ~ The Roaring Twenties
Read Chapter 17, the Roaring 20's packet
Unit 12 ~ FDR & the Great Depression
Read Chapters 18 & 19
Unit 13 ~ World War II
Read Chapters 20 & 21, the Holocaust/Schindler packet, & Hiroshima
Unit 14 ~ Post World War II Transition & the Korean Conflict
Read Chapters 22 & 23
Unit 15 ~ Cold War Engagements through Vietnam
Read Chapters 24 & 26
Unit 16 ~ The Civil Rights Movement in the United States
Read Chapters 25 & 27
Grading
Grading Scale:
100-92= A, 91-90= A-, 89-88= B+, 87-82= B, 81-80= B-, 79-78= C+, 77-72= C, 71-70= C-,69-68= D+, 67-62= D, 61-60= D-,59-0= F
Grading is based on participation in in-class activities, assigned study guides, writing assignments, literature analysis, and unit and/or semester projects.
Tests will be written by your instructor and be a combination of multiple choice, matching, and essay.
We will use Google Classroom for all assignments in this class, so please check it on a daily basis. It is essential to check if you have been absent so that you do not fall behind.
Cell phones will be placed in your assigned slot on the closet door as you walk into the room if you have them on you.
Make-up Work Policy
If a student is absent on the day of a test that student will have seven (7) school days to make up the test. The student is to speak with his/her instructor to set up a time to complete the missed exam.
If the test is NOT made up within the seven(7) day time frame and the student has NOT spoken with his/her instructor about needing more time, the test score will be recorded as a zero.
If a student is absent and misses assignments, the student will have two (2) school days per day of school missed to complete make-up work.