US History
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Course Description and Instructional Goals:
In the United States History and the Constitution course, students will employ the skills of a historian to explore the foundation of the American Republic and the expansion and disunion of the United States. Students will investigate the impact of American industrialism and capitalism, including being drawn into world wars, on American politics and geopolitics. Through the lens of the Cold War, students will study the contemporary era including the age of technological development, increased civic participation, and political party realignment. The EOC is required at the end of this course.
This course will be taught using the Flipped Classroom Model and discussion basis and within this framework students are encouraged to participate, question and comment. A great deal of reading will be required of students. However, they will not simply go over the reading material in the text. Instead, they will expand and go beyond it. Good note-taking and the development of higher-order thinking questions is essential!
Text
United States History, Prentice Hall. In addition, we will use various supplemental readings including articles, primary documents, essays, etc.
Course Objectives:
- To study the major themes of United States History from the colonies to the present.
- To provide a balanced and varied instructional program using Flipped Classroom Lectures, discussion, group activities, videos and writing.
- To reinforce the following concepts:
- Cause, effect and nature of change
- Social influences and individual behavior as it relates to power
- Individualism and responsibility as it relates to heritage, diversity and institution of culture.
- To examine, in-depth, supplemental readings, maps and other materials to develop critical thinking and analytical skills
Content Outline & Pacing Guide for US History
Pretest, Timeline & Overview
Foundations of American Republicanism
Unit 1: British North America
Unit 2: Birth of a Nation
Expansion and Unon
Unit 3: Territorial Expansion during the Antebellum Period
Unit 4: Secession, Civil War, and Reconstruction
Capitalism and Reform
Unit 5: Expansion, Industrialization and Reform
Unit 6: International Expansion and Conflict
Modernism and Intervention
Unit 7: Roaring 20s and the Great Depression
Unit 8: World War II and the Early Cold War
Uint 9: Birth of the Cold War
Legacy of the Cold War
Unit 10: Transformational Years
Unit 11: End of the Cold War and Modern America
EOC Review
EOC: The State End-of-Course Exam will be given and count as 20% of the final grade. This exam is not up for exemption.
