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Course
Syllabus
Course Name: United States
History - College Prep Level
I Course
Information
Course
Number: 1522
Level:
College Prep
Department: Social Science
II Course Description
Prerequisite: World History
Open
to: Juniors
Length: 1 Year
Credit: 1
Summary: This course is a chronological survey of United States history.
Reading and writing assignments emphasize comprehension of main themes, trends
and concepts, and analysis of some primary sources necessary for an
understanding of the American historical experience. Activities may include
group projects. Exams may consist of multiple-choice and essay questions.
Students are required to complete a research paper. Students entering the
course should have reading and writing skills at about grade level.
III Course Goals
As a
result of the study of U.S. History, students will:
1)
Understand the narrative of U.S. History and how studying history helps explain
the world we live in today.
2)
Understand that the United States has always been a diverse society and that the
struggle for equal rights was and continues to be central to the American story.
3)
Widen their perspective on what it has meant and what it means to be an American
and to be a human being.
4)
Develop critical-thinking skills necessary for citizens in a democracy and for
historians.
5)
Develop reading comprehension skills for primary and secondary sources and
identify points of view.
6)
Learn to create a thesis and support the thesis with evidence from primary and
secondary sources.
7)
Develop historical empathy.
8)
Develop geographic literacy.
9)
Develop historical research skills that culminate in the production of a paper.
IV Textbooks and Materials
Danzer,
DeAlva, Wilson, The Americans, McDougal Littell (2003).
V Course Outline
First
Semester
Units of Instruction:
Unit 1: Colonial America, 1492-1763
Unit 2: The American Revolution, 1763-1782
Unit 3: Confederation and the Constitution
Unit 4: The New Republic, 1789-1828
Unit 5: Antebellum America, 1828-1861
Unit 6: The Civil War and REconstrucftion, 1861-1877
Unit 7: Industrial America, 1870-1900
Major Assessments:
Research Paper (first or
second semester)
Unit
Exams and Essays
U.S.
Constitution Exam
Second
Semester
Units of Instruction:
Unit 8: Progressive America, 1900-1920
Unit 9: American Foreign Policy, 1890-1920
Unit 10: "Normalcy," Depression and the New Deal,
1920-1940
Unit 11: The United States and World War II
Unit 12: The Cold War, 1945-1962
Unit 13: Economic Boom and Civil Rights Movement,
1945-1968
Unit 14: The War in Vietnam
Unit 15: Modern America
Major Assessments:
Research Paper (first or second
semester)
Progressive Era Essay
Unit
Exams and Essays
Illinois
Constitution Exam
Second
Semester Exam
(Parents and students: please consult individual teachers for grading policies,
extra credit info, class procedures, etc.)
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