U. S. History
Syllabus
Rowan County Senior High School
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Course Content
U. S. History is required for all students in order to meet graduation requirements. It is usually taken during the junior year of high school. In any history course, the focus of study is to interpret human activities.
This course will cover theUnited
States
Grading Standards
The grading scale for all work in this course will be uniform to the high school standard:
90% - 100% = A 80% - 89% = B 70% - 79% = C 60% - 69% = D 59% and Below = F
A variety of assignment types will be part of the overall grade for each quarter. These assignments will include:
• Daily class work and Homework (class notes, group work, written comprehension and review work, participation in activities)
• Class Notebook (3-ring binder required, including a section for class writing activities)
• Quizzes
• Tests
• Projects
• Bonus Points (assigned and given only at the discretion of the teacher, in other words no extra assignments will be given for the sole purpose of raising your grade)
Assignments
• All homework is due at the beginning of class.
• Late work will be penalized.
• If you are absent, turn in your work on the next day you are in school.
• If you are absent, get any class notes from another student (Xeroxed copies are not acceptable. Notes must be in your own handwriting.)
Notebooks
Each student will be required to keep a notebook and bring it to class daily. It must be a 3-ring binder (size, color, etc. are your option) and it must be divided in two sections:
Section 1: Daily Notes and Class Work
Section 2: Writing Activities
The notebook will have a table of contents and should be kept in chronological order. Each entry must have a title and date that correspond to the table of contents.
Makeup Work
Ask for makeup work after you have returned from an absence. All makeup work is subject to school policy. See your student handbook for this information.
If you miss school the day before a previously announced test, you will still be expected to take the test. Additionally, missed tests may be made up only with prior arrangements being made with me at least one day in advance. I am available during my planning (3rd period), but you must clear it with the teacher of the other class you have that period, don’t just be a no show for the other teacher because you will be counted absent. I can sometimes stay after school or arrange with one of the after school tutoring teachers to give you your test. Again, you MUST make arrangements with me at least one day in advance.
Classroom Rules
• Be respectful.
• Be prepared.
• Be in your seat and quiet when the bell rings.
• Leave food and drinks elsewhere. They are inappropriate and messy in the classroom.
• Keep cell phones, iPods, and other electronic devices deactivated and out of sight during class.
• Remain in your seat until the bell rings.
Course Outline
Textbook – The Americans,McDougal-Littell
I. Review American Beginnings to 1877
• Exploration and the Colonial Era
• Revolution and the Early Republic
• The Growth of a Young Nation
• TheUnion in Peril
II. Bridge to the 20th Century
• Changes on the Western Frontier
• A New Industrial Age
• Immigrants and Urbanization
• Life at the Turn of the Century
III. ModernAmerica Emerges
• The Progressive Era
•America
• The First World War
IV. The Twenties and the Great Depression
• Politics of the Roaring Twenties
• The Roaring Life of the 1920s
• The Great Depression Begins
• The New Deal
V. World War II and Its Aftermath
• The War Looms
• The United States in World War II
• Cold War Conflicts
• The Postwar Boom
VI. Living with Great Turmoil
• The New Frontier
• Civil Rights
• The Vietnam War Years
• An Era of Social Change
VII. Passage to the Future
• An Age of Limits
• The Conservative Tide
• The United States in Today’s World
VIII. Transactive Portfolio Piece
http://www.history.com/interactives/quiz
Rowan County Senior High School
Teacher:
Email:
Course Content
U. S. History is required for all students in order to meet graduation requirements. It is usually taken during the junior year of high school. In any history course, the focus of study is to interpret human activities.
This course will cover the
Grading Standards
The grading scale for all work in this course will be uniform to the high school standard:
90% - 100% = A 80% - 89% = B 70% - 79% = C 60% - 69% = D 59% and Below = F
A variety of assignment types will be part of the overall grade for each quarter. These assignments will include:
• Daily class work and Homework (class notes, group work, written comprehension and review work, participation in activities)
• Class Notebook (3-ring binder required, including a section for class writing activities)
• Quizzes
• Tests
• Projects
• Bonus Points (assigned and given only at the discretion of the teacher, in other words no extra assignments will be given for the sole purpose of raising your grade)
Assignments
• All homework is due at the beginning of class.
• Late work will be penalized.
• If you are absent, turn in your work on the next day you are in school.
• If you are absent, get any class notes from another student (Xeroxed copies are not acceptable. Notes must be in your own handwriting.)
Notebooks
Each student will be required to keep a notebook and bring it to class daily. It must be a 3-ring binder (size, color, etc. are your option) and it must be divided in two sections:
Section 1: Daily Notes and Class Work
Section 2: Writing Activities
The notebook will have a table of contents and should be kept in chronological order. Each entry must have a title and date that correspond to the table of contents.
Makeup Work
Ask for makeup work after you have returned from an absence. All makeup work is subject to school policy. See your student handbook for this information.
If you miss school the day before a previously announced test, you will still be expected to take the test. Additionally, missed tests may be made up only with prior arrangements being made with me at least one day in advance. I am available during my planning (3rd period), but you must clear it with the teacher of the other class you have that period, don’t just be a no show for the other teacher because you will be counted absent. I can sometimes stay after school or arrange with one of the after school tutoring teachers to give you your test. Again, you MUST make arrangements with me at least one day in advance.
Classroom Rules
• Be respectful.
• Be prepared.
• Be in your seat and quiet when the bell rings.
• Leave food and drinks elsewhere. They are inappropriate and messy in the classroom.
• Keep cell phones, iPods, and other electronic devices deactivated and out of sight during class.
• Remain in your seat until the bell rings.
Course Outline
Textbook – The Americans,
• Exploration and the Colonial Era
• Revolution and the Early Republic
• The Growth of a Young Nation
• The
II. Bridge to the 20th Century
• Changes on the Western Frontier
• A New Industrial Age
• Immigrants and Urbanization
• Life at the Turn of the Century
III. Modern
• The Progressive Era
•
• The First World War
IV. The Twenties and the Great Depression
• Politics of the Roaring Twenties
• The Roaring Life of the 1920s
• The Great Depression Begins
• The New Deal
V. World War II and Its Aftermath
• The War Looms
• The United States in World War II
• Cold War Conflicts
• The Postwar Boom
VI. Living with Great Turmoil
• The New Frontier
• Civil Rights
• The Vietnam War Years
• An Era of Social Change
VII. Passage to the Future
• An Age of Limits
• The Conservative Tide
• The United States in Today’s World
VIII. Transactive Portfolio Piece
http://www.history.com/interactives/quiz
