Welcome to Honors U.S. History. Below is the syllabus for the class. We will try to stay as close to it as we can.
First Six Weeks Chapter 3 – The Civil War and Reconstruction
Chapter 4 – Settling the West
Chapter 5– Indusrtialization
Chapter 6 – Urban America
Daily notes, lectures, and discussions.
Exams on Chapters 3, 4, 5, and 6.
Select a book and begin to read for the American
Biography Unit.
Second Six Weeks Chapter 7 – Becoming a World Power
Chapter 8 – The Progressive Movement
Chapter 9 – World War I and Its Aftermath
Daily notes, lectures, and discussions.
Exams on Chapters 7, 8, and 9.
Oral and written presentation on book
for the American Biography Unit.
Mini-research project on some aspect of World War I.
Third Six Weeks Chapter 10 – The Jazz Age
Chapter 11– The Great Depression Begins
Chapter 12 – Roosevelt and the New Deal
(Semester Exam)
Daily notes, lectures, and discussions
Exams on chapters 10, 11, and 12. Mini-research
project on causes of the Great Depression. (2 sources)
Movie project in Windows movie maker on above.
Fourth Six Weeks Chapter 13– A World in Flames
Chapter 14- America and World War II
Chapter 15 – The Cold War Begins
Chapter 16 – Post War America
Daily notes, lectures, and discussions
Exams on chapters 13, 14, 15, and 16
Read and report on a piece of teacher-
approved historical fiction from the 20th century.
Short paper with references on why
World War II occurred.
Fifth Six Weeks Chapter 17–The New Frontier and the Great Society
Chapter 18-The Civil rights Movenment
Chapter 19 – The Vietnam War
Chapter 20 – The Politics of Protest
Daily notes, lectures, and discussions
Exams on chapters 17, 18, 19, and 20
Collect 5 political cartoons from the period
between 1950 and 1973.Use electronic research
and consult several different databases.
Be prepared to explain the point of each cartoon
Sixth Six Weeks Chapter 21 – Politics and Economics
Chapter 22 – Resurgence of Conservitism
Chapter 23 – A Time of Change
Chapter 24- A New Century Begins
Daily notes, lectures, and discussion.
Exams on chapters 21, 22, 23, and 24
Write a personal narrative about an historical
this year. Determine how it will affect the future
for Americans.Write a short paper on an
American political figure, past or present,
that you most admire.
Welcome to Standard U.S. History. Below is the syllabus for the course. We will try and follow it as close as possible.
First Six Weeks : Chapter 3- The Civil War and Reconstruction
Chapter 4- Settling the West
Chapter 5- Industrialization
Chapter 6- Urban America
Second Six Weeks: Chapter 7- Becoming a World Power
Chapter 8- The Progressive Movement
Chapter 9- World War I and Its Aftermath
Third Six Weeks: Chapter 10- The Jazz Age
Chapter 11- The Great Depression Begins
Chapter 12- Roosevelt and the New Deal
(Semester Exam)
Fourth Six Weeks: Chapter 13- A World in Flames
Chapter 14- America and World War II
Chapter 15- The Cold War Begins
Chapter 16- Post-War America
Fifth Six Weeks: Chapter 17- The New Frontier and the Great Society
Chapter 18- The Civil Rights Movement
Chapter 19- The Vietnam War
Chapter 20- The Politics of Protest
Sixth Six Weeks: Chapter 21- Politics and Economics
Chapter 22- Resurgence of Conservatism
Chapter 23- A Time of Change
Chapter 24- A New Century Begins
(Semester Exam)