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.