UNITED STATES HISTORY

Mr. DeLarme

Class Website: http://jdelarme.freeservers.com

Text: The American Odyssey by Nash

 

Objectives:

            In this course, we will be learning about the history of the United States. We will start at the American Revolution and move very quickly towards the 1900s. The rest of the year we will focus on the 20^th century (the 1900s.) However, history is more than just learning who did what and when. We will spend a lot of time looking at why these events happened. We will using both primary sources (speeches, laws, newspaper articles from the era,) and secondary sources (textbooks and other sources.). After reading, watching or hearing these sources you will have an opportunity to criticize decisions, suggest alternatives and other possible outcomes.

 We will focus on the topics found in the California State History-Social Science Content Standards for 11^th grade. Here they are:

·        11.1 Students analyze the significant events in the founding of the nation and its attempts to realize the philosophy of government described in the Declaration of Independence

·        11.2 Students analyze the relationship among the rise of industrialization, large-scale rural-to-urban migration, and massive immigration from Southern and Eastern Europe.

·        11.3 Students analyze the role religion played in the founding of America, its lasting moral, social, and political impacts, and issues regarding religious liberty.

·        11.4 Students trace the rise of the United States to its role as a world power in the twentieth century.

·        11.5 Students analyze the major political, social, economic, technological, and cultural developments of the 1920s.

·        11.6 Students analyze the different explanations for the Great Depression and how the New Deal fundamentally changed the role of the federal government.

·        11.7 Students analyze America's participation in World War II.

·        11.8 Students analyze the economic boom and social transformation of post-World War II America.

·        11.9 Students analyze U.S. foreign policy since World War II. (The Cold War)

·        11.10 Students analyze the development of federal civil rights and voting rights.

·        11.11 Students analyze the major social problems and domestic policy issues in contemporary American society.

 

COURSE REQUIREMENTS

 

Grading System.   

·        100 to 90% = A

·        89-80% = B

·        79-70 = C

 

·        69-56 = D

·        55 and below = Fail

Assignments & Methods of Assessment

• Textbook assignments (Teacher developed questions & questions from the book)
• Outlines (I provide you with a barebones outline and you fill in the details)
• Film Project (Involves watching movies and analyzing their accuracy and basis)
• Research project (Details to follow)
• Map/Geography activities (10 points)
• Notebook
• I will collect it twice a semester
• It includes notes, assignment sheet, syllabus, and current event format

·        Opinion Essay on an issue in U.S. History. (50 Points each)

·        Group Project on a personality of the 1920s (75 Points)

·        Biography report (1 per semester)

o       Written report (50 Points)

o       Oral presentation  (25 Points)

·        Current events: Due every other week, on the last day of the week. (10 Points each)

• Other assignments (group assignments, interpreting political cartoons, responding to audio & video clips)
• Participation in class discussions. (Graded every 5 weeks, 20 points possible)

 

Late Work & Make up Assignments

·        Assignment one week, or less, late are worth 3/4 credit. After that, is worth ½ credit.

·        Test or quizzes: You must make an appointment with me to do it either before school or during lunch

 

Exams

• Types of questions are mainly multiple choice, true/ false and essay
• Other types of questions could involve matching, interpreting charts and political cartoons
• Tests range between 50-75 Points 
• Quizzes range from 20 to 30 Points

 

CLASSROOM RULES:

1. Be silent when someone else is talking
2. Raise your hand and wait for me to call on you if you wish to speak.
3. Be prepared when the bell rings. Have a pen and piece of paper out.
4. No food or beverages in the classroom. Water in a clear container is fine.
5. Do not cheat on assignments, tests, or papers. When I catch you, you will receive an automatic zero for the assignment. Do not plagiarize from written sources or from the web. Since plagiarism is easy to catch, it is always better to hand in your work and get a C- than someone else’s and get an F.

 

 

Mr. DeLarme

U.S. History

Class

 

 

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