Eastview High School 2003-2004 (Room 336)
Teacher/Student Teacher: Ms. Carberry
This required series of United
States History courses examines our country’s history from 1850 to the
present. The courses include an interdisciplinary
approach to the teachings and learning of
1. Be asked to interpret and draw
conclusions from a variety of primary sources in US History
2. Develop a variety of multi-paragraph
essays
3. Write a position paper that states their
opinion on a topic
4. Give effective individual/group
presentations
5. Learn to productively participate in
discussion as an active listener, contributor, and listener.
6. Be able to analyze cause and effect.
7. Be able to compare and contrast two
events, ideas, or situations.
8. Successfully follow a research process in
creating an informative product
1. a specific note keeping system
2. colored pencils or markers.
3. various classroom activities and projects
4. classroom presentations, which will
include a multi-media project
This course will be taught
from a chronological perspective. We
will be collaborating with Mr. Charlie Hokkanen’s 10th
Grade English curriculum. This approach
provides the student with the following benefits:
1.
Provides
an historical perspective for the English curriculum.
2.
Provides
English skills important in studying and understanding American History.
3.
Allows
the opportunity for alternative class structure.
Rules & Policies:
1.
Be respectful of others at all times. Interruptions, insults, abusive or
inappropriate language are not tolerated.
Any physical or emotional harassment will result in removal from the
course and other penalties.
2.
Be ready to begin class when the bell rings. Have your materials with you including your
text book (when required), notebook, and pen/pencil. Three tardies
= detention.
3.
Be focused while you are in the classroom. Please keep anything that can distract you or
your classmates put away. This includes
markers, makeup, combs, brushes, pagers, head-phones, toys, lights, etc.
4.
Be Honest. The Plagiarism Policy is
clearly stated in the EVHS Student Planner. If a student has any question
whether he/she is plagiarizing, ASK a teacher.
5.
One person speaks at a time.
6.
Books: Write your name on the inside cover.
You must return your book in good condition.
If the book is not returned in good condition, you will be required to
pay the replacement cost of $60. You
will receive an Incomplete grade until such payment is
made. It is your responsibility to give
me your text book at the end of the year.
When you lend your book to someone, you do so at your own risk. (Text: America:
Pathways to the present Modern American History)
7.
Absences: it is your responsibility to follow this procedure:
·
Get
missed notes and announcements from a classmate.
·
See Ms.
Carberry at the end of the period with questions.
·
Tests
must be made up within 2 school days.
You may schedule a make-up before or after school.
8.
Late Work
·
All
work is due at the beginning of the class period on the date due.
·
Late
work will be accepted for reduced credit until the end of the unit it was
assigned for. When we complete a unit you will not receive credit for any
missing work from that unit. If you are
absent, it is your responsibility to write ABSENT on your work.
·
Exceptions
for circumstances beyond your control should be discussed with Ms. Carberry
ASAP.
9.
All school rules and policies will be
enforced (e.g. no food &
drink in class except water in a clear bottle)
-Syllabus & Policies
-Key Themes/Questions of Early Am.
History
Unit Two: Division and
Uneasy
-Coming of the Civil War
-The Civil War
-Reconstruction
-Expansion of American Industry
-Looking to the West
-Politics, Immigration and Urban Life
-Cultural and Social Transformation
-Becoming a World Power
-The Era of Progressive Reform
-The World War I Era
-A Story Era
-Crash and Depression
-The New Deal
-World War II
-World War II at Home
-The Cold War and American Society
-The Vietnam War and American Society
(Chpt. 25, not Chpt. 21)
-The Postwar Years at Home (Chpt. 21, not Chpt. 25)
-The Kennedy and Johnson Years
-The Civil Rights Movement
-Continuing
Social Revolution
-The Nixon Years
-The Post-Watergate Period
-The Conservative Revolution
-Entering a New Era
-Debates
-Review
-Final