U.S. HISTORY     JIM NED HS

Teacher: Jason Hutt                                                                                               

Email: jhutt@jimned.esc14.net                                                                            Conference Hours: M-F, 2:00-2:48

Text: The Americans Houghton Mifflin Harcourt: 2016

Course Objective: To examine and evaluate the social and cultural history of the United States in order to better                                                 understand our past as well as our future.....

 Credit: 1 high school credit

--History teaches everything including the future.
   Lamartine

--God alone knows the future, but only an historian can alter the past.
   Ambrose Bierce

--"History" is a Greek word which means, literally, just "investigation."
    Arnold Toynbee

--The writing of history reflects the interests and even prejudices of a given generation.
   John Hope Franklin

--History, by appraising..[the students] of the past, will enable them to judge the future.
   Thomas Jefferson

Course Objectives:

                                In this course United States History Studies Since 1877, which is the second part of a two-year study of      U.S. history that begins in Grade 8, students study the history of the United States from Reconstruction 1877 to the present. The course content is based on the founding documents of the U.S. government, which provide a framework for its heritage. Historical content focuses on the political, economic, and social events and issues related to industrialization and urbanization, major wars, domestic and foreign policies of the Cold War and post-Cold War eras, and reform movements, including civil rights. Students examine the impact of geographic factors on major events and eras and analyze their causes and effects of the Great Depression. Students examine the impact of constitutional issues on American society, evaluate the dynamic relationship of the three branches of the federal government, and analyze efforts to expand the democratic process. Students describe the relationship between the arts and popular culture and the times during which they were created. Students analyze the impact of technological innovations on the American life labor movement. Students use critical-thinking skills and a variety of primary and   secondary source material to explain and apply different methods that historians use to understand and interpret the past, including multiple points of view and historical context.

Materials: Every Day.....bring your textbook, a pen and paper, and the notion that you

                     live in the greatest country and are given more opportunity to excel

                     and achieve than most other students....SO TAKE ADVANTAGE!!!!!

                     (Map Colors will be useful when labeling maps!!!)

Grading Policy: Grade calculation will be determined by the following weighting convention:

               

                                                                Exams ……………………….. 40%

                                                                Quizzes ……………………...  20%

                                                                Assignments………………….. 30%

      Projects………………………. 10%

Semester exams will compose 1/7th of each semester average.

Attendance Policy:

In the case of excused absences, the student will receive one day for each day absent to complete any missed work. In the case of unexcused absences, the assignment/acceptance of make-up work will be at the teacher's discretion.

Academic Integrity: Any student caught cheating will receive a grade of zero on the assignment, without opportunity to resubmit. Additional administrative disciplinary action may occur, per school policy.

Student Expectations: 1. Respect yourself, your peers, and the learning environment

                                             2. Follow the Jim Ned Student Code of Conduct

                                           3. Be PREPARED!!!!

Student Technology Use in Classroom: The student will not email, text, or otherwise use a digital/cellular device unless requested to do so by the teacher. Furthermore, if a student possesses a digital/cellular device, it must be turned off and not visible.

Changes to the Syllabus: The course schedule and procedures in this syllabus are subject to change if deemed appropriate by the instructor.

Topics Covered: The following units will be addressed in U.S. History:

                                  Unit 1: American Beginnings Prehistory-1791            Unit 6: A Changing Home Front 1954-1978
                                  Unit 2: A Nation Transformed 1860-1910                  Unit 7: Modern Times 1968-Present
                                  Unit 3: A World Power 1897-1920                                                  

                                  Unit 4: Prosperity and Crisis 1919-1939                     

                                  Unit 5: World Conflicts 1921-1960                             

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