United States History Course Syllabus
Mr. Lawrence
Course Description: This course is designed to provide students with an understanding of
the economic, geographical, political and social changes as well as the events and people of
the United States from approximately 1750 to the present. In accordance with the
California Standards, students will learn concepts, dates, locations and cause and effect
relationships that have shaped the history of the United States from its beginnings to today.
Grade Level: Eleventh Grade
Textbook: The American Vision (Modern Times), McGraw-Hill, Glencoe. 2006.
Books are required to have book covers on at all times once they have been issued.
Replacement cost for textbooks is $68.00.
Student Materials Required Every Class Period:
3-Ring Binder
Black ink pen
Pencil
Covered Textbook
Grading and Assessment: All classwork, homework, quizzes, tests, papers and projects are
assigned points. Grades are based on the following points scale:
90-100% = A
80-89% = B
70-79% = C
60-69% = D
Below 60% = F
* No grades will be changed at the end of the grading period to accommodate parent or
student requests!!
Attendance: School attendance policies will be followed for absences, cuts and tardies.
Assignments: All work must be turned in on time and must have students name, date, class
and period number in the upper right-hand corner of the page. Illegible information will
not be graded.
Binder Requirements:
Binder paper must be used to take notes, (no spiral binders).
Binders must have 4 sections:
1) Vocabulary
2) Homework/Handouts
3) Tests/Quizzes
4) Notes
Binders must have tabs for each section which extend beyond classwork.
Binders will be collected twice per semester, (once each quarter).
U.S. History
2014-15
Mr. Lawrence
Semester 1
Date Topic Text Standard
Aug 27-Sept 23 Creating a New Nation (c.33,000B.C.-AD 1900) Ch. 1 11.1,11.2
Sept 23-Oct. 9 Growth and Conflict (1800-1877) Ch. 2 11.1-11.2
Oct. 9-Oct. 21 Imperialism (1870-1912) Ch. 3 11.2-11.3
Oct. 21-Nov 12 Progressivism/ WWI (1870-1919) Ch. 4-6 11.2, 11.3, 11.4, 11.5
Nov. 12-Dec. 9 Jazz Age/Prosperity & The Crash (1920-1932) Ch. 7-9 11.3, 11.4, 11.5, 11.6
Dec. 9-Dec. 19 Roosevelt and New Deal (1932-1939) Ch. 10 11.4, 11.5, 11.6
Dec. 20- Jan 4 Winter Break
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Semester 2
Date Topic Text Standard
Jan 5-Jan 16 World War II to Cold War (1931-1945) Ch. 11-14 11.7,11.8,11.9
Jan 20-Jan. 23 Semester 1 Finals (33,000BC-1945) Ch. 1-10 11.1-11.6
Jan 27-Feb 13 Cold War (1931-1960) Ch. 11-14 11.7,11.8,11.9
Feb18-April 3 Civil Rights to War Protests (1954-1980) Ch. 15-18 11.8,11.9,11.10,11.11
April 14-June 4 The Modern Era (1970-Present) Ch. 19-21 11.3,11.8,11.9,11.11
June 8-June 11 Semester 2 Finals (1931-Present) Ch. 11-21 11.7-11.11
U.S. History Assignment Sheet
8-27 to 8-29
8/27- Class Rules. Class Syllabus. Emergency Cards. Books Assigned. Why is
history important? Textbook Orientation. Ch. 1 Vocabulary. HW:Read p. 99108, Cover textbooks and have a 3-ring binder for next class.
8/29- Homework Due. Early Civilizations to Pilgrims. North America Maps. 13
Colonies. Read p.110-119. HW: 10 Differences of Native Americans & Pilgrims.
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9-1 to 9-5
9/1- Labor Day - School Holiday
9/3-Homework Due. Founding Fathers to Fighting for Independence. Declaration
of Independence. HW: 4 Parts/Your own Dec. of Ind
9/5- HW Due & Review. U.S. Constitution. Read p. 125-131. Write your own
Amendment.
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9-8 to 9-12
9/9- Amendments Due. Review/Study Ch. 1 for Test Thursday.
9/11- Ch. 1 Vocab Review. Ch. 1 Test. Remembering 9-11. Read p.955-960.
Homework: 9/11 Questions. Read Ch. 2.1 p.173-175. Ch. 2 Vocabulary.
Homework: Finish Vocab & Read p. 176-179.
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9-15 to 9-19
9/15- Ch. 2 Vocab Due. Industrialization to Slavery. Read p. 180-183. Trail of
Tears.
9/17- Trail of Tears to Temperance. Read 198-201. Debate Questions on States
Rights. Debate. Railroads.
9/19- Compromises and Break up of the Union. Causes and Effects of the Civil
War. North vs. South. Read 207-209. "Glory".
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9-22 to 9-26
9/23- People, Places & Events of the Civil War. Ch. 2.4 Read 210-213. North V.
South. The 54th Mass. "Glory"
9/25- Read p. 213-215. States Map. Civil War Newspaper. "Glory"
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9-29 to 10-3
9/29- Civil War Presentations. Reconstruction. Read p. 219-222. Freedman's
Bureau.
10/1- Read 223-225. Civil War Presentations Due. Ch. 2 Review.
10/3- Ch. 2 Test. Ch. 3 Vocab. Group Current Event Assigned.
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10-6 to 10-10
10/7- Ch. 3 Vocab Due. Read 3.1 p. 237-241. The West. Personal Histories.
10/9- Read 245-249. Industrialization. Work on Group Current Event.
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10-13 to 10- 17
10/13-Group Current Due. Read 255-260. Now & Then, Pros & Cons of
Immigration and Urbanization. "Far & Away" Clip.
10/15- Read 265-269. The Gilded Age. Timeline & Map. Homework: A Piece of
History
10/17- Present Pieces of History. Read 273-277 & 279-280. Ch. 3 Review.
Homework- Ch. 3 Test Monday.
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10-20 To 10-24 ( 10/24 End of 1st QTR)
10/21- Ch. 3 Review. Ch. 3 Test. Personal History Presentations. Read Ch.
4.1(p.295-299)
10/23- Ch. 4 Vocabulary. Read 4.2(p. 301-305) Imperialism leads to War.
Homework: Finish Vocabulary.
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10-27 to 10-31
10/27- Ch. 4 Vocab. Due. Teddy Roosevelt changes U.S. Policy. Events &
Achievements. Homework: Personal History Assignments
10/29- T.R. & the U.S. The Maine(p. 308-309). Ch. 4 Review. Homework:Study
for Ch. 4 Test
10/31- Ch. 4 Test. Ch. 5 Vocab.
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11-3 to 11-7
11/4- Ch. 5 Vocab. Due. Progressivism, Muckrakers, Women's Suffrage & the
19th Amendment.
11/6- Teddy Roosevelt, Trusts, Pure Food & Drug Act & Conservation. HWSummary of Yosemite
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11-10 To 11-14
11/11- Veteran's Day - School Holiday
11/12- Yosemite Summary Due. Timeline. Compare: Roosevelt, Taft & WilsonGood & The Bad. Venn Diagram. HW- Finish comparison.
11/14- Group Venn Diagram. Personal History Timeline.
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11-17 To 11-21
11/18- Group Venn Diagrams Due. Personal History Timelines Due.
11/20- Last Venn Diagram Presentations. Last Personal Timelines Due. Ch. 5
Test. Ch. 6 Vocab./Who, What, Where, When, Why.
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11-24 to 11-28
Thanksgiving Holiday - No School 11-24 to 11-28
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12-1 to 12-5
12/1- Ch. 6 Vocab/WWWWW Due. Intro to WWI. Read 6.1(p. 366-374)
WWI. Read 6.2(p. 375-381)
12/3-WWI Map and Facts. Causes & Effects of WWI. WWI Timeline.
12/5-Finish Stacking Timeline. Read 6.3 (p. 384-389). Ch. 6 Notes
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12-8 to 12-12
12/9- Read 6.4(p.391-395) Ch. 6 Review. Ch. 7 Vocab.
12/11-Jazz Music. Jazz Age. American Culture, Prohibition. Roaring '20s Ch. 7
Review. Ch 7 Quiz. Ch. 8 Vocab. Review for Finals.
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12-15 To 12-19
12/15- Introduction to The Great Depression. Ch. 9 Vocabulary. Causes of Great
Depression. Grapes of Wrath. Homework- Dust Bowl Map/ Stock WS
12/17- Effects of the Great Depression. Read 9.1 Stocks. Grapes of Wrath
12/19- President Hoover. Read 9.2(p.475-479) Grapes of Wrath.
*******************Winter Break - 12-20 to 1-4************************
1-5 To 1-9
1/6- Stock History. Ch. 9.3 Review (p.492) Grapes of Wrath.
1/8- Read Ch. 9.4. Finish Grapes of Wrath. Review Ch. 9.
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1-12 To 1-16
1/12- Ch. 9 Quiz. Backwards Chapter/Ch. 10 Practice Quiz. Read 10.3(p.525520). How Government in the U.S. changed.
1/14- Govt Programs. Read 10.2(517-511) H.W- Govt. Programs List. TVADams & Electricity. Read 10.1(507-498) Ch. 10 Vocab & Review.
1/16- Ch. 10 Test. New Deal Programs. Ch. 11 Vocab. WWII Begins.
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1-19 To 1-23
1/19- School Holiday
1/21- Warm Ups. WWII Notes. Pearl Harbor.
1/23-Warm Ups. Read 11.1(p.537-541). Europe Map. WWII Leaders. Read
11.2(p.544-547).
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1-26 To 1-30
1/27- Warm Ups. WWII Newspaper. The Holocaust. Read 11.3(550-555).
1/29- Warm Ups. Pearl Harbor. Read 11.4(557-560)
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2-2 To 2-6
2/2-Warm Ups. Last Ch. 11 Notes. Ch. 11 Review. Homework: Study Ch. 11Test Next Class.
2/4- Warm Ups. Ch. 11 Test. Ch. 12 Vocab. HW: Finish Ch. 12 Vocab.
2/6-Warm Ups. National Holidays and their purpose. Presidents.
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2-9 To 2-13
2/9- President's Day - No School
2/11- Warm Ups. Ch. 12 Vocab Due. WWII Homefront. Ch. 12 Info Sheets.
2/13- Warm Ups. Read 12.2/ 12.3 Japanese Internment.
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2-16 To 2-20
2/16- Lincoln's Birthday: No School
2/18- Warm Ups. Info Boards Presented. Intro to the Cold War. Ch. 13 Vocab.
2/20- Warm Ups. Notebooks Due. Ch. 13 Vocab Due.
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2-23 To 2-27
2/24- Warm Ups. Cold War in U.S. Notes. "Hollywood Ten". Bomb Shelters.
Read 13.3(p.643-647). Blast from the Past.
2/26- Warm Ups Read 13.4 (p. 652-656). H-Bomb. Gary Powers.
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3-2 To 3-6
3/2- Warm Ups. Ch. 13 Review. Khrushchev/Kennedy
3/4- Ch. 13 Test. Ch. 14 Vocab. Truman and Eisenhower Administrations.
Highway system. American Wealth.
3/6- 1950s Pop Culture to Poverty in America. Ch. 14 Pamphlet.
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3-9 To 3-13 (3/18 - End of 3rd Qtr.)
3/10- Ch. 14 Pamphlet. Ch. 15 Vocab. The Kennedy Years. 13 Days
3/12- Cuban Missile Crisis. JFK. 13 Days
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3-16 To 3-20
3/16- Read 15.2(p.717-719). Zapruder Film. JFK Assassination. 13 Days
3/18- Great Society Pamphlets/Venn Digrams. Ch. 15 Review. 13 Days
3/20- Present Pamphlets/Venn Diagrams on Great Society.
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3-23 to 3-27
3/24- Last Presentations. Ch. 15 Review. Ch. 15 Quiz. Ch. 16 Vocab.
3/26- Ch. 16 Vocab. Due. Read 16.1(p. 741-747) Civil Rights Timeline. 1960s.
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3-30 to 4-3
3/30- Voting Rights of African Americans. Read 16.2(p. 475-480)
4/1- Read 16.3 MLK/Malcolm X and Civil Rights. Remember the Titans
4/3- Civil Rights Protests, JFK/ LBJ & Laws. Remember the Titans
*****************Spring Break 4-4 to 4-12*****************************
4-13 to 4-17
4/14- Civil Rights/ 1960s. Remember the Titans
4/16- Civil Rights Review. Remember the Titans
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4-20 to 4-24
4/20- CH. 16 Review. Sit-ins to Court Cases. Homework: Study Ch. 16
4/22- Ch. 16 Test. Ch. 17 Vocab. Intro to Vietnam.
4/24- Ch. 17 Vocab Due. "Who" & "What" of Vietnam. Read 17.1(p.773-776)
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4-27 to 5-1
4/28- "Where" & "When" Read 17.2(777-780) Map & Timeline.
4/30- "Why" & "How" Read 17.3(781-785) Vietnam Test.
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5-4 to 5-8
5/4- Intro to ERA and Counter Cultrure. Ch. 18 Vocab.
5/6- Roe V. Wade. Rock & Roll of the 1960s. Protests. Ch. 18 Review.
5/8- Ch. 18 Test. Ch 19 Vocabulary. Nixon & Watergate.
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5-11 to 5-15
5/12- Ford, Carter, Gas Shortages & Hostages. Music of the 1970s.
5/14- Music. Changing Cultural Trends. Presidents & Policies.
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5-18 To 5-22
5/18- Reagan, Bush Sr., 1980s. Presidents/Policies Due.
5/20- Ch. 20 Vocab. Read 20.1-20.2 All the President's Men
5/22- Read 20.3. All the Presidents Men
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5-25 to 5-29
5/25-Labor Day Holiday-No School
5/27-Read 21.1 Clinton, Bush, Obama
5/29-Read 21.2 Global Conflicts and U.S. Involvement.
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6-1 to 6-5
6/2-Finals Review
6/4- Finals Review
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6/8 to 6/11
FINALS
World History - Course Syllabus
Mr. Lawrence
Course Description: This course is designed to provide students with an understanding of
world events and cultures regarding economic, geographical, political and social changes
that have taken place in the modern era from 1700 to the present. In accordance with the
California Standards, students will learn concepts, dates, locations and cause and effect
relationships that have shaped the history of the World from the beginning of the 18th
century to today.
Grade Level: Tenth Grade
Textbook: World History (The Modern World), Pearson-Prentice Hall. 2006.
Books are required to have book covers on at all times once they have been issued.
Replacement cost for textbooks is $63.00.
Student Materials Required Each Class Period:
3-Ring Binder
Black ink pen
Pencil
Covered Textbook
Grading and Assessment: All classwork, homework, quizzes, tests, papers and projects are
assigned points. Grades are based on the following points scale:
90-100% = A
80-89% = B
70-79% = C
60-69% = D
Below 60% = F
* No grades will be changed at the end of the grading period to accommodate parent or
student requests!!
Attendance: School attendance policies will be followed for absences, cuts and tardies.
Assignments: All work must be turned in on time and must have students name, date, class
and period number in the upper right-hand corner of the page. Illegible information will
not be graded.
Binder Requirements:
Binder paper must be used to take notes, (no spiral binders)
Binders must have 4 sections:
1) Vocabulary
2) Homework/handouts
3) Tests/quizzes
4) Notes
Binders must have tabs for each section, which extend beyond classwork.
Binders will be collected twice per semester, (once per quarter).
World History
2014-2015
Mr. Lawrence
Semester 1
Date Topic Text Standard
Aug 27-Sept 3 Greek Democracy/ Roman Empire(2000BC-1689AD) Ch.1 10.1, 10.2
Sept 7-Sept 17 Enlightenment/ American Republic(1700-1800) Ch. 2 10.1, 10.2
Sept 20-Oct 1 French Revolution/Napoleon(1789-1815) Ch. 3 10.2
Oct 4-Oct 8 Global Revolutions & Ideologies(1790-1848) Ch. 4 10.2
Oct 11-Oct 22 Industrial Revolution(1750-1850) Ch. 5 10.3
Oct 25-Nov 5 Industrial Rev. Expands/Urbanization(1800-1914) Ch. 6 10.3
Nov 10-Nov 17 Nationalism in Europe(1800-1914) Ch. 7 10.2
Nov 17-Nov 21 Growth of Western Democracies(1815-1914) Ch. 8 10.2, 10.3
Nov 29-Dec 5 European Imperialism(1800-1914) Ch. 9 10.4, 10.5
Dec 8-Dec 12 Global Modernization and Imperialism(1800-1914) Ch. 10 10.4, 10.8
Dec 20-Jan 4 Winter Break
Dec 15-Jan16 WWI & Russian Revolution (1914-1924) Ch. 11 10.5,10.6,10.7
Jan 20-Jan 23 Semester 1 Finals (2000BC-1939) Ch. 1-12 10.1-10.5, 10.8, 10.9
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Semester 2
Date Topic Text Standard
Jan 26-Feb 6 Nationalism and Revolution in 20th C(1919-1939) Ch. 12 10.4, 10.6, 10.8,10.9
Feb 9-Feb20 Totalitarian Governments (1919-1939) Ch. 13 10.5, 10.6,10.7,10.8
Feb 23-Mar 11 WWII & Its Aftermath (1931-1955) Ch. 14 10.8, 10.9
Mar 15-April 3 Cold War/Democracy & Communism (1945-1991) Ch. 15 10.9
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April 13-April 24 Independence in SE Asia (1945-Present) Ch. 16 10.9, 10.10
April 27- May 8 Conflict in Africa & Middle East (1945-Present) Ch. 17 10.9, 10.10
May 18-May 26 Developing Africa, Asia & Latin America (1945-Pres) Ch. 18 10.9,10.10
May 28-June 3 The World Today (Present) Ch. 19 10.9,10.10,10.11
June 5 Final Review
June 8-June11 Semester 2 Finals (1914-Present) Ch. 11-19 10.4-10.11
World History Assignment Sheet -2014-2015
8-27 to 8-29
8-28-Welcome. Class Rules. Course Syllabus. Emergency Cards. Books Issued.
Textbook Orientation. Ch. 1 Vocabulary. Greeks. HW: Read p.8-11, Cover
textbook and bring 3-ring binder next class.
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9-1 to 9-5
9-1 (Labor Day 9-1) No School
9-2- Homework Due. Athenian Democracy.(p. 12) Greek Philosophers. Read p.
13-15, 18-19. HW: Write Your Own Laws
9-4- Homework Due. Roman Republic Government. Maps of Greece & Roman
Empire. Read p.20-25 Greek and Roman Notes: 1.1-1.2 Venn Diagram
Assignment
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9-8 to 9-12
9-8- Roman & Greek Rule to Rise of Christianity. Read p. 26-32. Cause & Effect
of Rise &Fall of Roman Empire. Work on Venn Diagrams.
9-10- Ch. 1 Vocab. Review. Map Review. Greek Philosopher Review. Roman
Republic Review. Ch. 1 Test Question Review. Ch. 1 Test. Homework: Ch. 2
Vocabulary
9-12- Finish Ch. 2 Vocab. Read Ch. 2.1 p.54-58. Classical Music Artists. Music
Review. Enlightenment Thinkers. Compare & Contrast Baroque & Rococo.
Checks and Balances. Ch. 2 Review. Ch. 2 Test. Current Events.
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9-15 to- 9-19
9-16- Enlightened Despots. Checks and Balances and Bill of Rights. Read 2.2(p.
60-64). Enlightenment Philosophers Posters Due. Ch 3 Vocab. Les Miserables.
9-18 - Enlightenment Philosophers Posters. Ch. 3 Vocab Due. Read Ch. 3.1(p.
108-110) French Revolution
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9-22 To 9-26
9-22 - Read 3.1 p. 110-113. French Revolution. Les Miserables.
9-24 - 3 Estates. Tennis Court Oath. Constitution of 1791. Jacobins. Les
Miserables. 3-Fold Pamphlet Assignments.
9-26 - Read 3.2(p. 116-119). Women March to Versailles. Sans-culottes &
Jacobins. Europe Map. Les Miserables.
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9-29 To 10-3
9-30 - French Revolution Notes. 3-Fold Pamphlets Due. Read 3.3(p.121-125)
Maxiimilien Robespierre & Reign of Terror. Les Miserables.
10-2 - Napoleon Bonaparte Notes. Read 3.4(p. 128-132). Ch. 3 Review. Les
Miserables.
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10-6 to 10-10
10-6- The Fall of Napoleon. NWEA Testing.
10-8- Read (p.134-136). Ch. 3 Test. Homework: Ch. 4 Vocab.
10-10- Ch. 4 Vocab Due. Conservatives Vs. Liberals. Read 144-146. Many
Revolutions Maps.
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10-13 to 10-17
10-14- People, Places & Events. Read 148-152. Latin America Notes.
10-16- Finish Latin America Notes. Read 156-160. Unit 1 Review(Ch. 1-4)
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10-20 To 10-24(10/24 End of 1st QTR)
10-20- Mock Election. Ch. 4 Review. Unit 1 Review. Homework: Study Ch. 1-4.
10-22- Unit I Exam. Ch. 5 Vocab. Homework: Finish Ch. 5 Vocabulary
10-24-Ch. 5 Vocab Due. Read 5.1(p.170-173). 3-Fold Pamphlet. End of Qtr.
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10-27 To 10-31
10-28- 3-Fold Pamphlet. Read 5.2(p. 174-177). Homework: Finish 3-Fold
Pamphlets.
10-30- Present Pamphlets. Invention & Inventors. Read 5.3 (p. 178-182)
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11-3 To 11-7
11-3- Industrial Revolution. Ch. 5 Review. Ch. 5- Test
11-5- New Industrial Age. Ch. 6 Vocabulary. HW- Finish Ch. 6 Vocab.
11-7- Ch. 6 Vocab. Due. Key People. Maps of Industry. Cause & Effect Of Industrial
Revolution. Poems- Industrial Era. HW- Finish Key People
11-10 To 11-14 (11-10 Staff Development, 11-11-- Veteran's Day Holiday)
11-13- Summary Due. Hospitals to Working Class. Florence Nightingale. Poems &
Key People Due.
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11-17 To 11-21
11-17- Notebook Organization. Current Event Reminder- Due Dec2nd. Ch. 6 Trivia
Game. Ch. 7 Vocab Assigned.
11-19- Ch. 7 Vocab Due. Ch. 7 Notes. Read 7.1(p.228-231).
11-21- Ch. 7.1 Review. Ch. 7.1Quiz. Ch. 7 Notes. Current Event Work.
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(Thanksgiving Break 11-24 to 11-28)
12-1 to 12-5
12-2- Current Events Due. Ch. 7 Notes. Read 7.2 (p. 323-235). Otto von Bismark.
12-4-Germany Expands- Map & Timeline. Read 7.3(236-240)
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12-8 To 12-12
12-8- Finish Timelines. Read 7.4 (p. 241-244). Europe Maps. Ch. 4 Quiz.
12-10- Read 7.5(p. 245-248). Ch. 7 Review. Homework: Study Ch. 7
12-12- CH. 7 Quiz Ch. 8 Vocab. Due. Western Democracies. Reforms in Britain. Ch 8
Notes.
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12-15 To 12-19
12-16- Reforms in France. U.S. Expansion. Ch. 8 Notes. Read 8.1
12-18- Read 8.2 Ch. 8 Review. Ch 8 Quiz.
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1-5 to 1-9
1-5- Welcome Back. Introduction to Imperialism. Read 9.1(p. 286-289). Ch. 9
Vocab.
1-7- Ch. 9 Vocab. Due. Imperialism in Africa. Africa Map.
1-9- Africa Map. AFS Speakers. Rules of Imperialism.
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1-12 To 1-16
1-13- "Imperialism". Read 9.2 Homework-Imperialism Paper.
1-15- "Imperialism" 9.1/9.2 WS. Imperialism Paper. Read 9.3/9.4
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1-19 To 1-23 (1-19 MLK Jr. Day) No School , Semester I Finals
1-20 to 1-23- Finals
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1-26 To 1-30
1-26- Ch. 10 Vocab. Ch. 10 Outline. Ch. 11 Vocab.
1-28- Intro to WWI. Read 11.1(p. 352-356). WWI Notes.
1-30- Ch. 11 Vocab Due. Europe Map. WWI Notes. Read 11.2(p.357-362).
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2-2 To 2-6
2-3- Warm Ups. Testing. Read 11.3(p. 365-369). Ch. 11.3 Notes.
2-5- Warm Ups. Cost of War. Ch. 11.4 Notes. League of Nations.
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2-9 To 2-13 (2-9 Lincoln's Birthday) No School
2-10- Warm Ups. Russia and Bolshevik Revolution. 11.5 Notes.
2-12- Warm Ups. Info. Wheel Presentations. Map Quiz. HW-Ch. 12 Vocab.
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2-16 To 2-20 (2-16 President's Day)
2-17- Warm Ups. Ch. 12 Vocab. Due. Info Wheel Review. Read 12.1 Mexican
Revolution
2-19-Warm Ups. Ch. 12 Vocab Due. Who, What, Where, When & Why.
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2-23 To 2-27
2-23- Warm Ups. W5 Due. Ch. 13 Vocab. Ch. 13 Notes.
2-25- Warm Ups. Ch. 13 Notes. Read 13.1(p. 421-425). Cubism, Abstract,
Surrealism and Psychoanalysis.
2-27- Warm Ups. Read 13.2(426-430). 18th Amendment. Great Depression. Soviet
Map.
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3-2 To 3-6
3-3-Warm Ups. 13.3/13.4 Notes. Read 13.3(p. 434-438). Mussolini to Stalin.
3-5- Warm Ups. 13.5 Notes. Hitler. Read 13.5(p. 449-453)
3-9 To 3-13
3-9- Warm Ups. Hitler. Ch. 13 Test. Ch. 14 Vocab. Schindler's List Permission Slips.
3-11- Warm Ups. Ch. 14 Vocabulary Due. Holocaust. Schindler's List.
3-13- Ch. 14 Notes. Europe/ Pacific Maps. What Would You Do?
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3-16 To 3-20
3-17-Ch. 14 Notes. Read 14.1(p. 461-464) "Schindler's List"
3-19- Finish Ch. 14 Notes. D-Day. Read 14.2(p. 466-473). Schindler's List.
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3-23 to 3-27
3-23- Read 14.3(p. 475-479). Holocaust Essay. Main Points Pamphlet- WWII.
Schindler's List
3-25- Read 14.4(p. 485- 488) End of the War. Review Ch. 14. Homework: Study Ch.
14. Schindler's List.
3-27- Ch. 14 Test WWII. Holocaust Analysis. Start Holocaust Essay. Ch. 15
Vocabulary.
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3-30 to 4-3
3-31- Turn in Holocaust Essay. Turn in Ch. 15 Vocab. Read 15.1(p. 502-507)
4-2- Read 15.2(p. 512-516) Development of the Cold War. Cold War Maps
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*************************Spring Break 4-6 To 4-10*****************
4-13 to 4-17
4-13- Cold War and NATO & Warsaw Pact. STAR Review
4-15- Communism vs. Capitalism. Castro & Cuban Missile Crisis.
4-17- U.S. Prospers & move to Suburbs. MLK & Civil Rights. STAR Review.
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4-20 To 4-24
4-21- China and the Cold War. Ch. 15 Review.
4-23- Ch. 15 Quiz. Ch. 16 Vocab. The Power of One
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4-27 to 5-1
4-27- Ch. 15 Quiz Due. Ch. 16 Vocab Due. Africa Map. The Power of One
4-29- Review Africa Map. Read 16.1-16.2. The Power of One
5-1- Review Africa Map. Ch. 16.1-2 Quiz. The Power of One
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5-4 to 5-8
5-5- Africa Map Review. Read 16.3-16.4 Problems in the Middle East. The Power of
One
5-7- Practice Africa Test. Middle East Solutions. The Power of One
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5-11 to 5-15
5-11- Africa Map Tests. Ch. 17 Take Home Quiz Due. Power of One. Ch. 18 Vocab.
5-13- Ch. 18 Vocab Due. Read 18.1(p. 606-609). Map Review. Developing Nations.
5-15- Read 18.2(p.610-612). Saving the Global Environment. Latin American
Countries.
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5-18 to 5-22
5-19- Read 18.3-18.4 Political and social problems
5-21- Ch. 18 Analysis. Ch. 19 Vocabulary.
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5-25 to 5-29
5-25 Memorial Day Holiday - No School
5-26- Ch. 19 Vocab Due. Read 19.1/Qs.
5-28- Read 19.2/ Qs. Ch. 19 Review.
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6-1 to 6-5
6-1Ch. 19 Test
6-3 Finals Review
6-5 Finals Review
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6-8 to 6-11
See Finals Schedule
Coast Union High School
A.P. UNITED STATES HISTORY
Mr. Lawrence
2014-2015
Course Description: This one year (two-semester) college credit course is designed to provide
students with the skills and knowledge necessary to deal critically with the problems and
materials in U.S. history and be prepared for college-level courses. This survey course includes
extensive chronological and thematic coverage and readings on a broad variety of topics in such
areas as economic history, cultural and intellectual history, social history and politicalconstitutional and diplomatic history. Through reading assignments and writing exercises, the
students will learn to draw upon a reservoir of factual knowledge in order to exercise analytical
skills intelligently and prepare them to successfully complete the AP exam administered in May.
A score of 3 or higher on the A.P. Exam will earn college credit at most colleges and
universities. To receive full credit in the course students will be required to take the A.P.
Exam. Students attend 88 minute block classes every other day and are required to
complete assignments during summer, winter, and spring breaks. Upon successful
completion of this UC/CSU approved course, students will earn ten credits. An extra grade
point/honors credit will be awarded if the AP Exam is taken in May.
Required Texts:
Kennedy, Cohen, Bailey. The American Pageant. 12th edition. New York: Houghton Mifflin
Company: 2002
** The above text will be supplemented with selected articles and audio-visual materials.
Prerequisites:11th grade students; successful completion of World History course
Assessment: Students will earn grades based on their academic performance. Grades are
weighted as follows:
Tests and Quizzes = 60%; Assignments, projects, and portfolio = 30%, Class Participation =
10%
Course Calendar
Approx. Time/Major Topic Text Reference
1st Semester
Aug 27 – Sept 12 Founding the New Nation (c.33,000 B.C – A.D.1769) CH.1-8 11.1, 11.2
Sept 15 - Oct 10 Building the New Nation (1776-1860) CH. 9-15 11.1, 11.2, 11.3
Oct 13 – Nov. 21 Testing the New Nation (1820 – 1896) CH. 16-23 11.2, 11.3
Dec 1 – Dec. 19 Forging an Industrial Society (1865-1899)24-27
Dec 22 – Jan 2 Winter Break Assignment – TBA
Second Semester
Jan 3 – Jan 22Forging an Industrial Society (1865-1899)24-27 11.2, 11.3, 11.4, 11.5
Jan 20- Jan 23 Review and First Semester Final Exam
Jan 25 –Feb 19Imperialism and Progressivism(1899-1919)28 -31 11.2, 11.3, 11.4, 11.5
Feb 22 – March 17Roaring Twenties through WWII (1919-1945)32-36 11.3, 11.3, 11.4, 11.5,
11.6, 11.7
March 18–April 29Creating Modern America - 1945 to the Present37-42 11.7, 11.8, 11.9, 11.10,
11.11
(Spring Break April 18 – 22)
May 2 – May 6 Review for AP Exam
May 6- AP U.S. History Exam
May 10 – May 29Post-Exam Activities – Novel & Film Analysis/Current Events
May 31 – June 3Semester Finals
Curriculum Outline/Syllabus
First Semester
Day 1Welcome Back to School!
(8/27)Intro to Course/Expectations
Study Groups/AP Information
Review Summer Work
Homework:Study for Quiz (Ch 1-5/Map); Organize binder/notebook
Day 2Quiz, Ch 1 – 5
(8/29)17th Century American Life
Colonial Economy/Regional Specialization/The Great Awakening
Writing Quality Essays
Homework: Read/SGCh. 6, Chapter Notes,
Essay:Colonies by 1763
Day 3Ch 6 Review; Quiz on Reading; Peer edit essays
(9/3)Complete handout - 3 Colonial Sections: More Similar or Different?
Homework:Read/SG Ch 7-notes, Map Assignment, revised essay due next time
Day 4Review homework (SG and Map)
(9/5)French and Indian War/British Colonial Policies – Imperial Crisis
Homework: Read/SG Ch 8 – notes
Day 5Primary sources (APPARTS) – DBQ Essays
(9/6)Path to Revolution – handout
Homework: Review Ch 7 & 8, begin work on DBQ
Day 6Quiz on Reading, Ch 7 & 8
(9/11)Causes of American Revolution
2nd Continental Congress
Common Sense, The Crisis, Declaration of Independence
Homework: DBQ Essay - typed
Day 7DBQ Essays due – peer edit – practice scoring
(9/15)Read Declaration of Independence,p. A31 text
Video Excerpt - discussion
Homework: Handout: Analysis of the Declaration of Independence;
Essay:Women’s Rights and Revolution;The American Revolution as an
Intellectual and Ideological Revolution
Review all notes
Day 8Review handout – analysis of Dec. of Independence
(9/17)Dividing Issues at Independence Hall/Revolutionary War Timeline
“Catch Up” Day – Review all Terms/Major concepts
Homework: Practice questions and Study!
Day 9Quick Write – Test Prep
(9/19)Homework: STUDY some more!
Day 10Unit I Exam (Multiple choice and essay)
(9/23)Homework:Read/SG Ch 9 - notes
Day 11Review Exam
(9/25)Intro to Unit II – Building the New Nation, Ch 9/SG due
Effects of the Revolution (handout)
The Critical Period – Evaluation of Articles of Confederation (handout)
Video Excerpt:Shay’s Rebellion: America’s First Civil War
*Homework:Complete handout; Essay: (typed)
“Evaluate the extent to which the Articles of Confederation were effective in solving the
problems that confronted the new nation?”
Day 12Review handout/essay- peer edit
(9/29)Constitutional Convention – “Bundle of compromises”
Ratification of Constitution/Federalist Papers/New Federal Government
Video:Founding Brothers/discussion questions
* Homework:Read Ch 10/complete SG 10; study for quiz; revise essay if needed
Day 13Turn in final draft of essay; Review Study Guide 10
(10/1)Analysis of Constitution (handout)/The Federalist Era – notes
Quiz:Ch 9 & 10
*Homework:Development of Political Parties (handout – Part A)
Day 14Hamilton vs. Jefferson (handout- Part B)
(10/3)Federalists and Foreign Friction
Read:French Revolution: Conflicting Views
*Homework:Washington’s Farewell Address/Alien and Sedition Acts(handouts)
Essay:Typed!
Analyze the impact of the American Revolution on both slavery and the status of women in the
period from 1775-1800.
Day 15Review homework (handouts and essay)
(10/7)Revolution of 1800
*Homework:Read Ch 11, complete SG 11; Map – LouisianaTerritory
Create a chart that corresponds to the following question –
Analyze the contributions of TWO of the following in helping establish a stable government
after the adoption of the Constitution.
John Adams;Thomas Jefferson;George Washington
Day 16SG11 due – review
(10/9)Jeffersonian Democracy – handout (Jefferson’s Admin/Role of Judiciary)
Significance of Jefferson’s Presidency
Marbury v. MadisonSupreme Court case (handout)
*Homework:ReadCh. 12/SG 12; Study for quiz
Day 17War of 1812 and consequences – New Nationalism
(10/13)Quiz – Ch 11 & 12
Era of Good Feelings ; Sectional Differences
Role of the Judiciary – Judicial Nationalism
*Homework:Read Ch. 13/SG 13 and handout – Jefferson to Jackson
Day 18Jacksonian Democracy –handout
(10/15)Transformation of the Economy and Society
Transportation Revolution, industrialization
Changes in Social and Class Structures – Voting rights
Federal Authority – Trail of Tears
* Homework:Read Ch. 14/SG 14; complete handout:Emerging Nationalism
Day 19PSAT -- Work Period for those in attendance
(10/17)*Homework:DBQ “Era of Good Feelings” (due next Tuesday); Study for quiz
Day 20American Reforms – review handout
(10/21)2nd Great Awakening/Social Reforms/Transcendentalism/Utopian Societies
Read:Joseph Smith Has A Vision; Emersonians and Thoreausisms
Quiz, Ch. 13 & 14
Day 18Jacksonian Democracy –handout
(10/23)Transformation of the Economy and Society
Transportation Revolution, industrialization
Changes in Social and Class Structures – Voting rights
Federal Authority – Trail of Tears
* Homework:Read Ch. 14/SG 14; complete handout:Emerging Nationalism
Day 19PSAT -- Work Period for those in attendance
(10/27)*Homework:DBQ “Era of Good Feelings” (due next Tuesday); Study for quiz
Day 20American Reforms – review handout
(10/29)2nd Great Awakening/Social Reforms/Transcendentalism/Utopian Societies
Read:Joseph Smith Has A Vision; Emersonians and Thoreausisms
Quiz, Ch. 13 & 14
* Homework:Read Ch. 15/SG 15, work on DBQ
Day 21DBQ due
(10/31)Age of Reform – Women’s Rights and Artistic Achievements
Read:Seneca Falls Manifesto
Selected Art Prints (Catlin, Audubon)
Review for Test - STUDY!
Day 22Unit II Exam – bring pen and pencil to class!
(11/4)* Homework: Read Ch. 16/SG 16
Day 23Review Test - Correct SG16
(11/6)Topic for Discussion:Sectionalism: Major Issues
“The Peculiar Institution”
*Homework:Read Ch. 17 and complete SG 17
Day 24*Quick Write” - Correct SG 17
(11/12)Manifest Destiny/Expansionism
Western Migration and Cultural Interactions
Polk Administration/Mexican-American War
*Homework:handouts; Study for Quiz, Ch. 16 & 17
Day25Review Handouts
(11/12)Peace With Mexico; Map Assignment
Video Excerpt:The Gold Rush
Wilmot Proviso
Quiz, Ch. 16 & 17
*Homework:Read Ch. 18 and SG
Day 26Correct SG 18/ Quick Write
(11/18)Antebellum South/Popular Sovereignty/Compromise
Read:Hinton Helper’s Banned Book
*Homework:Read Ch. 19 and SG; handout – The Path to Disunion
Day 27Correct SG 19 and handout
(11/20)Abolitionist Sentiment/Dred Scott Decision
Impact of Uncle Tom’s Cabin
Lincoln Douglas Debates
*Homework:Read Ch. 20 and SG; Map
Day 28Correct SG 20; map due
(12/1)Comparison of North and South; Review War strategy
Video Excerpt:Antietam; Emancipation Proclamation
Significance – “The First Modern War”
*Homework:Study for Quiz (Ch 18 – 20)
Day 29Economic Impact of War – Women’s Role
(12/3)Quiz – Ch 18 – 20
*Homework:Read Ch. 21 & SG; Read Gettysburg Address p. 463
List evidence to use in response to essay question:
How can the following statement of Abraham Lincoln (made in 1858) be
reconciled with his 1862 Emancipation Proclamation?Be specific.
“I am not, nor ever have been, in favor of bringing about in any way the
social and political equality of the white and black races.
Day 29
Economic Impact of War – Women’s Role
(12/5)
Quiz – Ch 18 – 20
*Homework: ReadCh. 21 & SG; ReadGettysburg Address p. 463
List evidence to use in response to essay question:
How can the following statement of Abraham Lincoln (made in 1858) be
reconciled with his 1862 Emancipation Proclamation? Be specific.
“I am not, nor ever have been, in favor of bringing about in any way the
social and political equality of the white and black races.
Day 30
(12/9)
Correct SG 21; review quiz; Evaluate essay evidence
Video Clip: Glory!
Effects/Repercussions of Lincoln Assassination/Legacy of War
*Homework: Read Ch. 22 and SG
Day 31
(12/11)
Quick Write; Correct SG 22
Reconstruction Policies/Impeachment Trial of A. Johnson
Role of African-Americans in Amer. Society
Handout: One Nation Indivisible: Myth or Reality?
*Homework: Study for Quiz (Ch 21 & 22)
Day 32
(12/15)
Quiz, Ch. 21 & 22
Legacy and Impact of Reconstruction
Read: Frederick Douglass Complains and Booker T. Washington
ReflectsCompare viewpoints
*Homework: Read Ch. 23; pp. 502-527/SG 23
Day 33
(12/17)
Correct SG 23
Corruption in the Gilded Age
Compromise of 1877/End of Reconstruction
*Homework: FRQ (To be Assigned)
Day 34
(12/19)
FRQ due – analyze and edit
Populist Party – Radicals or Reactionaries?
Cleveland Administration/Billion Dollar Congress
Jim Crow/Class Conflict --Plessy v. FergusonSC Case
*Homework: Review notes
Day 35
Review for Unit Exam – STUDY for Unit Exam!
(1/6)
Day 36
(1/8)
Homework
Unit III Exam – Bring pen and pencil! (80 MC/1 essay)
*Homework: Practice Questions – to be assigned – complete for
Day 37
(1/12)
Analyze results of Unit III Exam/review “challenge” areas
*Homework: Handout – 10 Significant Events in U.S. History Day 39
Day 38
(1/14)
Review handouts
*Homework: Study for Semester Final (Ch 1 – 23)
Day 39
(1/16)
Semester Final – Combination of 80 multiple choice questions and DBQ
Second Semester
Day 40
(1/21)
Welcome Back!
"Warm-Up"/Review Ch. 24 & 25
Gilded Age Presidents/Industry and Labor – Political Cartoons
Application: One Nation Indivisible Handout
*Homework: Study for Quiz
Day 41
(1/23)
*Quiz, Ch. 24 & 25
Labor Unrest
New Immigration/Growth of Cities
Handout: Urbanizing America
*Homework: Complete political cartoon analysis
Day 42
(1/27)
Booker T. Washington/Atlanta Exposition /Handout: Divergent Paths
Politics of Segregation – Jim Crow Laws
*Homework: Complete handout/FRQ - TBA
Day 43
(1/29)
Review handout/Political Cartoon Analysis
Migration and immigration
*Homework: Ch 26 SG/read; review terms
Agricultural Revolution/Correct CH 26 SG
Day 44
(2/2)
Expansion and development; Environmental impacts
Turner Thesis
Video Excerpt/Handout
Homework: Complete handout
Day 45
(2/4)
Farmers’ Protest – Rise of Populist Party
Read Bryan’s Cross of Gold Speech
Omaha Platform
Wizard of OZ Allegory – What do you think?
Homework: STUDY!
Unit IV Exam (multiple choice and FRQ)
*Homework: Read Ch. 27/SG and terms
Day 46
(2/6)
Day 47
(2/11)
Review Exam
Path of Empire/American Expansionism
Causes of the Spanish American War
*Homework: Read Ch. 28; completeSG 28
Day 48
(2/13)
McKinley
Filipino Insurrection/Open Door
Video Excerpt: Murder at the Fair: The Assassination of President
Panama Canal And Consequences/Roosevelt Corallary
*Homework: Read/SG 29
Day 49
(2/18)
Ch. 29 SG due
TR’s “Square Deal”
Progressive Legislation/Muckraking Literature/Conservation
Read: The Heyday of Muckraking
*Homework: Handout(The Jungle);Study for Quiz, (28 & 29)
Day 50
(2/20)
Dollar Diplomacy/Election of 1912
Key Progressive Era Reforms; Read: Battling for Tariff Reform
Quiz – Ch 28 & 29
*Homework: Read Ch. 30 SG
Day 51
(2/24)
Review Quiz and SG 30
Wilsonian Progressivism and New Freedom Policies
Article: “1912 Progressivism’s High Tide”
Homework: Handout: New Nationalism vs. New Freedom Policies
Day 52
(2/26)
Day 53
(3/2)
New Nationalism vs. New Freedom
Meddling in Mexico
Homework: Complete chart; Read Ch 31/SG31
Review SG 31/Terms
“War to End All Wars” –Map – Video Review
Role of U.S. in League of Nations (handout)
* Homework: *DBQ Assignment: Treaty of Versailles; Study for Quiz
(30 & 31)
Day 54
(3/4)
Peer edit – 1st Draft DBQ (revised copy due next time)
Rejection of League of Nations
Quiz, Ch 30 & 31
Return to Normalcy
* Homework: Study for Unit Exam
Day 55
(3/6)
Unit V Exam (MC and essay)
*Homework: Read Ch 32/SG
Day 56
(3/10)
Review Test and SG 32
Intro to Unit VI: “Keen Talk for a S**y Age” – group activity
Political Cartoon Review
*Homework: List evidence that could be used in response to 1920s topic
Day 57
(3/12)
DBQ Review
Years of Hate – Red Scare, Quotas, Prohibition, Scopes Trial
*Homework: ReadNew Goals for Women
Day 58
(3/16)
Social Changes
Harlem Renaissance – Langston Hughes Excerpts
Mass Consumption Economy – Automobile Age
*Homework: Read Ch 33/SG
Day 59
(3/18)
Ch. 33 SG due
Political Changes – Harding through Hoover
The Great Crash
Political Cartoon Analysis (finish for homework)
*Homework: Review Terms (Ch 32 & 33); study for
quiz
Day 60
(3/20)
Day 61
(3/24)
Day 62
(3/26)
Election of 1932 – Happy Days Are Here Again….!
Listen: FDR’s 1st Inaugural Address
The Great Depression/Economic Collapse/New Deal Programs
Quiz on Terms
*Homework: /SG Ch 34 and Article (highlight key points)
Court Packing Attempt
1936 Election; New Deal Coalition
Labor and Union Recognition
*Homework: Assessment of the New Deal, Read Ch. 35/SG
The Shadow of War
Neutrality to Lend Lease/“Great Arsenal of Democracy”/Video Review
Attack on Pearl Harbor and Declaration of War – War Strategy
*Homework: Handout: Analyzing Conflicting Evidence (Pearl Harbor);
Study for Quiz Ch 34 & 35
Day 63
(3/30)
Handout Review
Quiz, Ch 34 & 35
DBQ Analysis – FDR’s Administration
*Homework: Read/ SG Ch. 36
Day 64
(4/1)
Review SG 36 -- World War II Topics
Impact of Media (Der Fuehrer’s Face!)
Homework: Practice Questions
Day 65
(4/3)
Effects of War on Society/Demographic Trends
“Rosie the Riveter” and Women in Military
Birth of the UN
Review for Unit Exam
Homework: Study for Unit VI Exam,
Day 66
(4/14)
Unit VI Exam
*Homework: Read Chapter 37; complete SG
Day 67
(4/16)
Review Unit VI Exam – analyze “challenge areas”
In Class Assignment: Free Response Question: Create a chart to:
Explain the rationale for the postwar policy of containment. Show how it was applied in
the Truman Doctrine, the Marshall Plan, and NATO
*Homework: Complete chart – Be specific
Day 68
(4/20)
The Cold War Begins – Containment
Discuss: varying Viewpoints: Who Was to Blame for the Cold War?
Firing of MacArthur – Video: Speech (Old Soldiers Never Die…)
Postwar Prosperity and the Baby Boom – “White Flight to the ‘Burbs”
Homework: Read Ch 38/SG
Day 69
(4/22)
Eisenhower Policies – Foreign and Domestic
McCarthy Era –Second Red Scare
Desegregating the South – Brown vs. Topeka Bd. Of Education
Homework: Study for Quiz – Ch. 37 & 38
Day 70
(4/24)
2 Incident
Warm Up – Video Excerpt: When America Was Rocked!
Eisenhower Republicanism/Consumer Culture in the 50s/Space Race/UQuiz: Ch. 37 & 38
*Homework: Read Ch. 39/SG
Day 71
(4/28)
Day 72
(4/30)
New Frontier Program – JFK Inaugural Address
The Stormy 60s – ♪“The Times They Are A-Changin’”♫
Foreign Policy – Cuba, Nuclear Arms
Domestic Policy – Civil Rights, Peace Corps – Handout: chart
Video: MLK March on Washington - speech
Assassination of JFK – video review
LBJ andGreat Society
*Homework: FRQ Analysis – cultural change
FRQ – Peer Edit
Assassination of Martin L. King Jr – Robert Kennedy Speech
The Stalemated Seventies – Election of 1968 and the Silent Majority
Vietnamization and the “Light at the End of the Tunnel”/Protest Music
*Homework: Homework: FRQ – please type
Despite the mixed records of Presidents John Kennedy, Lyndon Johnson, and Richard
Nixon and the divisions within the civil rights movement, the 1960s is a notable decade in
U.S. history for the profound successes of the black civil rights movement. Assess the
validity of this statement.
Day 73
(5/4)
FRQ due
Watergate Investigation/Nixon Resignation (watch speech)
Energy Crisis – Ford and Carter Administrations
Homework: Read Ch. 41 & 42/complete SG 41 & 42; Complete
Diagnostic Test
Spring Break!
April 5 – 9, 2010
Day 74
(5/6)
Day 75
and
(5/8)
Reagan Revolution/End of Cold War/Foreign Policy/Reaganomics
Read: Star Wars Defended
*Homework: Terms
Bush-Clinton Administrations – compare foreign and domestic policies
Programs
Impeachment Process
21st Century issues
Homework: Study for Quiz (41-42)
STAR TEST Schedule (April 27 – May 1)
Day 76
(5/12)
Quiz – Ch 41 & 42
“Wrap Up”
Homework: Study for Unit Exam
Day 77
(5/14)
(after the
Unit VII Exam
Homework: Practice Test, List/explain 10 Events that Shaped History
Civil War) STUDY!!!!!!!
Day 78
(5/18)
Review for AP Exam
FRQ Topics – To Be Assigned
Homework: A Different Practice Test! ☺STUDY!
Day 79
(5/20)
Review for AP Exam
Homework: STUDY!
Day 80
Review for AP Exam
(5/22)
Homework: STUDY!
Day 81
(5/27)
Review for AP Exam
Homework: STUDY!
Note: Optional Study Sessions will be scheduled during the two weeks before the exam.
Friday, May 8, 2010 AP Exam – District Office 8 am
Bring 2 pencils and a pen; Good Luck!
Days 82 -88
(6/2)
(6/4)
Day 89
(6/8)
Selected Topics
Portfolio Due
Final Review
Final Exam!
Portfolio must contain the following:
 Expectations Essay
 Summer Assignment Essay
 1 QuickWrite from both Fall Semester and Spring Semester
 1 FRQ assigned for homework (non-test essay)
 1 DBQ assigned for homework (non-test essay)
 1 Political Cartoon or visual analysis
 1FRQ from any Unit Exam
 1 DBQ from any Unit Exam
End of Course Evaluation