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U.S. HISTORY COLLEGE PREP (CP) LEVEL 2012-2013

Instrut tor Information

Namc: Mrs. Quinlan

Currcnt Courses: United States History (CP and Honors), World Historv (CP)

Email: [e-mail]    Phone: [phone] cxt. 5282

Room: 31 IN    Available for help: Aftcrscłtool in Room 31 IN or by appointment

Course Information

Basic Information:	Course Description:
U.S. History 1522 Lcvcl: College Prep (CP) Department: Social Science Prerecjuisite: World History Open to: Juniors Lcngth: 1 ycar Credit: 1	’I"his course is a chronological survey of United States history. Reading and writing assignments emphasize comprehension of main themes, trends and concepts, and analysis of some primary sources necessary for an understanding of the American historical experience. Activities may include group projeets. Exams may consist of multiple-choice antl essay cjuestions. Students are retjuired to complete a research paper. Students entering the course should have reading and writing skills at about grade level.
Course Objectivcs: 1)    Understand the narratiee of U.S. History and how studying history helps explain the world wc livc in today. 2)    Understand that the United States has always been a diverse sodety and that the strugglc lor cqual rights was and continues to be central to the American story. 3)    Widen their perspective on what it has meant and what it means to bc an American and to be a human bcing. 4)    Dcvclop critical-thinking skills necessary for citi/ens in a democracy and for historians. 5)    Develop reading comprehension skills for primary and secondary sources and identify points of vicw. 6)    Leam to create a thesis and support the thesis with evidence from primary and secondary sources. 7)    Dcvclop historical empathy. 8)    DcYclop geographic literacy. 9)    Develop historical research skills that culminate in the production of a paper.
Course Outlinc- Semcster 1: Unit 1: Colonial America, 1492-1763 Unit 2: The American Revolution, 1763-1782 Unit 3: Confederation and the Constitution Unit 4: The New Republic, 1789-1828 Unit 5: Antchellum America, 1828-1861 Unit 6: The Civil War and Reconstruction, 1861-1877		Course Outline- Semester 2 Unit 7: Industrial America, 1870-1900 Unit 8: Progressive America, 1900-1920 Unit 9: American Foreign Policy, 1890-1920 Unit 10: I920sand I930s Unit 11: The United States antl World War II Unit 12: The Cold War Unit 1 3: The Search for a Great Sodety, 1945-68 Unit 14: The Rise of the Right Unit 1 5: The U.S. and the Middle Fast
Major Asscssmcnts: Unit Exams, Essavs, Projccts U.S. Constitution Exam & Illinois Constitution Exam First Semester Exam		Major Assessments: Research Paper Unit Exams, Essays, Projeets Second Semester Exam

Ncccssary Materials:

The Americans- Dan/.cr, DeAlva, Wilson Dedicated Notebook and Eolder/Binder