History of the United States II Syllabus for 2011-2012
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Course
HIST-1302-020 History of the United States II
Prerequisites
RDNG 0331-minimum grade of C or a score on a state-approved test indicating college-level reading skills
Course Description
A general survey of United States history from the European background to the present. The study includes political, economic, social and cultural aspects of life in this country and follows the development of the United States as a world power.
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Hours
(3 sem hrs; 3 lec)
Class Type
Dual Credit Course
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Textbooks
Texts: Roark, James The American Promise: A History of the United States Volume II, Fourth Edition. Boston: Bedford/St. Martins, 2009
Supplies
\ Pens, paper, spiral and folder.
Student Performance
After studying the material presented in this course, the student will be able to:
1. Trace the development of a stable, democratic political system flexible enough to address the wholesale changes that occurred since the founding of the nation.
2. Explain how this nation has been peopled from the first inhabitants to the many groups that arrived in slavery or servitude during the colonial period down to the voluntary immigrants of the Civil War era.
3. Evaluate economic and technological changes as they have affected daily life, work, family organization, leisure, the division of wealth, and community relations.
4. Delineate the role of religion in our nation since 1877.
5. Recount how the recurring reform movements in U.S. history dealt with economic, political, and social problems in attempting to make their ideals congruent with reality.
6. Define the changes in our beliefs and values over time and describe how they have varied among different groups: women and men; non-whites and whites; and people of different regions, religions, and classes.
7. Describe the role of geographical factors in the history of the U.S.
8. Practice critical thinking and information retrieval skills.
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STUDENT WILL FOLLOW THE AISD AND AMARILLO COLLEGE’S STUDENT EXPECTATIONS AS WELL AS THE PALO DURO ADVANCED PLACEMENT HONOR CODE. ANY DISRUPTION TO CLASS PERFORMANCE WILL NOT BE TOLLERATED.
Grading Criteria
THERE WILL BE A MINIMUM OF 3 TESTS OR A MAXIMUM OF 5 TESTS PER SIX WEEKS. IN ADDITION TO THE TESTS, READING ASSIGNMENTS, CLASS PARTICIPATION AND OTHER GRADING WILL ALSO ACCOUBNT FOR A STUDENTS GRADE. A MINIMUM OF TEN ASSIGNMENTS AND A MAXIMUM OF FIFTEEN ASSIGNMENTS WILL BE TAKEN EACH SIX WEEKS. EXAMS WILL TAKE FORM IN A VARIETY OF DIFFERENT TYPES (MULTIPLE CHOICE, ESSAY, ETC.) ALL MAKE UP EXAMS ARE TO BE MADE UP WITHIN TWO DAYS OF THE DAY THE ASSIGNMENT WAS MISSED OR PREARRANGEMENTS WITH THE INSTRUCTOR.
GRADING: TEST WILL COUNT 15% AS WHERE DAILY WORK WILL COUNT 10%
ACADEMIC DISHONESTY: CHEATING WILL RESULT IN AN AUTOMATIC ZERO FOR THE ASSIGNMENT, REFERRAL TO THE PALO DURO OFFICE AND POSSIBLE EXPULSION FROM THE DUAL CREDIT PROGRAM. PLEASE READ THE AP COURSE CONTRACT.
GRADING SCALE:
90-100: A
80-89: B
75-79: C
70-74: D
69 AND BELOW: F
Attendance
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Calendar
Tentative schedule:
CLASSES BEGIN JANUARY 9TH
01/09-01/27: RE-REVIEW GILDED AGE THROUGH RECONSTRUCTION (CHAPTERS 14 THROUGH 17 WITH CIVIL WAR PROJECT ON JANUARY 26TH AND 27TH
01/16 OFF
01/30 THROUGH 02/10 Chapters 16 and 17 WESTWARD EXPANSION
02/13 THROUGH 02/29 CHAPTERS 18, 19 AND 20 GILDED AGE TO THE START OF PROGRESSIVE ERA AND AMERICAN IMPERIALISM
03/01 THROUGH 03/09 FINISH PROGRESSIVE ERA START ROOTS OF WORLD WAR ONE (CHAPTERS 21 AND 22)
03/12 THROUGH 03/16 SPRING BREAK
03/19 THROUGH 03/23 WORLD WAR ONE AND STUDENT PROJECTS
03/26 THROUGH 04/13 ROARING TWENTIES TO GREAT DEPRESSION (CHAPTERS 23 AND 24)
04/16 THROUGH 04/20 NEW DEAL AND EUROPE IN WORLD WAR TWO (CHAPTERS 24 AND 25)
04/23 THROUGH 04/27 TAKS TESTING FINISH AMERICA IN WORLD WAR TWO
04/30 THROUGH 05/11 COLD WAR AND BABY BOOM (CHAPTERS 26 AND 27)
05/14 THROUGH 05/18 THE 60’S, VIETNAM AND CHANGING POLITICS (CHAPTERS 28, 29 AND 30)
05/21 THROUGH 05/25 SEMESTER TESTS AND REVIEWS
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