Steeleville High School - American History

Prerequisites: Enrollment in the 11 th grade

Level: 11 th

Credit: 1.0 – Social Studies

Additional: This course is accepted as a social studies credit for h.s. graduation

This course is accepted as a social studies credit for college admission

This course is accepted as a social studies credit by the NCAA

Course Description:

American History is a required course at the junior level. The class is a survey of American history from pre-Columbian times through the current year. The course is taught in chronological order with emphasis on the American Revolution, the Civil War, World Wars I & II, the Civil Rights Movement and the Vietnam War.

Course Outline:

1.Creating a Nation, Beginnings to 1789

Colonizing America
The American Revolution
Creating a Constitution

2. The Young Republic

Federalists & Republicans
Growth & Division
The Spirit of Reform
Manifest Destiny

3. The Crisis of the Union

Sectional Conflict Intensifies
The Civil War
Reconstruction

4. The Birth of Modern America

Settling the West
Industrialization
Urban America

5. Imperialism & Progressivism

Becoming a World Power
The Progressive Movement
World War I and Its Aftermath

6. Boom & Bust

The Jazz Age
The Great Depression
Roosevelt and the New Deal

7. Global Struggles

America and World War II
The Cold War
Postwar America

8. A Time of Upheaval

The New Frontier & the Great Society
The Civil Rights Movement
The Vietnam War
The politics of protest

Teaching Methods:

This class is taught through lecture, discussions, guided readings, analyzing primary source documents, projects, presentations, and map work
Through out the semester films are shown. Students use critical analysis to discover accuracy of the films. Also, films are used for creative thinking skills.
Films include: It’s a Wonderful Life, The Wizard of Oz, Pearl Harbor, Band of Brothers, My Japan, Duck and Cover, The Butter Battle Book, Remember the Titans
Students also analyze song lyrics to clarify emotions and the feelings of a certain era
Songs include: Follow the Drinkin Gourd, Hello Dolly, Time’s is Gettin’ Harder, We Didn’t Start the Fire, The Time’s They are Changin’, Universal Soldier, I’d Love to Change the World, Ohio, Fortunate Son, Ball of Confusion and Get Together

Text
Appleby, Joyce, Alan Brinkley et al., the American Vision, New York, NY: McGraw Hill Companies, 2008.



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Prerequisites: Enrollment in the 11 th grade Level: 11 th Credit: 1.0 – Social Studies Additional: This course is accepted as a social studies credit for h.s. graduation This course is accepted as a social studies credit for college admission This course is accepted as a social studies credit by the NCAA Course Description: American History is a required course at the junior level. The class is a survey of American history from pre-Columbian times through the current year. The course is taught in chronological order with emphasis on the American Revolution, the Civil War, World Wars I & II, the Civil Rights Movement and the Vietnam War. Course Outline: 1.Creating a Nation, Beginnings to 1789 Colonizing America The American Revolution Creating a Constitution 2. The Young Republic Federalists & Republicans Growth & Division The Spirit of Reform Manifest Destiny 3. The Crisis of the Union Sectional Conflict Intensifies The Civil War Reconstruction 4. The Birth of Modern America Settling the West Industrialization Urban America 5. Imperialism & Progressivism Becoming a World Power The Progressive Movement World War I and Its Aftermath 6. Boom & Bust The Jazz Age The Great Depression Roosevelt and the New Deal 7. Global Struggles America and World War II The Cold War Postwar America 8. A Time of Upheaval The New Frontier & the Great Society The Civil Rights Movement The Vietnam War The politics of protest Teaching Methods: This class is taught through lecture, discussions, guided readings, analyzing primary source documents, projects, presentations, and map work Through out the semester films are shown. Students use critical analysis to discover accuracy of the films. Also, films are used for creative thinking skills. Films include: It’s a Wonderful Life, The Wizard of Oz, Pearl Harbor, Band of Brothers, My Japan, Duck and Cover, The Butter Battle Book, Remember the Titans Students also analyze song lyrics to clarify emotions and the feelings of a certain era Songs include: Follow the Drinkin Gourd, Hello Dolly, Time’s is Gettin’ Harder, We Didn’t Start the Fire, The Time’s They are Changin’, Universal Soldier, I’d Love to Change the World, Ohio, Fortunate Son, Ball of Confusion and Get Together Text Appleby, Joyce, Alan Brinkley et al., the American Vision, New York, NY: McGraw Hill Companies, 2008.