College Prep United States History
Assignment Calendar
Course Description
This course will cover United States History from Colonial America to modern day. The major topics will include Colonial America, Westward Expansion, the Civil War, Industrial Revolution, Progressivism, World War I and World War II, Protest Movements of the 1960s, and the Age of Terrorism. Throughout the course students will create evidence-based arguments while comparing, contextualizing, interpreting and synthesizing historical information gleaned from primary and secondary sources. Students will also use chronological reasoning to investigate causation, periodization, and patterns of continuity and change over time.
Many of the assignments in this class are completed through Google Classroom. This allows students to keep a digital portfolio of all of their work and eliminates the possibility of ever losing an assignment. This also allows student to develop 21st century skills and better prepares them for digital assessments.
I am available after school for AT LEAST 30 minutes each school day to address any confusion that may arise throughout this course and to provide access to computers. I am also available up to an hour before and after school by appointment.