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U.S
History II
COURSE
OUTLINE
2007-2008
Teacher name: Tom Jacobs
Voicemail: 781-659-8810
ext. 4230
The mission statement of Norwell High School is to
provide an engaging, supportive environment where students
strive for excellence, practice respect and contribute to
society.
Integrity ¨
Learning¨Respect¨Responsibility
Course: U.S. History II
Student
work will focus on the following NHS student expectations for
learning:
Course
expectations: It is
expected that all students arrive for class with appropriate
materials and are ready to participate in all class
discussions. There will be much discussion generated from the
homework assignments and it is therefore imperative that all
students remain current with their homework assignments
Course
skills/ concepts: The
concepts and skills which will be stressed in this course are
taken from the current Massachusetts frameworks and are included
as an attachment to this syllabus.
Major
units: This course
will be a survey course of U.S. History beginning with
Reconstruction and continuing through the Clinton
administration. Major topics will include:
1.
Bridge to the 20th Century ( The Western
Frontier, Immigrants and Urbanization, Life at the turn of the
century)
2.
Modern America Emerges (The Progressive Era, America
Claims an Empire/Spanish-American War, The First World War)
3.
The Twenties and the Great Depression (Politics and Daily
Life of the Roaring Twenties, The Great Depression, The New
Deal)
4.
World War II and Its Aftermath (Causes of the War, The
U.S. in W.W.II, Cold War Conflicts, The Postwar Boom)
5.
Living With Great Turmoil (New Frontier/Great Society,
Civil Rights, Vietnam War, Social Changes)
6.
Passage to a New
Century ( Nixon/Watergate, The New Conservativism, The U.S. in
Today’s World)
Text and requirements/ materials: United States
History, Prentice Hall, 2007
Homework
policy/ major projects:
There will be homework
assignments on a nightly basis. Most assignments will come from
the textbook but may also come from outside readings.
Grading
system: All tests,
quizzes, and projects will be assigned a point value. At the
end of the term, the student’s grade will reflect the percentage
of those points earned. Homework will be worth a total of 100
points per term.
Essential Questions: Class
discussions will use specific events in history to debate larger
issues or ideas. For example, when discussing the specific
goals of Reconstruction, we will debate the larger issue of
“What is the purpose of a government?
Concepts and Skills
The
concepts and skills for grades 8 through 12 are defined below.
The concepts and skills may be taught at the grade level that
each district deems appropriate.
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Concepts and Skills,
Grades 8-12 |
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Students
should be able to:
History and Geography
1. Apply
the skills of prekindergarten through grade seven.
2.
Identify multiple ways to express time relationships and
dates (for example, 1066 AD is the same as 1066
CE, and both refer to a date in the eleventh or 11th
century, which is the same as the 1000s). Identify
countries that use a different calendar from the one used in
the U.S. and explain the basis for the difference. (H)
3.
Interpret and construct timelines that show how events and
eras in various parts of the world are related to one
another. (H)
4.
Interpret and construct charts and graphs that show
quantitative information. (H, C, G, E)
5.
Explain how a cause and effect relationship is different
from a sequence or correlation of events. (H, C, E)
6.
Distinguish between long-term and short-term cause and
effect relationships. (H, G, C, E)
7. Show connections, causal and otherwise, between
particular historical events and ideas and larger social,
economic, and political trends and developments. (H, G, C,
E)
8. Interpret the past within its own historical context
rather than in terms of present-day norms and values. (H, E,
C)
9. Distinguish intended from unintended consequences. (H, E,
C)
10.
Distinguish historical fact from opinion. (H, E, C)
11.
Using historical maps, locate the boundaries of the major
empires of world history at the height of their powers. (H,
G)
Civics and Government
12. Define and use correctly
the following words and terms: Magna Carta, parliament,
habeas corpus, monarchy, and absolutism. (C)
General Economics
Skills
13.
Define and use correctly mercantilism, feudalism,
economic growth, and entrepreneur. (E)
14.
Explain how people or communities examine and weigh the
benefits of each alternative when making a choice and that
opportunity costs are those benefits that are given up once
one alternative is chosen. (E)
15. Explain how financial markets, such as the stock market,
channel funds from savers to investors. (E)
16.
Define and use correctly gross domestic product, economic
growth, recession, depression, unemployment, inflation,
and deflation. (E)
17.
Explain how opportunity costs and tradeoffs can be evaluated
through an analysis of marginal costs and benefits. (E)
18.
Explain how competition among sellers lowers costs and
prices, and encourages producers to produce more. (E)
19.
Describe the role of buyers and sellers in determining the
equilibrium price, and use supply and demand to explain and
predict changes in quantity and price. (E)
201.
Describe how the earnings of workers are affected by the
market value of the product produced and worker skills. (E)
21.
Identify the causes of inflation and explain who benefits
from inflation and who suffers from inflation. (E)
22.
Define and distinguish between absolute and
comparative advantage, and explain how most trade occurs
because of comparative advantage in the production of a
particular good or service. (E)
23.
Explain how changes in exchange rates affect balance of
trade and the purchasing power of people in the United
States and other countries. (E)
24.
Differentiate between fiscal and monetary policy. (E)
U.S.
Economics Skills
25.
Explain the basic economic functions of the government in
the economy of the United States. (E)
26.
Examine the development of the banking system in the United
States, and describe the organization and functions of the
Federal Reserve System. (E)
27.
Identify and describe laws and regulations adopted in the
United States to promote economic competition. (E, H)
28.
Analyze how federal tax and spending policies affect the
national budget and the national debt. (E)
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Advanced
Placement U.S. History
COURSE
OUTLINE
2007-2008
Teacher name: Tom Jacobs
Voicemail: 781-659-8810
ext. 4230
The mission statement of Norwell High School is to
provide an engaging, supportive environment where students
strive for excellence, practice respect and contribute to
society.
Integrity ¨
Learning¨Respect¨Responsibility
Course: AP U.S.
Student
work will focus on the following NHS student expectations for
learning:
Course
expectations: It is
expected that all students arrive for class with appropriate
materials and are ready to participate in all class
discussions. There will be much discussion generated from the
homework assignments and it is therefore imperative that all
students remain current with their homework assignments. The AP
examination is scheduled for May 11th.
Priority
of Goals
Course
skills/ concepts: The
concepts and skills which will be stressed in this course are
taken from the current Massachusetts frameworks and are included
as an attachment to this syllabus.
Major
units: This course
will be a fast paced chronological approach to U.S. History
beginning with European colonization of the New World and
continuing through the Clinton Administration. Major topics
will include:
1.
The Creation of American Society, 1450-1763
2.
The New Republic, 1763-1820
3.
Economic Revolution and Sectional Strife, 1820-1877
4.
A Maturing Industrial Society, 1877-1914
5.
The Modern State and Society, 1914-1945
6.
The Age of Cold
War Liberalism, 1945-1980
7.
Entering a New
Era: Conservatism, Globalization, Terrorism, 1980-2001
Text and requirements/ materials: America’s
History, Bedford-St. Martin’s, 2008. Additional texts
include April 1865, Lies My Teacher Told Me, 11th
Hour, 11th Day, 11th Month, and
possibly one or two more.
Homework
policy/ major projects:
There will be homework
assignments on a nightly basis. Most assignments will come from
the textbook but may also come from outside readings.
Grading
system: All tests,
quizzes, and projects will be assigned a point value. At the
end of the term, the student’s grade will reflect the percentage
of those points earned. Homework will be worth a total of 100
points per term.
Concepts and Skills
The
concepts and skills for grades 8 through 12 are defined below.
The concepts and skills may be taught at the grade level that
each district deems appropriate.
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Concepts and Skills,
Grades 8-12 |
|
|
Students
should be able to:
History and Geography
1. Apply
the skills of prekindergarten through grade seven.
2.
Identify multiple ways to express time relationships and
dates (for example, 1066 AD is the same as 1066
CE, and both refer to a date in the eleventh or 11th
century, which is the same as the 1000s). Identify
countries that use a different calendar from the one used in
the U.S. and explain the basis for the difference. (H)
3.
Interpret and construct timelines that show how events and
eras in various parts of the world are related to one
another. (H)
4.
Interpret and construct charts and graphs that show
quantitative information. (H, C, G, E)
5.
Explain how a cause and effect relationship is different
from a sequence or correlation of events. (H, C, E)
6.
Distinguish between long-term and short-term cause and
effect relationships. (H, G, C, E)
7. Show connections, causal and otherwise, between
particular historical events and ideas and larger social,
economic, and political trends and developments. (H, G, C,
E)
8. Interpret the past within its own historical context
rather than in terms of present-day norms and values. (H, E,
C)
9. Distinguish intended from unintended consequences. (H, E,
C)
10.
Distinguish historical fact from opinion. (H, E, C)
11.
Using historical maps, locate the boundaries of the major
empires of world history at the height of their powers. (H,
G)
Civics and Government
12. Define and use correctly
the following words and terms: Magna Carta, parliament,
habeas corpus, monarchy, and absolutism. (C)
General Economics
Skills
13.
Define and use correctly mercantilism, feudalism,
economic growth, and entrepreneur. (E)
14.
Explain how people or communities examine and weigh the
benefits of each alternative when making a choice and that
opportunity costs are those benefits that are given up once
one alternative is chosen. (E)
15. Explain how financial markets, such as the stock market,
channel funds from savers to investors. (E)
16.
Define and use correctly gross domestic product, economic
growth, recession, depression, unemployment, inflation,
and deflation. (E)
17.
Explain how opportunity costs and tradeoffs can be evaluated
through an analysis of marginal costs and benefits. (E)
18.
Explain how competition among sellers lowers costs and
prices, and encourages producers to produce more. (E)
19.
Describe the role of buyers and sellers in determining the
equilibrium price, and use supply and demand to explain and
predict changes in quantity and price. (E)
201.
Describe how the earnings of workers are affected by the
market value of the product produced and worker skills. (E)
21.
Identify the causes of inflation and explain who benefits
from inflation and who suffers from inflation. (E)
22.
Define and distinguish between absolute and
comparative advantage, and explain how most trade occurs
because of comparative advantage in the production of a
particular good or service. (E)
23.
Explain how changes in exchange rates affect balance of
trade and the purchasing power of people in the United
States and other countries. (E)
24.
Differentiate between fiscal and monetary policy. (E)
U.S.
Economics Skills
25.
Explain the basic economic functions of the government in
the economy of the United States. (E)
26.
Examine the development of the banking system in the United
States, and describe the organization and functions of the
Federal Reserve System. (E)
27.
Identify and describe laws and regulations adopted in the
United States to promote economic competition. (E, H)
28.
Analyze how federal tax and spending policies affect the
national budget and the national debt. (E)
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