American History Extended Standards

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American History Syllabus

Extended Standards

Contact Information: Parents may contact me by phone, email or visiting the school.

Teacher:Todd Seymour

Email Address: [email protected]

Phone Number: (740) 702-2287 ext. 2190

Online:http://www.chillicothe.k12.oh.us/schools/chs/

CHS Vision Statement: Our vision is to be a caring learning center respected for its

comprehensive excellence.

CHS Mission Statement: Our mission is to prepare our students to serve their communitiesand to commit to life-long learning

Course Description and Prerequisite(s) from Course Handbook:

American History (year) - 207

CBIP - 451

State Course # 150810

Prerequisite: None

Required Course Grade: 9

Graded Conventionally Credit: 1

This course examines the history of the United States of America from 1877 to the

present. The federal republic has withstood challenges to its national security and expandedthe rights and roles of its citizens. The episodes of its past have shaped the nature of the

country today and prepared it to attend to the challenges of tomorrow. Understanding how

these events came to pass and their meaning for todays citizens is the purpose of this course.

The concepts of historical thinking introduced in earlier grades continue to build with

students locating and analyzing primary and secondary sources from multiple perspectives

to draw conclusion.

Big Ideas/Purpose per Unit and Essential Questions/Concepts per Unit: Defined below

for clarity are the Big Ideas/Purpose of every unit taught during this course and the essential

questions/concepts to be learned to better understand the Big Ideas/Purpose. A students

ability to grasp, answer, and apply the essential questions/concepts will define whether ornot he or she adequately learns the Big Ideas/Purpose and scores well on assessments given

for this course. The Common Core Standards can be found at

http://www.corestandards.org/the-standards.

1stQuartero Unit I -- Historical Thinking and Skills (to be utilized throughout the course

Big Idea #1:Think like an Historian Essential Question #1: How is a thesis constructed, supported,

and refuted?


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Essential Question #2: How are alternative explanations forhistorical events provided?

Essential Question #3: How do historians determine if the sourceis credible?

o Unit II -- Industrialization, Immigration. and Progressivism Big Idea #1: Industrialization

Essential Question #1: How did the rise of corporations, factories,and technological innovations transform the American Economy?

Essential Question #2: How did the rise of industrialization andexpanding workforce lead to the creation of labor unions?

Big Idea #2: Immigration and Urbanization

Essential Question #1: How did immigration, internal migration, anurbanization transform American life?

Big Idea #3: The Progressive Era Essential Question #1: Why did many citizens call for reforms to

fix industrial capitalism, urbanization, and political corruption?

Essential Question #2: What is populism and how did it affect theUnited States?

Essential Question #3: What were the policies and achievementsof the Progressives?

2ndQuartero Unit III -- American Imperialism through WWI and its effects

Big Idea #1:America as a World Power Essential Question #1: Why did the United States seek to become

an imperialist power?

Essential Question #2: Why did the United States use diplomacyto achieve its economic objectives in Asia?

Essential Question #3: How did economic expansion contributeto the United States declaration of war on Spain?

Essential Question #4: How did American involvement in WWIinfluence Americas role as world peacekeeper?

o [Treaty of Versailles and League of Nations]o Unit IV -- Between the Wars: Prosperity, Depression, and Isolation

Big Idea #1: Post-World War I Essential Question #1: What were the economic, social, and

political effects experienced in America in the 1920s?

Big Idea #2: U. S. Isolationism Essential Question #1: How did the events following WWI lead todictatorships and American Neutrality? Essential Question #2: What were causes and effects of the US

isolation policies following WWI?

Big Idea #3: The Great Depression Essential Question #1: How did post-war prosperity help create

The Great Depression?

Essential Question #2: What were three causes of the GreatDepression?


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Essential Question #3: What did Roosevelts New Deal[s] createand what were the long term effects of his policies?

Essential Question #4: What were the effects of The GreatDepression: [Economic, Political, and Social]?

3rdQuarter Global Struggleso Unit V -- WWII

Big Idea #1: WWII: American Involvement Causes/Effects Essential Question #1: How did the US react to WWII in 1938,

1940, 1941?

Essential Question #2: Why did the US become involved in theSecond World War?

Essential Question #3: Why did the US decide to use atomicweapons against Japan?

Big Idea #2:Americas Home front. Essential Question #1: How did Women and African Americans

respond to war?

Essential Question #2: What kinds of sacrifices does warcreate/require?

o Relocationo Rationingo Government sanctioned imprisonment

Essential Question #3: What decisions did America have to makeeconomically to prepare for and sustain the war?

Big Idea #3: Effects/Results of WWII Essential Question #1: What did the US do to help rebuild the

worlds economy following WWII?

oUnit VI -- Cold War

Big Idea #1: US Containment Policy Essential Question #1: What is containment policy following

WWII?

Big Idea #2: Red Scare and fear of Communism Essential Question #1: How did Americans react to fears of the

spread of Communism?

Big Idea #3: Cold War conflicts Essential Question #1: How did the conflicts [Korean War, Cuban

Missile Crisis, and Vietnam] of the Cold War influence domestic and

international politics?

4thQuartero Unit VII: Post War America and Civil Rights Movement

Big Idea #1:Struggle for racial and gender equality. Essential Question #1: What were the characteristics of the Post W

Economic Boom?

Essential Question #2: How did the economic boom influence scienand social changes in American life?

Essential Question #3: What were the characteristics of the Civil RigMovement?


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o END OF COURSE EXAMS Completed by End of April

o Unit VIII America Into 21stCentury Big Idea #1: Political protest and role of government in economy,

environmental protection, social welfare and national security.

Essential Question #1: Can you explain in detail the challenges of th21stCentury [communications, international trade, economiccompetition, and the changing business model]?

Big Idea #2: National security issues in the 21stcentury. Essential Question #1: How has the United States faced new

challenges [political, economic, and security challenges] since

the turn of the millennium?

Textbook: Pacemaker: United States History, Pearson Education, 2004.

Grading:

Unit Exams 50%Assessments (includes Quizzes, Essays, Labs and Projects) 30%

Homework 10%

Class Work 10%

Grading Scale

The grading scale for Chillicothe High School can be found in the student handbook.

Late Work:Late work will be subject to the board adopted policy on assignments that are

turned in late (to be reviewed in class).

CHS TENTATIVE Course ScheduleThis is an overview of what will be covered in this course at CHS for this school year.

Although, I would like to follow this plan verbatim this years tentative schedule is subject to

change (at the teachers discretion).

1st 9 Weeks:

Week 1: Beginning of the Year Pre-Assessment Exam

Unit I

Weeks 1-2: Unit I Pre-Assessment Exam

Weeks 2-3: Formative Assessment


Week 5: Unit I Summative AssessmentUnit II

Week 6: Unit II Pre-Assessment Exam



Week 9: Unit II Summative Assessment

2nd 9 Weeks:

Unit III


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Week 1: Unit III Pre-Assessment Exam



Weeks 4-5: Unit III Summative Assessment

Unit IV

Week 5: Unit IV Pre-Assessment ExamWeek 5-6: Formative Assessment


Weeks 8-9: Unit IV Summative Assessment

3rd 9 Weeks:

Unit V

Week 1: Unit V Pre-Assessment Exam



Weeks 4-5: Unit V Summative Assessment

Unit VIWeek 5: Unit VI Pre-Assessment Exam



Weeks 8-9: Unit VI Summative Assessment

4th 9 Weeks:

Unit VII

Week 1: Unit VII Pre-Assessment Exam


Week 3: Unit VII Summative Assessment

END OF COURSE EXAMS Completed by End of April

Unit VIII

Week 5: Unit VIII Pre-Assessment Exam



Week 9: Unit VIII Summative Assessment

Performance Based Section: Writing Assignments/Exams/Presentations/Technology

One or more of the End of Unit Exams may be Performance Based. According to the Ohio

Department of Education, Performance Based Assessments (PBA) provides authentic ways

for students to demonstrate and apply their understanding of the content and skills withinthe standards. The performance based assessments will provide formative and summative

information to inform instructional decision-making and help students move forward on

their trajectory of learning. Some examples of Performance Based Assessments include but

are not limited to portfolios, experiments, group projects, demonstrations, essays, and

presentations.


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