US History Course Syllabus
Fall 2013
Lincoln High School Social Studies Department
US History textbook: Pathways to the Present in the Twentieth Century
Teacher: Mr. J. Morataya ()
SLC: Voice
Student in grade eleven study the major turning points in American history in the twentieth century. Following a review of the nation’s beginnings and the impact of the Enlightenment on U.S. democratic ideals, students build upon tenth grade study of global industrialization to understand the emergence and impact of new technology and a corporate economy, including the social and cultural effects. They trace the change in the ethnic composition of American society; the movement toward equal rights for racial minorities and women; and the role of the United States as a major world power. An emphasis is placed on the expanding role of the federal government and federal courts as well as the continuing tension between the individual and the state. Students consider the major social problems of our time and trace their causes in historical events. They learn that the United States has served as a model for other nations and that the rights and freedoms we enjoy are not accidents, but the results of a defined set of political principles that are not always basic to citizens of other countries. Students understand that our rights under the U.S. Constitution are a precious inheritance that depends on an educated citizenry for their preservation and protection.
Students will acquire intellectual, reasoning, reflection, and research skills through performance of analysis skills such as chronological and spatial thinking, historical research, use of evidence, defense of point of view, and historical interpretation.
The following standards will guide the course of study:
Instructional time Content Standard Text/instructional
Materials
4 weeks 11.1 Students analyze the significant events -Handouts of
Chapters 1,2 & 3 in the founding of the nation and its attempts Philosophers
To realize the philosophy of government -Glory/Amistad movies
described in the Declaration of Independence -Geography-North
and South
-Enlightenment activity
-Revolution group
Activity
4-5 weeks 11.2 Students analyze the relationship among -The Jungle
Chapters 4 & 6 the rise of industrialization, large-scale rural- -Worksheets on
Page 160 to-urban migration, and massive immigration Industrialization
from Southern and Eastern Europe. -Handout on Social
Darwinism
-Carnegie and distribution
of wealth handout
1 week
Chapter 4, 7 11.3 Students analyze the role religion played
in the founding of America, it’s lasting moral,
social, and political impacts, and issues
regarding religious liberty.
4 weeks 11.4 Students trace the rise of the United States -Students design Newspaper
Chapters 11-13 & 19 to its role as a world power in the twentieth- Pulitzer Style
century. -“Splendid Little War” movie
-Panama Canal
-L.A Geography
-Comp Lab Project
1 Week 11.5 Students analyze the major political, -Section Reviews
Chapter 14 social, economic, technological, and -Worksheets
cultural developments of the 1920’s.
3 weeks 11.6 Students analyze the different explanation -Helping hands
Chapters 15 and 16 for the Great Depression and how the New -The Decades
Deal fundamentally changed the role of the -Stock Market analysis
Federal government. activity
3 ½ weeks 11.7 Students analyze America’s participation -Crash Study
Chapters 17 and 18 in World War II. Geography
-Tora, Tora
-The Longest
Day
-Schinders List
3 weeks 11.8 Students analyze the economic boom and -The forgotten War
Chapters 19 and 20 social transformation of post- World War II -MLK-speeches
America. Biography
6-8 weeks 11.9 Students analyze U.S. foreign policy since
Chapters 19, 20, 21 World War II
23, 24, 25.2, 26.2,
27.2
3 weeks 11.10 Students analyze the development of federal -Relative interview
Chapter 22 civil rights and voting rights. -Project/ partner
-Mississippi River
-Research project
-Timeline/ partners
3 weeks 11.11 Students analyze the major social problems -Websites
Chapters 25-27 and domestic policy issues in contemporary -Handouts
American society -Primary Source
-Newspapers
Homework Policy: Students will be required to complete homework 2-3 times a week.
Attendance Policy: Students will be required to followed Lincoln High school attendance policy
Grading Scale: A= 93-100
B= 83-92
C=82-70
D=69-60
F=59-0