United States History
US History is an eleventh grade survey course designed to develop a comprehensive understanding of the development of our nation and its importance in the word today. The US History curriculum is designed as a continuation of the Civics and Economics curriculum that you studied in the tenth grade. The material covered in this course comes directly from the North Carolina Course of Study. The focus of US History provides students with a framework for studying political, social, economic and cultural issues and for analyzing the impact these issues have had on American society.
US History is an EOC state tested course. You must pass US History in order to receive a diploma in the state of North Carolina. Last spring, there was an MSL exam for US History.
Course Breakdown
Unit 1: The New Nation 1789-1820
Unit 2: Expansion, Reform, Jackson
Unit 3: Crisis, Civil War & Reconstruction
Unit 4: The Great West
Unit 5: Industrial Society
Unit 6: Imperialism
Unit 7: Progressive Period
Unit 8: World War I – 1920s
Unit 9: The Great Depression
Unit 10: World War II & Beginning of Cold War
Unit 11: Recovery, Prosperity, Turmoil
Unit 12: US Since the 1980s
US History is an EOC state tested course. You must pass US History in order to receive a diploma in the state of North Carolina. Last spring, there was an MSL exam for US History.
Course Breakdown
Unit 1: The New Nation 1789-1820
Unit 2: Expansion, Reform, Jackson
Unit 3: Crisis, Civil War & Reconstruction
Unit 4: The Great West
Unit 5: Industrial Society
Unit 6: Imperialism
Unit 7: Progressive Period
Unit 8: World War I – 1920s
Unit 9: The Great Depression
Unit 10: World War II & Beginning of Cold War
Unit 11: Recovery, Prosperity, Turmoil
Unit 12: US Since the 1980s
Grading
· Grades are based on a designated point system for which a set number of points will be given for an assignment depending on the time and effort required to complete it.
· Multiple choice test questions will come from reading assignments, class notes, video notes & web activities
· Your grade will be based on the amount of points you earn out of the total amount of points.
· In order to receive full credit for an assignment, it must be turn in on the due date. Late assignment may be eligible for partial credit. Assignments we grade in class are not eligible to be turned in for late credit.
· Multiple choice test questions will come from reading assignments, class notes, video notes & web activities
· Your grade will be based on the amount of points you earn out of the total amount of points.
· In order to receive full credit for an assignment, it must be turn in on the due date. Late assignment may be eligible for partial credit. Assignments we grade in class are not eligible to be turned in for late credit.
Cheating
Cheating means you use someone else’s work as your own – Cheating includes copying another student’s answers on a reading assignment and trying to use answers brought to class from outside the classroom on a test. When you use someone else’s work as your own you are not doing the required work and you will not receive credit for cheating. If you are found to be cheating, you will receive a 0 on the assignment. If you chose to give your work to someone else to cheat, you will receive 50% of the point value as a penalty.