American History Syllabus Instructor: Mr. Stauffer Room 14 tstauffer@afcschools.net www.facebook.

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Course Description: A study of American history from the 1860s to the present, making connections between the past and the present to better meet the challenges of today and the future. Outcome Statement: At the end of the year students will have learned general trends, movements, and concepts in U.S. history, focusing on political, social, geographical and economic aspects of America. Students will analyze, and interpret significant American political events, social history, and explain the development of specific economic systems. Textbook: The American Republic Since 1877, Student Edition Appleby, Joyce; McPherson, James M.; Brinkley, Alan; Broussard, Albert S.; Ritchie, Donald A. Glencoe McGraw-Hill. 2003. Classroom Expectations: Students expectations of the teacher The Teacher will respect everyone in the classroom, The Teacher will be prepared for class The Teacher will give the students opportunity to learn in a safe environment. Teacher expectations of students Students will respect everyone in the classroom, including yourself Students will come to class prepared (pencil, text book, paper) Students will be on time. History Website: If you miss a class, please visit www.facebook.com/mrtshistoreaze for information about the class that you missed. Also visit the website for more interesting facts, funnies, quotes and tidbits about life. Shazammers: A Shazammer is a daily journal entry that will be completed as soon as class begins. There will be a prompt on the board that the student is responsible for. Each Shazammer is worth five points, and should be made up, if absent, for total points. Shazammers will be collected at various times throughout the school year. Class Reading: The class will listen to, and interact with two historical non-fiction novels that pertain to American History class. The books that we will be reading are: The Devil in the White City: Murder, Magic and Madness at the Fair that Changed America by Erik Larson. Unbroken: A World War II Story of Survival, Resilience and Redemption by Laura Hillenbrand There will be a daily assignment to go along with each days reading that each student will be responsible for.

Homework and Projects: There will be homework pertaining to the subject matter of the class on a regular basis. Homework is an extension of the classroom and meant to be for individual learning of the broader subject. There will be multiple projects that have to do with the curriculum. The projects will take on many forms including: papers, stories, posters, group projects, research projects and more. All assignments will be written with complete sentences. Tests and Quizzes: There will be section quizzes given after a specific section is studied to assess student learning. There may also be quizzes given at other times during the school year. There will be tests at the end of a unit of study to assess student learning. All quizzes and tests are subject to any of the following formats: short answer, multiple choice, matching, essay, and verbal answer.

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