1st Block & 2nd Blocks
GPS:SUSH9 - Students will identify key events, issues, & individuals relating to the causes, course, & consequences of the Civil War.
Students will read and analyze primary sources relating to the slavery, the Compromise of 1850, Uncle Tom's Cabin, the Kansas-Nebraska Act, & the Dred Scott case. Students will create a web or chart diagram in which they analyze what it was like to be a slave. Students will compose a handbill opposing the Compromise of 1850. Students will create a short story about a slave who has escaped to the North. Students will create a visual to accompany their story. Students will write a letter to the editor of a newspaper as a free laborer moving to Kansas in 1854 explaining why they oppose the Kansas-Nebraska Bill. Students will create a newspaper cartoon to illustrate the effects of the events in Kansas. Students will summarize the Supreme Court's ruling in the Dred Scott case and how that ruling affected the issue of slavery and states' rights.
4th Block
GPS:SSUSH9 - Students will explain & identify key events, issues, & individuals relating to the causes, course, & consequences of the Civil War.
Students will review the causes of the Civil War.
Students will complete an analysis chart identifying key issues in Nationalism & Sectionalism.
Studnts will explain how the firing on Fort Sumter & Lincoln's call for troops aroused both sides to war.
Students will descrive the crucial early struggles for political sympathies of the Border states & European powers.
Students will analyze the effects of Northern efforts on the Southern economy.
Students will describe the diplomatic crisis with Great Britain caused by the Civil War & indicate how the North stopped various British & French moves to aide the Confederacy.
Students will discuss the early military stalemate of the war & Lincoln's difficulty in finding a suitable commander.
Students will describe the Emancipation Proclamaion & indicate its political impact at home & abroad.
Students will explain the decisive military phase of hte war in 1863, Lee's last efforts, & the final victorious invasions of Grant & Sherman.
* U.S. History 1st & 2nd Block Syllabus * 01-08-08
~Course Description:
United States History is a survey course of the
history of our nation. Taught at the 10th grade
level, it is a required one unit for graduation. The
course will be completed in one semester term.
~Course Objective:
Students will acquire a basic knowledge of the
founding developments and accomplishments fo the
United States of America. Students will develop
skills for critical thinking analysis of varied
sources both primary and secondary. Studnets will
work with each other in cooperative learning groups
that will enable students to improve their individual
skills, as well as, those of working with others to
accomplish goals.
~Georgia High School Graduation Test
The GHSGT for social studies will be administered to
Juniors during the Spring; therefore, it is
imperative that the U.S. history notebook be kept to
study and review.
~End-of-Course Test
The End-of-Course test for U.S. history will be
administeted before the term is complete. The End-of-
Course test will count 15% of your overall grade for
U.S. history.
~Course Requirements
Students will need a 3" three ring binder, lined
paper, pencils/pens, and dividers. These items should
be brought to class each day.
~Attendance
Attendance is essential for success. If students are
absent, it is the students' responsibility to obtain
the work missed and/or make an appointment to stay
after school to complete all missed work within three
(3) days. No work can be made up it the absence is
unexcused. Loss of credit will occur if a student
misses more than seven (7) days in a term.
~Tardiness
Do not be late for class. If you are late and you do
not have a pass, you have earned Friday detention.
~Late Work
Assignments are due at the beginning of class on the
specific date assigned. Late work is not accepted.
~Student Evaluation Procedures
Each of the two nine-week grading periods will be
based on total points earned.
100-90 = A 89-80 = B 79-70 = C 69-Below = Failing
~Teacher Availability
I will be available after school with a scheduled
time and date for make up work and individual help.
The only exceptions are on Tuesdays.
McCullough U.S. History School Year 2007 - 2008
* AP U.S. History 4th Block Syllabus * 08-13-07
~Course Description
AP U.S. history is a challenging course that is meant to be the equivalent of a freshman college course and can earn students college credit. It is a two-semester survey of American history from the age of exploration and discovery to the present. Solid reading and writing skills, along with a willingness to devote considerable time to homework and study, are necessary to succeed. Emphasis is placed on critical and evaluative thinking skills, essay writing, interpretation of original documents, and historiography.
~Course Objectives
*Master a broad body of historical knowledge
*Demonstrate an understanding of historical chronology
*Use historical data to support an argument or position
*Differentiate between historiographical schools of thought
*Interpret and apply data from original documents, including cartoons, graphs, letters, etc.
*Effectively use analytical skills evaluation, cause and effect, compare and contrast
*Work effectively with others to produce products and solve problems
*Prepare for and successfully pass the AP Exam
~Georgia High School Graduation Test
The GHSGT for social studies will be administered to
Juniors during the Spring; therefore, it is
imperative that the U.S. history notebook be kept to
study and review.
~End-of-Course Test
The End-of-Course test for U.S. history will be
administeted before the term is complete. The End-of-
Course test will count 15% of your overall grade for
U.S. history.
~Course Requirements
Students will need a 3" three ring binder, lined
paper, pencils/pens, and dividers. These items should
be brought to class each day.
~Attendance
Attendance is essential for success. If students are
absent, it is the students' responsibility to obtain
the work missed and/or make an appointment to stay
after school to complete all missed work within three
(3) days. No work can be made up it the absence is
unexcused. Loss of credit will occur if a student
misses more than seven (7) days in a term.
~Tardiness
Do not be late for class. If you are late and you do
not have a pass, you have earned Friday detention.
~Late Work
Assignments are due at the beginning of class on the
specific date assigned. Late work is not accepted.
~Student Evaluation Procedures
Each of the two nine-week grading periods will be
based on total points earned.
100-90 = A 89-80 = B 79-70 = C 69-Below = Failing
~Teacher Availability
I will be available after school with a scheduled
time and date for make up work and individual help.
The only exceptions are on Tuesdays.
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