Introduction: This standard is to show the students and parents what they should expect in this course and what is expected of them.

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1 ADVANCED PLACEMENT UNITED STATES HISTORY COURSE REQUIREMENTS Mr. Anderson Room #316 Voice Mail Phone Number Website: Introduction: This standard is to show the students and parents what they should expect in this course and what is expected of them. TEXTBOOK: THE ENDURING VISION: A History of the American People Paul S. Boyer, Clifford E. Clark, Jr., Joseph F. Kett, Neal Salisbury, Harvard Sitkoff, Nancy Woloch 5 th ed., Houghton-Mifflin, Pages THE AMERICAN PAGEANT David M. Kennedy, Lizabeth Cohen, Thomas A. Bailey 13 th ed., Houghton-Mifflin, Pages RESOURCES: For Primary Source Notecard Assignments AMERICAN ISSUES: A Documentary Reader Charles M. Dollar and Gary W. Reichard 1 st ed., Random House, 2001 THE AMERICAN SPIRIT: United States History as Seen by Contemporaries, Vol. 1 & 2, Thomas A. Bailey and David M. Kennedy 12 th ed., D. C. Heath & Co., 2010 For Secondary Source HISTORICAL VIEWPOINTS, Vol. 1 & 2, Edited by John A. Garraty 9 th ed., Longman Publishers, 2003 SUGGESTED STUDENT PURCHASE: UNITED STATES HISTORY: Preparing for the Advanced Placement Examination John J. Newman and John M. Schmalbach 2010 Revision., Amsco School Publications, 2003 COURSE DESCRIPTION The AP program in United States History is designed to provide students with the analytical skills and factual knowledge necessary to deal critically with the problems and materials in United States history. The program prepares students for intermediate and advanced college

2 courses by making demands upon them equivalent to those made by full-year introductory college courses. Students will learn to assess historical materials, their relevance to a given interpretive problem, their reliability, and their importance; and to weigh the evidence and interpretations presented in historical scholarship. An AP United States History course should thus develop the skills necessary to arrive at conclusions on the basis of an informed judgment and to present reasons and evidence clearly and persuasively in an essay format. Furthermore, students will develop: 1. their ability to understand and respect other points of view, both personal and cultural. Included within this should be the ability to understand peoples of different races and cultures and show respect for human diversity and for students varied talents and perspectives. Also, students should explore the interaction among peoples of different races and cultures and how such interaction has shaped United States and world history. 2. an informed historical perspective, including an understanding of how one's own society developed, and an awareness of how other societies developed. 3. their understanding the major ways that science and technology have affected humans and their world. 4. their understanding of the power and limitations of science and technology in a changing world; awareness of how societies, institutions, and individuals are responsible to see that technology is used ethically and appropriately. 5. their understanding of the influence of geographic characteristics, including climate, physical features and natural resources, on North America's major societies and cultures. 6. their understanding of the context of current events from a historical perspective with the ability to connect modern trends to past events. 7. their understanding of current events from an international perspective. 8. their ability to integrate into the curriculum a wide variety of materials as well as human and technological resources, including primary documents, texts, maps, graphs, charts, and other resources. 9. their understanding of the concept of change over time with the ability to relate past to present. 10. their understanding of the major events and movements in American history, the turning points of historical development, and their relationship to the present. 11. their understanding of cultural and individual diversity, and humankind s shared environment, heritage, and responsibility. 12. their ability to explore critical eras in the historical development of the world in the following spheres of human activity: social, political, scientific, military, technological, economic, and cultural (philosophical, religious, and aesthetic). 13. the ability to apply the techniques of historical interpretation including cause and effect, major trends, change over time, etc. 14. their ability to use knowledge of the civilization of the United States to develop in themselves the skills of thinking, reasoning, problem solving, and decision making. 15. an informed historical perspective, including an understanding of how one s own society developed and an awareness of how other societies developed. Additional Student Learning Outcomes: 1. In the process of fulfilling assignments in the course, students will have opportunity to demonstrate and improve the quality of their critical thinking, reading, and writing abilities. 2. In the process of fulfilling assignments in the course, the student will be able to identify important individuals and events that have contributed to the development of American history. 3. In the process of fulfilling assignments in the course, students will learn to critically and analytically read historical works and primary sources. 4. In the process of fulfilling assignments in the course, will begin to understand the connection between the United States and Western Civilization in addition to the global community.

3 MATERIALS Notebook, no. 2 pencils, blue/black pens, Spiral Note Cards various materials needed for projects. I expect you to come to class prepared. You will not be allowed to leave the room to get any materials or homework forgotten. HOMEWORK Advanced Placement courses are demanding and require daily homework. Students planning to earn a score of 4 or 5 will spend a MINIMUM of SEVEN hours per week studying. Begin planning and preparing now to take the A.P. exam in May. Homework is mainly reading and NOT daily written work or take-home worksheets. There will be a quiz each Monday on the previous week s chapter reading. The bonus to the student is that they can plan their own study time to more easily match their schedule. The pitfall is that the student can easily slack off and, after 7-10 days, fall rapidly behind. All assignments are given in advance to allow students to organize their time. The College Board s AP US History curriculum demands a tight schedule. Every effort will be made to strictly adhere to the syllabus. GRADING Grading for AP will be on a point system. Points are totaled to determine the grade for each grading period. The scale is listed below. Once work is graded, it will be returned to them. It is advised that students NOT THROW ANYTHING AWAY. Inadequate and poor planning on the student s part does not constitute an emergency on the teacher s part. In short, if you see you are behind and NEED an A, plan better and study harder. GRADING SCALE: % = A, % = A-, % = B+, % = B, % = B-, % = C+, % = C, % = C-, % = D+, % = D, % = D-, % = F. GRADE COMPONENTS: Weekly Chapter Quiz = 5-10 points Document Analysis = points Notecards = 10 points (readings and analysis of selected primary source readings) Booknotes = from text, 25 points Free Response Essay = 50 points (These will be announced at least two days in advance) Unit Multiple Choice Tests = points DBQ Essay = 50 points Final Exam = 10% of the semester grade Unit Projects = points Other Important Items: Late work: Late work WILL NOT be accepted without making prior arrangements with Mr. Anderson. If for some reason an extension of time is needed on an assignment, Mr. Anderson must be contacted vie or face-to-face before the start of the school day the day the assignment is due. If an extension of time is needed on a large assignment or project Mr. Anderson must be contact at least 3 days before the due date.

4 Attendance: Attendance is very important. Attending class closely relates to performance in class. It is your responsibility to find out what you missed when you were absent. I will not spend time hunting you down. The school s policy for absences and tardies will be closely followed. Cell Phones/iPods/Electronic Devices: Cells/iPods/Electronics are not to be used or seen in this classroom. If you are caught using a cell phone in class, I will take it away. Hall Passes: No one will be allowed to leave the class during the first and last 10 minutes of the class. If you need to use the hall pass you must ask Mr. Anderson. If the pass is abused, it will result in loss of the pass for the whole class. Cheating/ Over Collaborating(copying another students work)/ Plagiarism: If a student is found cheating, over collaborating on a project or an assignment, or plagiarizing a paper or speech, that student will be given a zero, no questions asked. RESPECT Treat others as you would treat your grandmother. This includes yourself, other students, teachers, and staff members. Due the Graphic Nature of Some Parts of US History: we will be watching segments of some films to supplement the learning that are graphic in nature. If you have concerns or would like a list of film segments please feel free to contact Mr. Anderson Reserve/Substitute Teacher Policy When there is a sub in the room, you are expected to behave as if your regular teacher were here. This means that you are quiet, listen, follow directions, and are respectful. Should your attitude or behavior be inappropriate (as deemed so by the sub), the sub will tell me. In the event that your name is left for me, you will owe me one class period after school. You will be expected to make this time up within 3 school days. There are no excuses. Liquids: Only pop, soda, water, and juice with a cap allowed in class. Food maybe eaten in class as long as it does not disrupt the class. THEMES OF AP US HISTORY COVERED IN THIS COURSE 1. American Culture diverse individual and collective expressions through literature, art, philosophy, music, theater, and film throughout U.S. history. Popular culture and the dimensions of cultural conflict within American society. 2. American Diversity diversity of U.S. people and relationships among different groups. The role of race, class, ethnicity, and gender in the history of the U.S. 3. American Identity views of the American national character & ideas about U.S. exceptionalism. Recognizing regional differences within the context of what it means to be an American. 4. Demographic Changes political, social, economic implications changes in birth, marriage, and death rates; life expectancy and family patterns; population size and density. The economic, social, and political effects of immigration, internal migration, and migration networks. 5. Economic Transformation changes in trade, commerce, and technology across time. The effects of capitalist development, labor and unions, and consumerism. 6. Environmental Issues ideas about the consumption and conservation of natural resources. The impact of population growth, industrialization, pollution, and urban and suburban expansion. 7. Globalization engagement with the world from the 15 th century to present: colonialism, mercantilism, global hegemony, development of markets, imperialism, cultural exchange.

5 8. Politics & Citizenship colonial and revolutionary legacies, U.S. political traditions, growth of democracy, & development of the modern state. Defining citizenship; struggles for civil rights. 9. Religion in the U.S. the variety of religious beliefs and practices in America from prehistory to the 21 st century; influence of religion on politics, economics, and society. 10. Slavery and its impact and legacy systems of slave labor and other forms of unfree labor (e.g., indentured servants, contract labor) in Native American societies, the Atlantic World, and the American South and West. The economics of slavery and its racial dimensions. Patterns of resistance and the long-term economic, political and social effects of slavery. 11. Social & Political Movements and Reforms includes anti-slavery, education, labor, temperance, women s rights, civil rights, gay rights, public health, and government. 12. War & Diplomacy armed conflict from the pre-colonial period to the 21 st century; impact of war on American foreign policy and on politics, economy, and society. UNIT CONTENT AND THEMATIC EMPHASIS The list of topics for each unit is not exhaustive. Though all 12 of the AP US History Themes are incorporated into most units, not all lend themselves to each one. The thematic emphases listed below each unit are the ones most relevant to that unit. The themes are indicated by the numbers listed in the elaboration of themes above. UNIT 1- BEGINNINGS THROUGH REVOLUTION Before Columbus, Spanish, French and British Colonization, Push-Pull factors, Colonial Sections, Cultural Differences, Mercantilism, Awakenings, Patterns of Society, Post-1763 British Policy. Thematic Emphasis: #7, 8, 9 10 UNIT 2-REVOLUTIONARIES TO RULERS Loosening Ties, The Colonies United, The War for Independence, War and Society, Creation of State Governments, The Articles of Confederation, The Constitution, Federalists and Republicans, Hamilton vs. Jefferson. Thematic Emphasis: #3, 5, 8 UNIT 3-FROM JEFFERSON TO JACKSON The Revolution of 1800, The War of 1812, The Marshall Court, Cultural Nationalism, Expansion, Era of Good Feelings, Sectionalism, Mass Politics, Indian Removal, The Bank War, Jacksonian Democracy, Manifest Destiny. Thematic Emphasis: #2, 4, 5, 12 UNIT 4-AN AMERICAN CULTURE AND SECTIONALISM The Politics and Culture of Slavery, The Changing Population, Transportation, Commerce and Industry, Sectional Differences, Remaking Society, Abolition, Temperance, Women s Rights. Thematic Emphasis: # , 11 UNIT 5-THE CIVIL WAR The Crises of the 1850s, the Secession Crisis, Mobilization, Strategy and Diplomacy, Compromises, Dred Scott, Terrorism and Conflict. Thematic Emphasis: #3. 8, 10, 11, 12 UNIT 6-RECONSTRUCTION AND RELOCATION Types of Reconstruction Plans, Radical Reconstruction, Impeachment, Governmental Corruption, Abandoning Reconstruction, The New South, Societies of the West, Dispersal of the Tribes,

6 Urbanization, Agricultural Revolution, Leisure, The Rise of Unionism, Agrarian Revolt, DuBois vs. Washington, Consolidation. Thematic Emphasis: #1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 10 UNIT 7-IMPERIALISM AND PROGRESSIVISM Progressivism, Women and Reform, TR and the Modern Presidency, the Big Stick, Muckrakers, Immigration, Imperialism in Cuba and the Pacific, Diplomacy, America and the World. Thematic Emphasis: #3, 5, 6, 11, 12 UNIT 8-WORLD WAR I, BOOM AND BUST The Road to War, War and Society, New World Order, New Cultures and Conflict, Wilsonian Idealism, KKK, Immigration Issues, Anarchists, Jazz Age, Boom Times, Depression. New Deal, Court Reactions, Extremist Alternatives, Society and Hard Times, Decline of the New Deal. Thematic Emphasis: #5, 7, 9, 11, 12 UNIT 9-WORLD WAR II AND POST-WAR Isolationism and Internationalism, Neutrality, Intervention, War on Two Fronts, Alliances, Origins of the Cold War, Korea, Containment, Science and Technology, Rise of the Civil Rights Movement, Flexible Response, Red Scare. Thematic Emphasis: #5, 7, 9, 11, 12 UNIT 10- VIETNAM ERA TO THE WAR ON TERROR Expanding the Liberal State, Vietnam, 1968, The Youth Culture, The New Feminism, Mobilization of Minorities, Environmentalism, Turbulent Society, Watergate, the Reagan Revolution, End of the Cold War, Globalization, the New Partisanship, the War on Terror. Thematic Emphasis: #1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 7, 11, 12 AP UNITED STATES HISTORY COURSE TEXTUAL READING OUTLINE WEEK DATE READINGS 1 Sept. 4-7 Syllabus Reading Strategies 2 Sept EV: Chapter 1 Native People of America to 1500 AP: Chapter 1 New World Beginnings, 33,000 BC AD Sept EV: Chapter 2 The Rise of the Atlantic World, AP: Chapter 2 The Planting of English America, Sept EV: Chapter 3 Expansion of Diversity: The Rise of Colonial America, AP: Chapter 3 Settling The Northern Colonies,

7 5 Oct. 1-5 EV: Chapter 4 The Bonds of Empire, AP: Chapter 4 American Life in the Seventeenth Century, AP: Chapter 5 Colonial Society on the Eve of Revolution, Oct UNIT 2-REVOLUTIONARIES TO RULERS EV: Chapter 5 Roads to Revolution, AP: Chapter 6 Duel for North America, AP: Chapter 7 The Road to Revolution, Oct EV: Chapter 6 Securing Independence, Defining Nationhood, AP: Chapter 8 America Secedes form the Empire, AP Chapter 9 The Confederation and the Constitution, MEA BREAK (Oct ) 8 Oct EV: Chapter 7 Launching the New Republic, AP: Chapter 10 Launching the New Ship of State, Oct.29-Nov.2 UNIT 3-FROM JEFFERSON TO JACKSON EV: Chapter 8 Jeffersonianism and the Era of Good Feelings, AP: Chapter 11 The Triumphs and Travails of the Jeffersonian Republic, AP: Chapter 12 The Second War for Independence and the Upsurge of Nationalism Nov. 5-9 EV: Chapter 9 The Transformation of American Society, AP: Chapter 14 Forging the National Economy Nov EV: Chapter 10 Democratic Politics, Religious Revival, and Reform, AP: Chapter 13 The Rise of a Mass Democracy, AP: Chapter 15 The Ferment of Reform and Culture, Nov UNIT 4-AN AMERICAN CULTURE AND SECTIONALISM EV: Chapter 11 Technology, Culture, and Everyday Life, AP:None THANKSGIVING BREAK (Nov )

8 13 Nov Review and Final Exam End of Term 1 14 Dec. 3-7 EV: Chapter 12 The Old South and Slavery, AP: Chapter 16 The South and the Slavery Controversy Dec EV: Chapter 13 Immigration, Expansion, and Sectional Conflict AP: Chapter 17 Manifest Destiny and Its Legacy Dec UNIT 5-THE CIVIL WAR EV: Chapter 14 From Compromise to Secession, AP: Chapter 18 Renewing the Sectional Struggle AP: Chapter 19 Drifting Toward Disunion Vacation EV: Chapter 15 Jan. 2-4 Crucible of Freedom, Civil War, AP: Chapter 20 Girding for War: The North and the South AP: Chapter 21 The Furnace of Civil War WINTER BREAK (Dec. 22-Jan. 1) 19 Jan UNIT 6-RECONSTRUCTION AND RELOCATION EV: Chapter 16 The Crises of Reconstruction, AP: Chapter 22 The Ordeal of Reconstruction Jan EV: Chapter 17 The Transformation of the Trans-Mississippi West, AP: Chapter 26 The Great West and the Agricultural Revolution Jan UNIT 7-IMPERIALISM AND PROGRESSIVISM EV: Chapter 18 The Rise of Industrial America, AP: Chapter 24 Industry Comes to Age Martin Luther King, Jr. Observance (Jan. 21) 22 Jan.28-Feb.1 EV: Chapter 19 Immigration, Urbanization, and Everyday Life, AP: Chapter 25 American Moves to the City

9 23 Feb. 4-8 EV: Chapter 20 Politics and Expansion in an Industrial Age, AP: Chapter 23 Political Paralysis in the Gilded Age AP: Chapter 27 Empire and Expansion Feb EV: Chapter 21 The Progressive Era, AP: Chapter 28 Progressivism and the Republican Roosevelt AP: Chapter 29 Wilsonian Progressivism at Home and Abroad Feb UNIT 8-WORLD WAR I, BOOM AND BUST EV: Chapter 22 Global Involvements and World War I, AP: Chapter 30 The War to End War PRESIDENT S DAY (Feb. 18) 26 Feb. 25-Mar.1 EV: Chapter 23 The 1920 s Coping with Change, EV: Chapter 24 The Great Depression and the New Deal AP: Chapter 31 American Life in the Roaring Twenties AP: Chapter 32 The Politics of Boom and Bust AP: Chapter 33 The Great Depression and the New Deal Mar. 4-8 Review and Final Exams END OF TERM 2 28 Mar UNIT 9-WORLD WAR II AND POST-WAR EV: Chapter 25 Sections 1-3 Americans and a World in Crisis, AP: Chapter 34 Franklin D. Roosevelt and the Show of War Mar EV: Chapter 25 Sections 4-6 Americans and a World in Crisis, AP: Chapter 35 America in World War II Mar EV: Chapter 26 The Cold War Abroad and at Home, AP: Chapter 36 The Cold war Begins Spring Break (March 25 29)

10 31 Apr. 1-5 EV: Chapter 27 America at Midcentury, AP: Chapter 37 The Eisenhower Era Apr UNIT 10- The 60s TO THE WAR ON TERROR EV: Chapter 28 The Liberal Era, AP: Chapter 38 The Stormy Sixties Apr EV: Chapter 29 A Time of Upheaval, AP: Chapter 39 The Stalemated Seventies Apr EV: Chapter 30 Society, Politics, and World Events from Ford to Reagan, AP: Chapter 40 The Resurgence of Conservatism Apr. 29-May 3 EV: Chapter 31 Beyond the Cold War: Charting a New Course, EV: Chapter 32 New Century, New Challenges, 1996 to the Present AP: Chapter 41 American Confronts the Post Cold War Era May 6-10 Review for the APUSH Exam 37 May Review & APUSH Exam on Wednesday May 15 th 38 May Legacy Project 39 May Legacy Project 40 June 3-6 Legacy Project and Final Exam END OF TERM 3 AP UNITED STATES HISTORY Course Syllabus Reading Quiz Unit and Final Exams Schedule (All days and dates are subject to change due to weather, holidays, war, plague, end of the world or, worst of all, pep fests) WEEK DATE Quizzes, Exams, Finals 1 Sept. 4-7 None 2 Sept None

11 3 Sept Week 2 Reading Quiz - Monday 9/17 4 Sept Week 3 Reading Quiz Monday 9/24 5 Oct. 1-5 Week 4 Reading Quiz Monday 10/1 6 Oct Week 5 Reading Quiz Monday 10/8 Unit 1 Exam Tuesday 10/9 7 Oct Week 6 Reading Quiz Monday 10/15 MEA BREAK (Oct ) 8 Oct Week 7 Reading Quiz Monday 10/22 9 Oct.29-Nov.2 Week 8 Reading Quiz Monday 10/29 Unit 2 Exam Tuesday 10/30 10 Nov. 5-9 Week 9 Reading Quiz Monday 11/5 11 Nov Week 10 Reading Quiz Monday 11/12 12 Nov Week 11 Reading Quiz Monday 11/19 Unit 3 Exam Tuesday 11/20 THANKSGIVING BREAK (Nov ) 13 Nov Week 12 Reading Quiz Monday 11/26 Final Exam Wednesday & Thursday 11/28-11/29 End of Term 1 14 Dec. 3-7 None 15 Dec Week 14 Reading Quiz Monday 12/10 16 Dec Week 15 Reading Quiz Monday 12/17 Unit 4 Exam Tuesday 12/18 17 Vacation None WINTER BREAK (Dec. 22-Jan. 1) 18 Jan. 2-4 None 19 Jan Week Reading Quiz Monday 1/7 Unit 5 Exam Tuesday 1/8 20 Jan Week 19 Reading Quiz Monday 1/14 21 Jan Week 20 Reading Quiz Wednesday 1/23 Unit 6 Exam Thursday 1/24 Martin Luther King, Jr. Observance (Jan. 21) 22 Jan.28-Feb.1 Week 21 Reading Quiz Monday 1/28 23 Feb. 4-8 Week 22 Reading Quiz Monday 2/4

12 24 Feb Week 23 Reading Quiz Monday 2/11 25 Feb Week 24 Reading Quiz Tuesday 2/19 Unit 7 Exam Wednesday 2/20 PRESIDENT S DAY (Feb. 18) 26 Feb. 25-Mar.1 Week 25 Reading Quiz Monday 2/25 27 Mar. 4-8 Unit 8 Exam - Monday 3/4 Final Exam Tuesday & Wednesday 3/5 & 3/6 END OF TERM 2 28 Mar None 29 Mar Week 28 Reading Quiz Monday 3/18 30 Mar None 31 Apr. 1-5 Week 30 Reading Quiz Monday 4/1 32 Apr Week 31 Reading Quiz Monday 4/8 Unit 9 Exam Tuesday 4/9 33 Apr Week 32 Reading Quiz Monday 4/15 34 Apr Week 33 Reading Quiz Monday 4/22 35 Apr. 29-May 3 Week 34 Reading Quiz Monday 4/29 36 May 6-10 Week 35 Reading Quiz Monday 5/6 Unit 10 Exam Tuesday 5/7 37 May APUSH Exam - Wednesday 5/15 38 May Legacy Project 39 May Legacy Project 40 June 3-6 Legacy Project Due Tuesday 6/4 Final Exam Wednesday & Thursday 6/5 & 6/6

13 I,, have read and understand the syllabus and (Print Your Name) expectations for Mr. Anderson s AP US History Class. Student Signature Parent Signature Students gmail address Parents address