United States History Syllabus
Carden/Stromie
Fall SemesterText: The Americans by McDougal Littell. Gerald A. Danzer, J. Jorge Klor de Alva, Louis E. Wilson and Nancy Woloch. A Houghton Mifflin Company. Evanston, Illinos
The student will make restitution for lost and damaged books. The cost of the textbook is $49.00.
Course Description: This required two semester course is a survey of the history of the United States. The first semester includes Physical Geography, Age of Discovery, Colonization, The American Revolution, Foundations of the American Constitutional System, Sectionalism and the United States Civil War and Reconstruction. Academic Knowledge and Skills objectives 1-34 will be covered during this semester.
Course Requirements: All students will take a test over each unit of study. In addition, all students will be required to keep and turn a notebook consisting of assignments from the text, in class readings and handouts. The notebook is the homework for the unit. There will also be several quizzes during each unit. These will be over teacher notes, assigned readings from the text, videotapes and content information discussed in class. Students will also be required to complete a project and present it to the class. The information about the project will be forthcoming.
Home Page: When possible, notes and assignments will be posted on the web at www.homestead.com/cardenstromie/main.html. Information provided on the web is for the benefit of the student. However, this does not preclude taking notes in class. If students choose to use the notes from the web, the notes must be brought to class and must be on the desk when the teacher is lecturing. It is advisable that other notes be taken in conjunction with the web notes. Overhead notes and web notes are only an outline of the subject matter. Explanations, examples and illustrations will be used to fill in the outline notes. You may contact us at: Dennis_Stromie@gwinnett.k12.ga.us or George_Carden@gwinnett.k12.ga.us.
Grading Scale: A point system will be in effect for this course with tests, notebooks, quizzes, and projects determining your grade. The grades will be posted weekly by student number. There should never be any confusion as to what your grade is at any given time during the semester.
A 100 to 90%To determine your grade at any time during the
To determine your grade at any time during theB - 89 to 80% semester, simply add your points and divide by
semester, simply add your points and divide byC 79 to 74% the total points possible!
the total points possible!D - 73 to 70%
The Final Exam will be 20% of your grade.Units of Study
Unit 1 Age of Discovery and ColonizationCh. 1 & 2
Age of Discovery and ColonizationCh. 1 & 2Unit 2 Mercantilism, French and Indian War, Ch. 3 & 4
Mercantilism, French and Indian War, Ch. 3 & 4 and the American Revolution
Unit 3 Articles of Confederation and the Constitution Ch. 5
Articles of Confederation and the Constitution Ch. 5Unit 4 Launching a New Nation: Washington, Adams, Ch. 6
Launching a New Nation: Washington, Adams, Ch. 6 Jefferson and the War of 1812Unit 5Nationalism to Sectionalism and Jacksonian DemocracyCh. 7
Nationalism to Sectionalism and Jacksonian DemocracyCh. 7Unit 6Manifest Destiny Ch. 8 & 9
Manifest Destiny Ch. 8 & 9Unit 7 Sectionalism, Secession and the Civil War Ch. 10 & 11
Sectionalism, Secession and the Civil War Ch. 10 & 11Unit 8 ReconstructionCh. 12
ReconstructionCh. 12Due Dates/Makeup Work: When a student has an excused absence, he/she has five school days in which to complete all work missed. It should be understood that it is to be done at the teacher's convenience, outside the regular classroom period. If the work is not completed in five school days, the student will receive a zero for the incomplete work. However, this does not apply to long-standing due dates. Assignments that the student has known about for a week or more (like notebooks) are expected to be turned in on your first day back in school. If the student has an assignment due on a day of a check in/out and the student misses our class, the assignment must be turned in prior to checking out, or after checking in. Otherwise you will receive no credit for the assignment.
Attendance/Tardies: The county policy limits a student to ten absences (three tardies equal one absence). After ten absences a student will not receive credit for the course unless approved by an attendance committee under unusual circumstances. BE HERE! Students are expected to be on time to class. Repeated tardies will not be tolerated. The teachers will assign detention for repeated tardies. After the fifth tardy, students will be referred to the appropriate administrator. BE HERE ON TIME!
Dress Code: Students are expected to follow the school dress code.
No food or drinks in the classroom!
