Download US I History Syllabus - Pennsauken Public Schools

PHS SYLLABUS: (U.S. History 1 Hagan)
Course Description: U.S History College Preparatory centers around 13 chapters: American Revolution, U.S.
Constitution, Founding Fathers, Federalism and Republican- Do Now, 15 Benchmarks, High Level Thinking
Questions, Role Playing, Reading and writing
US History I
Mr. Hagan
Course Syllabus
Contact Information:
● Email: ​[email protected]
● School Phone: ​(856) 662-8500 X5225
WHAT you will need for this class:
● A folder for this course only.
● A notebook for this course only.
● Your textbook.
● A writing utensil of some kind.
● Your agenda book.
WHAT is expected of YOU:
​You are expected to be on-time and prepared for class everyday. You should be in the classroom
when the bell rings and be prepared to begin promptly. Being prepared includes having all the necessary
material for class AND a writing utensil. There is no reason you should be in class without a pencil or pen.
These will not be provided for you. Once class begins you will not be permitted to go to your locker and
get your materials. All homework and classwork should be completed in a timely fashion. We will be using
laptop computers from time to time as well as working in the computer labs, and there will be various
projects throughout the year along with tests and quizzes. It is essential that you make every effort to
have a good attendance record for this course; it will make your life much easier. You will have every
opportunity not only pass this course, but to achieve an excellent overall grade. You must pass this
course to acquire your high school diploma.
Grading Scale:
BenchMarks/Assessments 50%
Projects
20%
Classwork/Participation
15%
Homework
15%
*Note: There will be NO extra credit assignments given at the end of the marking period or
semester.
*Note: To pass this course you must acquire a MINIMUM of 240 TOTAL MARKING PERIOD
POINTS FOR THE ENTIRE SEMESTER. Failure to achieve 200 TOTAL MARKING PERIOD POINTS
will ensure that you must re-take the course next semester or in summer school.
Course Resources:
Textbook: American VisionMaterials: Paper , Worksheets, Writing samples, Better Lessons, Online activities
Semester 1
Marking Period 1
Unit 1 - Days 5= American Colonization
Essential Questions and/or Enduring Understandings/ Identify , Development of knowledge and ideas/ Understand the factors
that contributed to Europeans migrating to the United States./ Identify and locate the 13 colonies.
Essential Question Why do people migrate to New Lands?
American Revolution Understand the origin of colonial resistance to British Rule / Identify the steps taken by the colonist to resist
British rule of the 13 colonies. / Analyze American Revolution battles
Declaration of Independence Identify the principles of the Declaration of Independence/ Interpret the Declaration of
Independence.
Essential Question Are All People Equal? What argument might be used to support a positive and negative answer?
United States Constitution Interpret the VII articles of the United States Constitution/ Interpret the Bill of Rights/ Identify the
Presidential Amendments, Voting Amendments, Civil Rights Amendments/ Interpret historical U.S. Supreme court cases
Essential Question How are amendments made? Critique the process
Marking Period 2
Unit 2 - Days = 7 American Revolution
Essential Questions and/or Enduring Understandings Essential Questions and/or Enduring /
Federalism and Republicans
Analyze George Washington’s presidency/ Analyze President Washington’s Farewell Address/ Analyze the 1800 presidential
election/ Discuss the origin of the 12th amendment/ Compare and contrast Washington’s and Jefferson’s presidency./ Understand
the cause and effects of the War of 1812.
Jacksonian Era
Analyze the 1824 and 1828 presidential elections/ Understand the conflict between President Jackson and the National Bank/
Nullification Crisis, Spoil System,Indian Removal Act.
Essential Question; Compare Jackson’s legislation towards Native American’s to President Donald Trump legislation permitting the
building of a oil pipeline on Native American land in the Dakota’s
Manifest Destiny
Identify the factors that encouraged settlers to move west/ Analyze the conflict between the United States and Mexico during the
early 1800’s Understand how the U.S. acquired Texas/ Discuss the Battles fought during the Mexican American War.
Essential Question
Explain how American’s today can learn from the Mexican American War during the 1800’s
Marking Period 3
Unit 3 - Days = 10 Declaration of Independence
Essential Questions and/or Enduring Essential Questions and/or Enduring Understandings/ Interpret the 1820 Missouri
Compromise/ Analyze the U.S. Supreme court decision in the case Dred Scott v Missouri/ Understand how the 1850 compromise
contributed to the Civil War
Essential Question:
How do you think today’s U.S. Supreme court would rule on the case Dred Scott v Missouri?
Civil War
Analyze the 1860 presidential election/ Identify the order of southern secession/ Identify the union and confederate generals,
Analyze Civil War battles. Play the Civil War Game North v South
Essential Question
How would America be today had the south never succeeded from the Union?
Reconstruction.
Identify the Reconstruction Presidents/ Interpret the different Presidential Plans/ Discuss the origin of the KKK/ Interpret the Civil
Rights Amendments 13, 14 15/ Interpret the civil rights bill/ Identify the first American Americans to be members of the U.S.
Congress/ Understand how reconstruction came to an end
Essential Question
Explain how the 14th amendment is important to Americans today.
Unit 4 - Days = 14 U.S Constitution
Essential Questions and/or Enduring Essential Questions and/or Enduring Understandings
Settling the West
Trace the routes taken by settler moving west during the 1800’s/ Identify the regions settle during the 1800;s/ Write a diary
entry/ Role Play Texans on the Longhorn Drive/
Industrialization
Identify the Men Who Built America/ Understand how oil, steel and, electricity contributed to the growth the U.S.
/ Understand the origin of Labor Unions/
Essential Question;
Write persuasive essay about which industrialist made the most important contribution to present day United States
Urbanization
Create an image of a piece of luggage and draw items immigrants would pack being limited to one bag per person.
Create a cartoon image of the Statue of Liberty or and image of the Melting Pot
Marking Period 4
Unit 5 - Days = 15 Growth and Division
Essential Questions and/or Enduring Understandings Essential Questions
Analyze the fairness of treaty that closed the Spanish American War.
Explain whether you feel the United States should have arbitrated on the Maine question. How would U.S. arbitration have
changed the answer to the Maine question?
Create a map illustrating
Highlight the Spoils of War(Puerto Rico, Guam, and the Philippines) following the Spanish American War
Semester 2
Marking Period 1
Unit 1 - Days = 5= North America Before Columbus
Essential Questions and/or Enduring Understandings/ Identify , Development of knowledge and ideas/ Understand the factors
that contributed to Europeans migrating to the United States./ Identify and locate the 13 colonies.
Essential Question Why do people migrate to New Lands?
American Revolution Understand the origin of colonial resistance to British Rule / Identify the steps taken by the colonist to resist
British rule of the 13 colonies. / Analyze American Revolution battles
Declaration of Independence Identify the principles of the Declaration of Independence/ Interpret the Declaration of
Independence.
Essential Question Are All People Equal? What argument might be used to support a positive and negative answer?
United States Constitution Interpret the VII articles of the United States Constitution/ Interpret the Bill of Rights/ Identify the
Presidential Amendments, Voting Amendments, Civil Rights Amendments/ Interpret historical U.S. Supreme court cases
Essential Question How are amendments made? Critique the process
Marking Period 2
Unit 2 - Days = 7 American Revolution
Essential Questions and/or Enduring Understandings Essential Questions and/or Enduring /
Federalism and Republicans
Analyze George Washington’s presidency/ Analyze President Washington’s Farewell Address/ Analyze the 1800 presidential
election/ Discuss the origin of the 12th amendment/ Compare and contrast Washington’s and Jefferson’s presidency./ Understand
the cause and effects of the War of 1812.
Jacksonian Era
Analyze the 1824 and 1828 presidential elections/ Understand the conflict between President Jackson and the National Bank/
Nullification Crisis, Spoil System,Indian Removal Act.
Essential Question; Compare Jackson’s legislation towards Native American’s to President Donald Trump legislation permitting the
building of a oil pipeline on Native American land in the Dakota’s
Manifest Destiny
Identify the factors that encouraged settlers to move west/ Analyze the conflict between the United States and Mexico during the
early 1800’s Understand how the U.S. acquired Texas/ Discuss the Battles fought during the Mexican American War.
Essential Question
Explain how American’s today can learn from the Mexican American War during the 1800’s
Marking Period 3
Unit 3 - Days = 10 Declaration of Independence
Essential Questions and/or Enduring Essential Questions and/or Enduring Understandings/ Interpret the 1820 Missouri
Compromise/ Analyze the U.S. Supreme court decision in the case Dred Scott v Missouri/ Understand how the 1850 compromise
contributed to the Civil War
Essential Question:
How do you think today’s U.S. Supreme court would rule on the case Dred Scott v Missouri?
Civil War
Analyze the 1860 presidential election/ Identify the order of southern secession/ Identify the union and confederate generals,
Analyze Civil War battles. Play the Civil War Game North v South
Essential Question
How would America be today had the south never succeeded from the Union?
Reconstruction.
Identify the Reconstruction Presidents/ Interpret the different Presidential Plans/ Discuss the origin of the KKK/ Interpret the Civil
Rights Amendments 13, 14 15/ Interpret the civil rights bill/ Identify the first American Americans to be members of the U.S.
Congress/ Understand how reconstruction came to an end
Essential Question
Explain how the 14th amendment is important to Americans today.
Unit 4 - Days = 14 U.S Constitution
Essential Questions and/or Enduring Essential Questions and/or Enduring Understandings
Settling the West
Trace the routes taken by settler moving west during the 1800’s/ Identify the regions settle during the 1800;s/ Write a diary
entry/ Role Play Texans on the Longhorn Drive/
Industrialization
Identify the Men Who Built America/ Understand how oil, steel and, electricity contributed to the growth the U.S.
/ Understand the origin of Labor Unions/
Essential Question;
Write persuasive essay about which industrialist made the most important contribution to present day United States
Urbanization
Create an image of a piece of luggage and draw items immigrants would pack being limited to one bag per person.
Create a cartoon image of the Statue of Liberty or and image of the Melting Pot
Marking Period 4
Unit 5 - Days = 15 Industrialization and Urbanization
Essential Questions and/or Enduring Understandings Essential Questions
Analyze the fairness of treaty that closed the Spanish American War.
Explain whether you feel the United States should have arbitrated on the Maine question. How would U.S. arbitration have
changed the answer to the Maine question?
Create a map illustrating
Highlight the Spoils of War(Puerto Rico, Guam, and the Philippines) following the Spanish American War
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