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    U.S. History Course Syllabus – 7th grade Mount Nittany MS

    Mr. Stout – Green Team – 216

    jrs44@scasd.org

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    General Course Description:
    Why do we have to study history? This is a common question with a multitude of answers. A famous quote by George Santayana sums up my belief quite well. “Those who do not remember the past are condemned to repeat it.”  History is full of life’s lessons. Some events were very successful and others were not, but each lesson can teach us something about the way we live and the direction of our future. This course will examine the time period immediately following the American Revolution up to the 1900’s.

    Textbook: American History, by McDougall Littell (PDF version in modules)

    In addition to the text we will be using many outside primary and secondary sources. Students will have varied instruction, including lecture, self-discovery, research, simulation, cooperative and independent assignments, socratic circles, and various types of media. The curriculum for U.S. History will include the following topics:


    • Forming a Government after Revolution
    • The Constitution
    • Challenges of a New Nation
    • Early Presidencies
    • Expanding our Borders
    • Immigration
    • Nationalism
    • Industrial Revolution
    • Changes in the North and South
    • Manifest Destiny and Expansion
    • Slavery
    • Civil War and Reconstruction


    Contact Information:
    E-mail: jrs44@scasd.org
    Homework Page: www.scasd.org – select school – MNMS – Team – Green
    Phone:  272-8776

    Course Enduring Understandings:
       1. The cost of freedom is great.
       2. Life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness are the pillars of American democracy.
       3. The events of the 1800’s continue to impact the U.S. culturally, politically, socially, and economically.
       4. Immigration continues to change the face of the U.S.
       5. Self-government requires a plan.
       6. Unresolved differences and problems do not go away on their own.

    Course Essential Questions    :
       1. How can we understand the present by investigating the past?
       2. What factors promote change and/or conflict?
       3. What rights and responsibilities go along with American citizenship?
       4. Does human nature make war inevitable?
       5. Where is America headed?

    Student grades will be determined on a total point system. Students will receive points for their work. At the end of each grading period, students will receive a final letter grade based on their accumulated average. Letter grades will be assigned based on the district's grading scale.  
     

    Grading Categories:  

    • Classwork

    • Homework

    • Projects (multi-step assignments and writing)

    • Assessments (Tests/Quizzes/Authentic )

    * If a zero is recorded in the gradebook, note the category and take the appropriate action to complete and submit your work.
     

     

     

    Classroom expectations will follow the MNMS Classroom Behavior Matrix

     




     
Last Modified on August 20, 2020