1 Syllabus United States History I (CP/CPA) Mr. LaFortune Curriculum: United States History I Course Description: United States History I covers the history of the United States from Colonization to the turn of the twentieth century. Special emphasis will be placed on the Constitution. Students will make connections between the present day and historical events and trends. Students taking this course will be expected to increase their understanding of fundamental civic concepts, knowledge of geography, and skills in reading and analyzing primary sources, graphs, and cartoons. In addition, students will acquire a broad knowledge of current events, specialized social studies vocabulary, and economic concepts. All students will be required to write a formal research paper analyzing a single topic in United States History 1492-1900. Text: United States History, Pearson (2016). Course Website: http://ushistory1.rylatechnologies.com/ Classroom Rules: 1. Be respectful and appropriate at all times. 2. Be physically and mentally prepared and actively participate in every class.
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SyllabusUnited States History I (CP/CPA)
Mr. LaFortune
Curriculum: United States History I
Course Description: United States History I covers the history of the United States from Colonization to the turn of the twentieth century. Special emphasis will be placed on the Constitution. Students will make connections between the present day and historical events and trends. Students taking this course will be expected to increase their understanding of fundamental civic concepts, knowledge of geography, and skills in reading and analyzing primary sources, graphs, and cartoons. In addition, students will acquire a broad knowledge of current events, specialized social studies vocabulary, and economic concepts. All students will be required to write a formal research paper analyzing a single topic in United States History 1492-1900.
Text: United States History, Pearson (2016).Course Website: http://ushistory1.rylatechnologies.com/
Classroom Rules:1. Be respectful and appropriate at all times. 2. Be physically and mentally prepared and actively participate in every class.3. Check all cell phones in at the start of class, and unless otherwise instructed, retrieve them at the end of class.4. Follow all other classroom and school rules existing or established throughout the course.
Classroom Procedures:1. Please do not consume food in the classroom. 2. Quietly enter the room, turn in any applicable homework, and prepare for the start of class.3. At the conclusion of class all students must be quietly seated in their seats before the class will be dismissed.
4. Restroom Policy: Students are required to use the restroom facilities and get a drink of water prior to class, after class, or during a time designated by the teacher. Students should not interrupt the class to ask for permission to use the restroom. Students who leave the classroom for any reason must use the sign out sheet and take a hall pass with them. Students who are disruptive to the class or not attentive upon their return to class will lose the privilege in the future. Students will be required to stay after school to make up any material missed while they were out of the classroom.Discipline Policy: It is expected that all students will conduct themselves in a respectful and appropriate manner at all times. This course is designed for mature and responsible young adults. Some of the content and issues presented, and the images and videos used in class, require the utmost maturity by all students.
Complete Sentences & Grammar: Unless explicitly instructed otherwise, students should ALWAYS use complete sentences in EVERYTHING that they do. This includes using proper grammar, punctuation, spelling, and acceptable academic English syntax.
Grade Weights:o Unit Tests: 25% o Content Comprehension Checks (CCC): 15%o Homework: 15%o History Journal Group/Classwork & Notes 10%o Research Paper: 10%o Projects & Essays: 10%o Final Examination: 10%o Preparation & Participation 5%
Grading and Access to Grades: Grades for this course will be kept on Jupiter Grades, which gives students and parents instant access to grades. Parents who have not received passwords by the end of the second week of school should e-mail the teacher. A link to the Jupiter Grades login page can be found on the class website.
Late Work Policy: It is expected that students will turn in all assignments by their due dates. Any unexcused late work can earn a maximum grade of 50%.
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Absence Policy: If a student is absent, it is his or her responsibility to check the class syllabus and to complete anything missed before the next class session. Students must use the syllabus for assignment information and the class website and Jupiter Grades to determine what work must be made up. It is not the teacher’s responsibility to look up or track down missing assignments; this responsibility belongs entirely to the student. Students who miss class time for any reason will be required to stay after school to make up missing lessons.
Extra Credit Policy: Extra credit is an opportunity for students who have completed all of their assigned work to delve more deeply into a topic of study or to study a related topic of interest that was not covered in class. I strongly support and encourage all students to take the initiative to engage in meaningful historical and/or legal study and analysis beyond that which is studied in class. There will be several extra credit opportunities available to the class through the class website, but students are also encouraged to design their own extra credit projects with the approval of the teacher.
Cheating & Plagiarism: Cheating and plagiarism are taken very seriously and will NOT be tolerated. Plagiarism is defined as using the work of another with the intent to present the work as one’s own. Students will be required to properly paraphrase and cite any sources used for information. Any student caught cheating, plagiarizing, or voluntarily allowing another to cheat or plagiarize any part of an assignment, test, or project will receive a zero and may be subject to further disciplinary action.
Required Supplies:1. Three ring binder notebook with paper;2. Composition Notebook;3. SSR book;4. Pen (black or blue ink only), pencil, eraser, and highlighter; and5. Word processor for note taking (permitted but not necessary).
Teacher Contact Information:Erik M. [email protected] (School Phone Number)
Day Number & Topics Classwork, Peer Assignments, & Review/Application Homework (Due at the Start of the Next Class Session)
Lesson 1: Course Introduction
1-000 Arrival of the Paleo-Indians (1:51)
1-005 Sedentary State-Level Civilizations (1:52)
1-010 Indigenous Cultural Similarities (2:03)
1-015 Indigenous Cultural Differences (0:46)
Problem 1:The Beringian Standstill Hypothesis
Have Syllabus & Cell Phone Sheet Signed by Parents
Review 1-000, 5, 10, 15 then Complete Homework A in Jupiter Grades (due by 7:00 am)
Complete Lecture & Take Notes on the following in Google Classroom and then Complete Homework B in Jupiter Grades (due by 7:00 am):(1) 1-020 Wealthy West African Kingdoms (1:33)(2) 1-025 Cultural Characteristics of African Kingdoms (1:54)(3) 1-030 West African Slave Trade (1:06)(4) 1-035 Portuguese Exploration of Africa (2:40)
Review 1-040, 45, 50, 55 then Complete Homework C in Jupiter Grades (due by 7:00 am)
Complete Lecture & Take Notes on the following in Google Classroom and then Complete Homework D in Jupiter Grades (due by 7:00 am):(1) 1-060 Columbus’s Later Expeditions (2:24)(2) 1-065 Other European Voyages (2:00)(3) 1-070 Spanish Empire in the Americas (2:31)(4) 1-075 Columbian Exchange (2:54)
Problem 4:Bartolomé de Las Casas: Hero or Villain?
Problem 5:Bartolomé de Las Casas v. Juan Ginés de Sepúlveda Debate
Review 1-080, 85, 90, 95 then Complete Homework E in Jupiter Grades (due by 7:00 am)
Lesson 4:1-100 English Motives for Settlement & the First Attempts (2:26)
1-105 The Lost Colony of Roanoke (2:22)
1-110 Jamestown Settlement (2:48)
CCC III: slides 1-080, 85, 90, 95 (p. 25-33)
Problem 6:Richard Hakluyt, A Discourse Concerning Western
Planting
Problem 7:Captain John Smith, Generall Historie of Virginia, Book III
Review 1-100, 105, 110 then Complete Homework F in Jupiter Grades (due by 7:00 am)
Complete Lecture & Take Notes on the following in Google Classroom and then Complete Homework G in Jupiter Grades (due by 7:00 am):(1) 1-115 Bacon’s Rebellion (1:23)(2) 1-120 Settlement of the Other Southern Colonies (1:43)
Review 1-125, 130, 135, 140 then Complete Homework H in Jupiter Grades (due by 7:00 am)
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Clips from Desperate Crossing (28:14) Lesson 6:
1-145 Puritan Superstition & Religious (1:40)
1-150 Witchcraft in Salem (2:46)
1-155 Salem Witchcraft Trials (2:30)
CCC V: slides 1-125, 130, 135, 140 (p. 44-49)
CCC VI: Desperate Crossing
Problem 10:The Trial of Bridget Bishop
Video:Salem Witch Trials (41:11)
Review 1-145, 150, 155 then Complete Homework I in Jupiter Grades (due by 7:00 am)
Lesson 7:1-160 Pequot War (1:10)
1-165 Praying Indians (1:32)
1-170 King Philip’s War (3:35)
CCC VII: slides 1-145, 150, 155, & Salem Witch Trials)
Problem 11:The Capture of Mary Rowlandson
Review 1-160, 165, 170 then Complete Homework J in Jupiter Grades (due by 7:00 am)
Complete Lecture & Take Notes on the following in Google Classroom and then Complete Homework K in Jupiter Grades (due by 7:00 am):(1) 1-175 New Netherlands (1:03)(2) 1-180 New Sweden (0:58)(3) 1-185 Other Middle Colonies (1:14)
Review 1-190, 195, 200 then Complete Homework L in Jupiter Grades (due by 7:00 am)
Complete Lecture & Take Notes on the following in Google Classroom and then Complete Homework M in Jupiter Grades (due by 7:00 am):(1) 1-205 Colonial American Economy (2:01)(2) 1-210 Regional Economic Differences (1:22)(3) 1-215 Regional Social Differences (1:40)
Problem 13:Jonathan Edwards, “Sinners in the Hands of an Angry God”
Review 1-220, 225, 230 then Complete Homework N in Jupiter Grades (due by 7:00 am)
Lesson 10:1-235 Competition for North America (1:12)
1-240 Seven Years War Ignites (2:22)
1-245 Pontiac’s Rebellion (2:22)
Problem 14:Capitulation of George Washington
Video:The Conflict Ignites Part I & II (10:13 & 10:35)
Samuel Adams (13:32)John Hancock (8:24)
Review 1-220, 225, 230 then Complete Homework O in Jupiter Grades (due by 7:00 am)
Complete Lecture & Take Notes on the following in Google Classroom and then Complete Homework P in Jupiter Grades (due by 7:00 am):(1) 1-250 British & Colonial Governments (1:52)(2) 1-255 New Laws & Taxes Cause Conflict (1:45)
Lesson 11:1-260 Protest to British Taxation (2:31)
Review 1-280, 285, 290, 295 then Complete Homework R in Jupiter Grades (due by 7:00 am)
Complete Lecture & Take Notes on the following in Google Classroom and then Complete Homework S in Jupiter Grades (due by 7:00 am):(1) 1-300 Second Continental Congress (1:47)(2) 1-305 Dorchester Heights (1:46)(3) 1-310 Empire Strikes Back & Common Sense (1:35)(4) 1-315 Declaration of Independence (2:00)
Review 2-185, 190, 195 then Complete Homework FF in Jupiter Grades (due by 7:00 am)
Complete Lecture & Take Notes on the following in Google Classroom and then Complete Homework GG in Jupiter Grades (due by 7:00 am):(1) 2-200 Louisiana Purchase (2:27)
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Jefferson’s Secret Codes Video:Thomas Jefferson (9:24)
Louisiana Purchase (26:55)
Problem 34:Jefferson’s Secret Codes
(2) 2-205 Jefferson & Conflict in Europe (1:45)(3) 2-210 Embargo Act & Non-Intercourse Act (1:29)
Lesson 31:2-215 Fourth President James Madison (2:27)
Review 4-000, 5, 10, 15 then Complete Homework RR in Jupiter Grades (due by 7:00 am)
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Lesson 48:4-020 Slave Encounters (1:51)
4-025 Emancipation Proclamation (1:23)
4-030 African American Soldiers (1:49)
CCC XXXII: slides 4-000, 5, 10, 15 (p. 249-255)
Problem 50:Emancipation Proclamation
Review 4-020, 25, 30 then Complete Homework SS in Jupiter Grades (due by 7:00 am)
Complete Lecture & Take Notes on the following in Google Classroom and then Complete Homework TT in Jupiter Grades (due by 7:00 am):(1) 4-035 Wartime Life in the North (1:53)(2) 4-040 Wartime Life in the South (1:32)(3) 4-045 Soldiers During the War (1:55)(4) 4-050 Women During the War (0:56)
Lesson 49:4-055 War Along the Mississippi River (1:38)
4-060 Fredericksburg & Chancellorsville, Virginia (2:20)
Review 5-035, 40, 45 then Complete Homework CCC in Jupiter Grades (due by 7:00 am)
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Lesson 72:5-050 Immigration Boom (2:39)
5-055 Social Issues Facing Immigrants (2:49)
5-060 Immigrants Impact America (1:23)
CCC XLI: slides 5-035, 40, 45 (p. 327-333)
Video:Men Who Built America Part IV
Review 5-050, 55, 60 then Complete Homework DDD in Jupiter Grades (due by 7:00 am)
Lesson 73:5-065 Urban Migration (2:02)
5-070 Technology Improves City Life (2:22)
5-075 Social Issues Created by City Life (2:12)
CCC XLII: slides 5-050, 55, 60 (p. 334-340)
Problem 59:City Kids
Video:Men Who Built America Part V
Review 5-065, 70, 75 then Complete Homework EEE in Jupiter Grades (due by 7:00 am)
Lesson 74:5-080 Golden Age or Gilded Age? (2:23)
5-085 A New Common Culture (1:46)
5-090 A Boom in Popular Entertainment (2:36)
CCC XLIII: slides 5-065, 70, 75 (p. 341-346)
Problem 60:What is Success?
Video:Men Who Built America Part VI
Review 5-080, 85, 90 then Complete Homework FFF in Jupiter Grades (due by 7:00 am)
Lesson 75:Complete Unit V
Unit V Review
CCC XLIV: slides 5-080, 85, 90 (347-352)CCC XLV: Video- Men Who Built America
Unit V Review Game (in teams)
Study for Unit V Test
Lesson 76:Unit V Test
N/A Study for Final Exam
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Lesson 77:Final Exam Review
Group Review Session Study for Final Exam
Lesson 78:Final Exam
N/A N/A
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SYLLABUS ACKNOWLEDGMENT FORM (MR. LAFORTUNE: UNITED STATES HISTORY I (CP/CPA))Please sign below to indicate that you have received and read the class syllabus and that you understand the classroom policies, procedures, and expectations.Student Name (Printed): _______________________________ Block: __________Student Signature: ___________________________________ Date: ___________Parent/Guardian Name (Printed): ___________________________________________Parent/Guardian Signature: ____________________________ Date: ___________ Parent/Guardian e-mail address: ___________________________________________(E-Mail address at which you can receive updates/class communications. You may also set up automatic e-mails to be sent to you from Jupiter Grades to periodically update you on your child’s progress, grades, and/or missing assignments).Parent/Guardian phone number: ___________________________________
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Students will be issued a password to view their own class grades and missing assignments. Parents will also be issued a password. Unfortunately I will not be able to provide passwords by phone. If you are a parent/guardian authorized to receive student grades and you do not receive your student’s password by the end of the second week of school, please contact me at [email protected].