CANADIAN AND WORLD STUDIES DEPARTMENT
CHA 3U1
AMERICAN HISTORY
Grade 11, University Preparation
Teacher:
This course traces the social, economic, and political development of the United States from colonial times to
the present. Students will examine issues of diversity, identity, and culture that have influenced the country’s
social and political formation and will consider the implications of its expansion into a global superpower.
Students will use critical-thinking and communication skills to determine causal relationships, evaluate
multiple perspectives, and present their own points of view.
Course Units
Unit 1:
Unit 2:
Unit 3:
Unit 4:
Unit 5:
Unit 6:
Colonial America
Revolutionary America
Political America
Civil War America
Superpower America
Modern America
Topics to be studied include the following:
Aboriginal peoples  New World Discoveries  Slavery  Puritans  Salem Witch Hysteria 
Thirteen Colonies  Founding Fathers  Declaration of Independence Revolutionary Events
Constitution North/South Issues Manifest Destiny Age of Lincoln Secession Civil War
Highlights Reconstruction Sharecropping Economic expansion Robber barons Wild West
Roosevelt Dynasty World War I Prohibition Depression New Deal World War II Baby
Boomers Cold War Civil Rights Vietnam Notable Americans
Mark Breakdown and Category Weightings
Term Work
70%
Communication 25%
Examination
30%
Communication 25%
Thinking 25%
Thinking 25%
Application 25%
Application 25%
Knowledge 25%
Knowledge 25%
Class Expectations
You can expect in this class to…
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Become familiar with relevant terminology
Apply concepts and facts to practical uses
Perform methodological research
Participate in discussions and debates
Orally present in front of your peers
Be critical and creative
Formative, diagnostic and summative
assessments may include
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Test
Reports
Debates and discussions
Group assignments
Role Plays
Final exam
Students will continue to develop the following learning skills:
To be responsible and committed to their learning by completing and submitting work and assignments and
other forms of assessment and evaluation.
To be organized and prioritize to ensure success by planning, managing time, and being resourceful
To work independently by managing their own education, s well as collaboratively by accepting various
roles, sharing with peers and responding positively to peers
To take initiative by looking for learning opportunities and nurturing their curiousity
To self-regulate by setting individual goals and monitoring their progress to achieve those goals, by asking for
assisstance when needed, by perservering through challenges
Students are expected to be aware of and follow all OLMC policies concerning assignments, attendance,
emergency procedures, and student behaviour
o The OLMC agenda is an essential tool for you to be informed of these policies and should not be
discarded
Students are to contribute to a safe and healthy learning environment
Teacher is expected to assist students in achieving all of these expectations by the following
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Ensuring a safe and equitable learning environment
Support students learning by using differentiated methods
Providing students with proper and sufficient information
Maintaining a mutually respectful environment
Should you be assigned a textbook the cost of replacement would be $90.00