In order to focus on student success, provide quality instruction, and communicate openly and honestly
with students and parents, secondary teachers will publish a course syllabus each term.
2015-2016 Course Syllabus for U.S. HISTORY
Term 1
Teacher: S.Bosare E-mail: Samantha.bosarge@biloxischools.net
Teacher’s Web Site: http://biloxischools.schoolwires.net/Domain/364
Objectives: U.S. History is a comprehensive course in which students take a Subject
Area Test as a requirement for graduation. Attendance is crucial for success in this
class. Student will be required to read chapters independently in preparation for the
class lectures and tests.
Enter objectives here:
1. Demonstrate an understanding of U.S. history chronology
2. Understand the cause and effect relationships of historical events
3. Describe the impact of science and technology on the historical developments of
the U.S.
4. Describe the relationship of people, places and environments through time.
5. Demonstrate the ability to use social studies tools.
6. Analyze the contributions of Americans to the ongoing democratic process.
Tests and Grades
Grading: A=90-100 B=80-89 C=70-79 D=65-69 F=below 65 I=incomplete
Grading follows the policies of Biloxi Public Schools. A mid-term progress report and a report card following the end of each term are issued.
Quizzes: Students will work independently on supplemental or enrichment activities
for each unit. A quiz will be given to check for completion and understanding of U.S
History objectives. There are no retakes for quiz.
Tests: A test will be given after completion of every unit, and will include material from
past units. Test results will be reviewed with students the following school day. If
student is absent the day of the test, they are expected to test immediately upon
return, and a '1' will be recorded in the gradebook until test is taken. At the end of
each term a comprehensive departmental exam will be given, which will include
content covered during the current and previous terms.
Tutoring hours: Monday & Friday 2:20 – 3:00; Tuesday 2:20 -3:40
Retesting: You will be given the opportunity to retest within ten days of receiving your
graded test. It will not be the same as the original test and the highest test grade will
be taken. However, before student can retest, they must meet the following
stipulations:
1. Student must sign up for mandatory re-teaching the Tuesday after their test
results. They will then retest the following Tuesday. No retest will be started after 3:00.
2. Student must have completed all classwork to be eligible for re-test.
Homework/Assignments/Projects: Students should check the classroom board daily for
due dates, homework assignments, and additional information. Assignments will only
be taken one day late for a late grade of 65. Extra Credit will be available each term.
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In order to focus on student success, provide quality instruction, and communicate openly and honestly
with students and parents, secondary teachers will publish a course syllabus each term.
Course Requirements: It is imperative that students attend class everyday, study
independently and stay current on all assignments. Students' term grades will be
computed using the following formula:
Daily Grades 35%
Test Grades 55%
Term Exam
10%
Important Dates:
Labor Day:
Midterm Progress Reports:
National ACT Test:
End of Term 1:
September 7
September 11
September 12
October 8
Fall Break:
Columbus Day:
Report Cards:
October 9
October 12
October 19
****Graded assignments are to be written in blue/black ink, or pencil. No work will be
accepted in gel or glitter pen, red ink, green ink, etc.
Term One Outline:
Textbook: The Americans-Reconstruction to the 21st Century
**August 6 - August 7
Discussion of classroom procedures and handbook, etc.
Distribution of textbooks
History foundations and class overview
**August 7 - August 18: Gilded Age Overview
Test - August 18, 2015 - Test results reviewed on August 19th.
Corresponds to Chapters 6 - 8 New Industrial Age
- A broad introductory overview that will introduce Gilded Age policy which includes laissezfaire policies, economics, and the political leadership that will oversee it.
**August 19 - August 27: Westward Expansion
Test - August 27, 2015 - Test results reviewed on August 28th.
Corresponds to Chapter 5 - Changes on the Western Frontier (1877-1900)
- Identify the push-pull factors that lured people to migrate west.
- Describe how the U.S. frontier shifted westward.
- Examine U.S. policies toward Native Americans.
- Explain how mining, ranching, and farming developed in the West.
**August 28 - September 9: Industrialization
Test - September 9, 2015 - Test results reviewed on September 10th.
Corresponds to chapter 6 - A New Industrial Age (1877-1900)
- Identify how daily life changed in the post-Civil War United States.
- Analyze how technological advances lead to the growth of businesses and cities.
- Understand why American industrialists of the late 1800s were called both
“robber barons” and “captains of industry.”
- Describe how social Darwinism affected Americans' views on big business.
- Contrast big businesses and small businesses
- Identify factors that led to a growing workforce in the late 1800s.
- Describe factory work and why it was sometimes necessary for entire families to
work
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- Explain the impact of industrialism on the gulf between rich and poor.
- Describe the goals of early labor unions.
- Identify the causes and effects of major strikes in the late 1800s.
**September 10 - September 18: Urbanization and Immigration
Test September 18, 2015 - Test results reviewed on September 21st.
Corresponds to chapters 7 & 8 Immigrants and Urbanization (1877-1914) and Life at the Turn of
the Twentieth Century (1877-1917)
- Describe how business influenced politics during the Gilded Age.
- Identify government reform of the spoils system and regulated railroads.
- Analyze the challenges faced by immigrants from Europe, Asia, and Mexico
during the late 1800s and early 1900s.
- Identify the causes and effects of urban growth in the late 1800s and early
1900s.
- Review developments that helped cities grow and how living conditions changed.
- Explain how reform movements helped the needy.
- List the efforts to control immigration and personal behavior in the late 1800s.
- Describe how/why public education expanded.
- Compare and contrast the views of Booker T. Washington and W.E.B. Dubois
regarding African American education.
- Describe new forms of entertainment at the turn of the century.
- Describe how African Americans were discriminated against after Reconstruction
and how they resisted it.
- Analyze the debate over women’s equality.
- Discuss how women’s work changed in the home and workplace.
- Describe how businesses were influence by women’s new role as consumers.
**September 21 - September 28: The New South
Test September 28, 2015 - Test results reviewed September 29th.
Corresponds to Chapter 9 - The Progressive Era (1890-1920)
- Describes Post Reconstruction South in the wake of Jim Crow and the origins of the Civil
Rights Movement
** September 29 - October 6: Populism
Test October 6, 2015 - Test results reviewed on October 7th.
Corresponds to Chapter 5
- Examine hardships of people living in the West and how they overcame them.
- Discuss why farmers protested the post-Civil War economic policies and the
government's response to their protests.
- Identify the key goals of the Populists.
**October 7 - 8: Cluster 1 Review & Test
Term 1 Comprehensive Assessment
** Some units may run longer or shorter than others, and pacing guide may be off a day or
two.
Cell Phone Policy - The teacher reserves the right to control cell phone usage within the
classroom. Phones must be silenced and put away before entering the classroom. No student
has my permission to record or videotape classroom activity or instruction to protect student
and teacher privacy.
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