FORSYTH COUNTY COURSE SYLLABUS
2011-2012
COURSE TITLE: US History
TEACHER NAME: Scott Morlanne
ROOM #: 371
EMAIL: pmorlanne@forsyth.k12.ga.us
PHONE: 770-781-2264
Textbook/Resources: With the emergence of technology as a tool for learning, South Forsyth High School will be
utilizing various resources to assist with instruction, including ANGEL, online textbooks, and interactive websites. In
addition to these web based instructional tools, this course will also have a classroom set of textbooks. Should you
feel that your child would benefit from having a textbook at home in addition to the classroom textbook, please
contact your child’s teacher. The American Vision (Georgia Edition) is the text for this course. The replacement
cost of a text is $64.98
United States History
11th Grade
Year-long / 1 credit
R = required for high school graduation
EOCT = Students are required by the Georgia DOE to take an End-of-Course Test (EOCT) in this
course.
Course Description: This yearlong, one credit required course serves as a comprehensive, intensive study of major
events and themes in United States History. The course curriculum includes a survey of the history of our country
beginning with the Age of Exploration and ending with the early 21 st century. Topics covered include colonial
America, the American Revolution, the Critical Period, the Federalist Era, the Jeffersonian Era, the Age of Jackson, 19th
Century Reform Movements, Sectionalism & the Civil War, Reconstruction, the Industrial Revolution, the Gilded
Age, the Progressive Era, World War I, the Great Depression, World War II, the Cold War, the Civil Rights
Movement, the Vietnam War, and recent events from the 1980s through the beginnings of the 21st century.
Assessment of United States History includes items that require students to interpret primary
source material, maps, graphs, and charts as well as apply geographical knowledge to very
specific historical events.
A state mandated End of Course Test is required and counts 20% of the student’s overall
course grade.
Semester 1
Unit 1: European Colonization & Settlement
Unit 2: Birth of the U.S.--Revolution & Constitution
Unit 3: U.S. Growth & Expansion (1800-1840s)
Unit 4: Disunion, Civil War & Reconstruction
Semester 2
Unit 5: Industrialism & Progressivism
Unit 6: U.S. As A World Power--Imperialism & WW1
Unit 7: Boom & Bust--1920s & 1930s America
Unit 8: U.S. as Superpower--WW2 & the Cold War
Unit 9: Politics of Change (1950s-1970s)
Unit 10: The U.S. in the Modern World
Standards: Course Standards can be found at www.georgiastandards.org
GPS #1: ABCD
Students will describe European Settlement in N. America in the 17th Century.
GPS #2: ABCD
Students will trace the ways that the economy and society of British N. America developed.
GPS #3: ABC
Students will explain the primary purposes of the American Revolution.
GPS #4: ABCD
Students will identify the ideological, military, and diplomatic aspects of the Am. Revolution.
GPS #5:ABCDE
Students will explain specific events and key ideas evident in the US Constitution.
GPS #6: ABCDE
Students will analyze the nature of territorial and population growth and its impact on the New Nation.
GPS #7: ABCDE
Students will explain the process of economic growth and its impacts in the 19 th Century.
GPS #8: ABCDE
Students will explain the relationship between growing north-south divisions.
GPS #9: ABCDEF
Students will identify key events, issues, and individuals relating to the cause of the Civil War.
GPS #10: ABCDE
Students will identify legal, political, and social dimensions of Reconstruction.
GPS #11: ABCD
Students will describe the growth of big business and technology after Reconstruction.
GPS #12: ABCD
Students will analyze important consequences of American industrial growth.
GPS #13: ABCDE
Students will identify major efforts to reform Am. Society and politics of the Progressive Era.
GPS #14: ABC
Students will explain America’s with the world at the turn of the 20th Century.
GPS #15: ABCD
Students will analyze the origins of the U.S. involvement in WWI
GPS#16: ABCD
Students will identify key developments in the aftermath of WWI.
GPS #17: ABC
Students will analyze the causes and consequences of the Great Depression.
GPS #18: ABCDE
Students will describe FDR’s New Deal and describe how it changed government.
GPS #19 ABCDE
Students will identify the origins, major developments and impact of WWII.
GPS #20 ABC
Students will analyze the domestic and international impact of the Cold War.
GPS #21: ABCD
Students will explain economic growth in the U.S. from 1945-1970.
GPS #22: ABCDE
Students will identify dimensions of the Civil Rights movement.
GPS #23: ABCD
Students will describe and assess the impact of political developments from 1945-1970.
GPS #24: ABCDE
Students will analyze the impact of social change movements in the 1960’s.
GPS #25: ABCDEG
Students will describe changes in national politics and policies since 1968
Availability for Extra Help: Available for help before school (7:45) and after school (3:40) upon student request. The website
resource for information on Formative Assessments can be located on Angel or Teacher Webpage
Makeup Work: All missed work and assessments are the responsibility of the student when they are absent from
school. A student who is absent on the class day before a regularly scheduled assessment will be responsible for
completing the assignment on the regularly scheduled day and time. Students who have been absent more than two
consecutive days (including the assessment day) will be given five (5) school days to make up the assessment and/or
other assignments. This does not include major projects, research papers, etc., where the deadline has been posted in
advance. The teacher has the discretion to grant a longer period of time to make up work if there are extenuating
circumstances.
Late Work Policy: In keeping with the premise of standards based education, all formative assessments are assigned
and evaluated by the teacher in order to inform planning and instruction; therefore it is imperative that all students
turn assignments in on time. Students are allowed to turn in late assignments until the date of the summative
assessment for the corresponding unit for a maximum possible score of 70%. Any student who finds it necessary to
turn in a formative assignment after that date must make individual arrangements with the teacher. Circumstances
will be considered on a case by case basis. The late work policy for summative assessments (i.e. project, research
paper, etc.) will be outlined on the assignment guidelines given by the teacher when the project is assigned.
ReTeach & ReAssess Policy:
Honors & On-level classes:
For a summative grade 69% and under there will be ONE opportunity for retake, for a maximum grade of 70%. This
must be completed within 5 days of the original assessment.
AP Classes:
No reassess possibilities, due to “square root” curve applied to all summative exams in AP classes
IB Classes:
No reassess possibilities; due to IB required mark-schemes, all summative exams in IB classes will be addressed by
individual teachers based upon the specific subject rubrics
Grading Calculations:
Course Average = 1st and 2nd semester grades (40% each) + 20% EOCT or Final Exam
Course Work = 75% Summative + 25% Formative
Grading Policy:
A = 90 – 100
B = 80 – 89
C = 70 – 79
Failing = Below 70
Required Assignments:
Students will take a variety of formative assessments during and summative assessments after
each unit is covered.
*Formative Assessments include, but are not limited to homework, class work, practice tests, rough drafts, and sections of projects/ research
papers/presentations. Concept of formative assessment: http://pareonline.net/getvn.asp?v=8&n=9
*Summative Assessments include, but are not limited to unit tests, final projects, final essays, final research papers, and final presentations.