Brookwood High School
High School Course Syllabus
Course Title ........... CP US History
Teacher .................. Mr. Leone
Term.............................. Fall 2014
Room # ......................... A45 & A106
Email Address
Teacher Web Page
Chris_Leone@Gwinnett.k12.ga.us
https://instruction.gwinnett.k12.ga.us/d2l/home/265680
Teacher Support
(Help sessions etc.)
Help sessions are available Monday-Friday from 6:30-7:15, or by appointment.
Course Description
This is a survey class in the study of the history of the United States from colonial times to the present. Two semesters of US
History are required for high school graduation in Georgia. The class is meant to prepare students to take the US History End
of Course Test in May.
Course Curriculum Content
The Colonial Era
AKS: SSUSH_C2007-30,31
examine 17th century life in the early Spanish, French, Dutch, and English colonies, and why these colonies were founded (GPS)
(SSUH_C2007-30)
trace the ways that the economy and society of British North America developed (GPS) (SSUH_C2007-31)
Revolution to Constitution
AKS: SSUSH_D2007-32,33,34
explain the primary causes of the American Revolution (GPS) (SSUH_D2007-32)
identify the ideological, military, and diplomatic aspects of the American Revolution (GPS) (SSUH_D2007-33)
analyze the development of American Constitutional government, explaining its relationship to the Enlightenment, and describe how the
early national leaders implemented the new government (GPS) (SSUH_D2007-34)
Creating a Nation
AKS: SSUSH_D2007-35,36
analyze the impact of territorial expansion and population growth and its impact in the early decades of the new nation (GPS)
(SSUH_D2007-35)
explain the process of economic growth in the first half of the 19th Century, its regional and national impact, and the different responses to
it (GPS) (SSUH_D2007-36)
Western Expansion & Sectionalism
AKS: SSUSH_E2007-37,38
explain the relationship between westward expansion and the rise of sectionalism (GPS) (SSUH_E2007-37)
identify the key events, issues and individuals relating to the causes, course and consequences of the Civil War (GPS) (SSUH_E2007-38)
Civil War & Reconstruction
AKS: SSUSH_E2007-38,39
identify the key events, issues and individuals relating to the causes, course and consequences of the Civil War (GPS) (SSUH_E2007-38)
identify legal, political and social dimensions of Reconstruction (GPS) (SSUH_E2007-39)
Industrialization & Urbanization
AKS: SSUSH_F2007-40,41
describe the growth of big business and technological innovations after Reconstruction (GPS) (SSUH_F2007-40)
analyze important consequences of American industrial growth (GPS) (SSUH_F2007-41)
Instructional Materials and Supplies
Published Materials
Instructional Supplies
The Americans. McDougal Littell.
1) Pen and Pencil
2) Textbook
3) Binder with college ruled paper
Evaluation and Grading
Assignments
Daily class assessments/quizzes(CA)
Tests and projects(SA)
Interim “Midterm” Exam
Performance Final Exam(FE)
Benchmark County Final Exam(FE)
Grade Weights
35%
43%
2%
5%
15%
Class Assessments(CA)
Summative Assessment(SA)
Final Exam(FE)
Interim *Midterm*
Grading Scale
35%
43%
20%
2%
A:
B:
C:
D:
F:
90 and above
80 – 89
74 – 79
70 – 73
69 or below
Late Work Policy
If you are present on the day an assignment is to be turned in, and you do not have it, you have TWO days to turn it in late. Fifteen (15)
percent will be taken off each day it is later, and after that, the grade will be a zero.
If you are absent on the day an assignment is to be turned in, or a test or quiz is given, you have five school days from the next time you
are present to make it up. After that, the above late work policy goes into effect.
The syllabus may be updated as needed throughout the semester.