United States History  I – Mrs. Richardson, A305

richardsong@lynnschools.org

This course is the first half of your required United States History curriculum.  We will cover the years 1607 (the settlement of Jamestown, VA, the first, permanent, English colony) to 1877 (the end of the Civil War and Reconstruction).  In order to receive a diploma from Lynn Classical High School, you must pass this class.

NOTEBOOKS

Your notebook should include notes from class discussion plus timelines and any other charts or information that you are instructed to add.  Begin each day with your text and notebook open on your desk.  Notebooks will be graded (test grade) while you are taking mid-year and final exam.  Handouts, tests/quizzes, and homework are not part of the notebook.

 

HOMEWORK

Homework represents 15% of your grade.  Completing your assignments is the easiest way to add points to your average.  Assignments are not graded for accuracy but for effort.  Remember to write your name and page # on the paper!!  Homework will be marked with

2=good job, good effort, shows some understanding of the material

1=assignment late or poorly done

0=0

F&R=Fix & Return=you tried but missed some major point so try again & return paper.

EXTRA CREDIT

All options are worth one test point and there is no maximum.

1-bring in an article from a newspaper or a magazine that relates to what we’re currently studying

2- write a review on board highlighting 5 important facts from yesterday’s lesson; 1 person/day; sign up in advance

3-ABC summary: using a word from the chapter, write vocabulary/fact study guide, e.g.

Casualty-a dead, missing, or wounded soldier

Olive Branch Petition-when colonists tried to tell King George III their complaints

Washington-George; leader of the Patriots

Patriots-the rebels who fought in the Revolutionary War

Evacuation Day-March 17, when Tories/British fled Boston harbor; aka St. Patrick’s Day

Natural rights-Locke’s ideas that men are born with unalienable rights

Saratoga-the turning point of the war

Cowpens-1781, turning point of the war in the South where 1,000 Patriots beat the regular British army.

MAKE-UP WORK

Missing graded work must be made up within one week and one day.  Missing homework will not be accepted after the related test.

NIGHT BACK

Thursday is my regular day, but I’m usually here most days until at least 3.

 

 

United States History I           2011-2012

America: Pathways to the Present                  Cayton, et al

 

First Quarter	Ch 3 Growth of American Colonies	USI.1
	Ch 4 French & Indian War	USI.1
	Ch 4 Causes of American Revolution	USI.2
	Ch 4 Declaration of Independence	USI.3, .4
	Ch 4 Role of Massachusetts in the Revolution	USI.5
	Ch 5 Articles of Confederation	USI.6
Grading parameters	Common: 1st quarter exam, Summer reading, Collins
	5-8 assessments: chapter tests/quizzes, 14-18 homework assignments, projects, notebook

 

Second Quarter	Ch 5 Constitution and the Great Compromise	USI.7
	Ch 6 Federalists vs. anti-Federalists	USI.8, .9
	Ch 6 Democracy, American style	USI.10-.21
	Ch 6 Rise of political parties	USI.22, .23
	Ch 6 Presidency of Thomas Jefferson	USI.22
Grading parameters	Common: 5-paragraph essay, mid-year exam & essay
	5-8 assessments: chapter tests/quizzes, 14-18 homework assignments, projects, notebook

 

Third quarter	Ch 7 Revolutions: transportation, industrial	USI.27
	Ch 8 Jacksonian democracy	USI.24, .25
	Ch 8 Massachusetts textile industry	USI.28
	Ch 9 Growth & economics of slavery	USI.29
Grading parameters	Common: Collins, 3rd quarter exam
	5-8 assessments: chapter tests/quizzes, 14-18 homework assignments, projects, notebook

 

Fourth quarter	Ch 9 Reforms: religion, Abolition, women’s suffrage	USI.30-.34
	Ch 10, 11 Growing divisions: North vs. South	USI.35-.37
	Ch 11, 12 Civil War	USI.38-40
	Ch 13 Reconstruction	USI.41
Grading parameters	Common: 5-paragraph essay, final exam & essay
	5-8 assessments: chapter tests/quizzes, 14-18 homework assignments, projects, notebook