U.S. History Syllabus

11th Grade: US History & Geography
Syllabus
Mr. Robert L. Meyer, M.A.; Email: rmeyer@sandi.net; Telephone (6) 470-0555 ext.126

Course Description:
Students in grade eleven study the major turning points in American history in the twentieth century. Following a review of the nation's beginnings and the impact of the Enlightenment on U.S. democratic ideals, students build upon the tenth grade study of global industrialization to understand the emergence and impact of new technology and a corporate economy, including the social and cultural effects. They trace the change in the ethnic composition of American society; the movement toward equal rights for racial minorities and women; and the role of the United States as a major world power. An emphasis is placed on the expanding role of the federal government and federal courts as well as the continuing tension between the individual and the state. Students consider the major social problems of our time and trace their causes in historical events. They learn that the United States has served as a model for other nations and that the rights and freedoms we enjoy are not accidents, but the results of a defined set of political principles that are not always basic to citizens of other countries. Students understand that our rights under the U.S. Constitution are a precious inheritance that depends on an educated citizenry for their preservation and protection.

Course Objectives:
This course will closely follow the California Standards. Please refer to the California Standards section in this 11th Grade syllabus.

Materials:
The Americans: Reconstruction to the 21st Century, McDougal Littell, 2006
Various other materials

Homework Policy:
All homework is due at the start of class. Late work receives a lower mark.
If you are absent, check the Internet to find out the homework. Go to http://www.scpahistorygeo11.blogspot.com/ The homework assignment will be due the day you return to school. If you do not find out the homework from the Internet, ask/phone other students from the class.
If there is a quiz given on the day that you miss, you will not be allowed to take that quiz when you return. However, the quiz will not count for you or against you. Important: If there is a quiz being given the day you return to class, you must be prepared to take that quiz.
It is strongly suggested that you obtain phone numbers from a number of your classmates. This can help student success in a number of ways.
After being absent, it is your responsibility to bring any due homework up to me! It is not my responsibility to ask you for it. It is due at the very start of class.
Any homework that is not passed in on time due to an unexcused absence or tardy will receive a lower mark.
Grading:
Grades for this class will be determined by a point system. Points from class activities, homework, projects, quizzes, notebook checks will add up over the course of the semester. History Binder checks, projects, and tests will make up the majority of your grade. Grades are locked at the end of each grading period and cannot be changed once that grading period has ended.
Failed tests may be retaken after school. Students must make arrangements with the instructor on a case by case basis to do so. Any assignments, including tests that don’t have the student’s name, date and period, written in the upper right corner will not be given a grade. It is the student’s responsibility to write his or her name, date and period on every one of their assignments and tests.



Classroom Rules:
Students should expect all rules and policies in place at SCPA to be followed in class. There are five (5) basic classroom rules you are expected to follow in Rm. 116. They are:
When Mr. Meyer, or someone else, is talking, YOU ARE LISTENING!
Be in your seat, quiet & ready to learn when the bell rings.
Stay in your seat & on task.
Keep your hands, feet, and objects to yourself.
Follow directions!!!

Cheating
Cheating and plagiarism will not be tolerated. If you (and anyone/everyone else involved) are caught cheating on an assignment you (and all others involved) will receive a failing grade for that assignment.


Units and Corresponding California Standards:

1. Exploration and the Colonial Era (11.1; 11.3.1; 11.3.2)

2. Revolution and the Early Republic(11.1.1; 11.1.2; 11.8.4; 11.1.2; 11.5.4; 11.10.7; 11.11.3; 11.3.5; 11.1.3; 11.2.2)

3. The Growth of a Young Nation (11.2.3; 11.1.2; 11.2.1; 11.10.2; 11.3.3; 11.2.2; 11.2.6; 11.5.6; 11.8.7; 11.3.2; 11.10.7)

4. The Union in Peril (11.1.4; 11.10.2; 11.1.4; 11.2.2; 11.5.2)

5. Changes on the Western Frontier (11.1.4; 11.2.6; 11.1.4; 11.2.2; 11.5.2)

6. A New Industrial Age (11.1.4; 11.2.1; 11.2.2; 11.2.6; 11.2.9; 11.5.7; 11.2.5; 11.2.27)

7. Immigrants and Urbanization (11.2.2; 11.2.3; 11.3.3; 11.11.7; 11.1.4; 11.2.7; 11.3.2; 11.2.4)

8. Life at the Turn of the 20th Century (11.2.2; 11.2.3; 11.3.3; 11.11.7; 11.1.4; 11.2.7; 11.3.2; 11.2.4)

9. The Progressive Era (11.2.4; 11.2.7; 11.2.9; 11.3.2; 11.5.3; 11.8.7; 11.2.1; 11.2.6; 11.5.2; 11.8.6; 11.10.7; 11.2.9; 11.4.4; 11.11.5; 11.1.4; 11.2.5; 11.5.4; 11.6.5)

10. America Claims and Empire (11.4.2; 11.4.1; 11.2.9; 11.4.3)

11. The First World War (11.2.6; 11.4.5; 11.7.6; 11.10.5; 11.10.7; 11.4.4; 11.5.6; 11.9.3)

12. Politics of the Roaming Twenties (11.5.1; 11.5.2; 11.6.5; 11.8.2; 11.5.4; 11.5.7; 11.6.1; 11.6.2; 11.8.7)

13. The Roaring Life of the 1920s (11.2.2; 11.2.7; 11.3.2; 11.5.3; 11.5.4; 11.5.5; 11.5.6; 11.5.7; 11.5.2)

14. The Great Depression Begins (11.5.1; 11.6.1; 11.6.2; 11.6.3)

15. The New Deal (11.6.2; 11.6.4; 11.6.3; 11.6.5; 11.5.4; 11.10.5; 11.5.5; 11.5.6; 11.8.6; 11.7.6)

16. World War Looms (11.7.1; 11.7.5; 11.7.4; 11.7.6)

17. The United States in World War II (11.5.6; 11.7.3; 11.7.5; 11.11.3; 11.7.2; 11.10.1; 11.7.6; 11.7.7; 11.8.7; 11.10.4; 11.10.5)

18. Cold War Conflicts (11.4.6; 11.7.8; 11.8.5; 11.9.1; 11.9.2; 11.9.3; 11.8.7; 11.11.14; 11.9.6)

19. The Postwar Boom (11.7.8; 11.8.1; 11.8.3; 11.8.4; 11.10.1; 11.11.2; 11.8.7; 11.10.7; 11.11.7; 11.2.2; 11.5.6; 11.8.; 11.8.2; 11.116)

20. The New Frontier and the Great Society (11.3.3; 11.8.5; 11.9.3; 11.10.4; 11.8.2; 11.8.4; 11.9.7; 11.11.1; 11.11.12; 11.11.6; 11.8.4; 11.10.6)

21. Civil Rights (11.3.1; 11.10.1; 11.10.2; 11.10.4; 11.10.5; 11.10.6; 11.1.2; 11.3.1; 11.10.3; 11.10.3; 11.10.4; 11.10.5)

22. The Vietnam War Years (11.9.3; 11.9.4; 11.8.8)

23. An Era of Social Change (11.6.5; 11.8.2; 11.10.5; 11.11.1; 11.10.7; 11.11.3; 11.5.6; 11.8.8)

24. An Age of Limits (11.9.3; 11.10.2; 11.11.2; 11.8.7; 11.8.8; 11.11.4; 11.4.3; 11.9.6; 11.10.3; 11.5.6; 11.8.6; 11.11.5)

25. The Conservative Tide (11.3.1; 11.3.2; 11.9.5; 11.8.4; 11.8.6; 11.11.2; 11.8.2; 11.10.5; 11.10.6; 11.11.3; 11.11.6; 11.9.3; 11.9.6)

26. The United States in Today’s World (11.8.4; 11.9.1; 11.9.6; 11.9.7; 11.11.6; 11.8.7; 11.9.1; 11.9.7; 11.11.6; 11.8.7; 11.9.1; 11.9.7; 11.11.3; 11.11.2; 11.8.6; 11.8.7)

Citizenship:

What happens if I don’t follow the rules? The consequences for not following the classroom rules are:
1st Offense: Verbal Warning and conference with the Instructor.
2nd Offense: Counselor contact, Parent/Guardian contact, detention with Instructor.
3rd Offense: Counselor contact #2, Parent/Guardian contact #2, detention #2 with Instructor.
4th Offense: Referral to Office, Counselor contact #3, Parent/Guardian contact #3, after school detention, Saturday School, etc…

Citizenship grades are based upon how well you are able to follow the class rules. Good or bad, it’s up to you to earn the best grades you can! Tardies lower your Citizenship grade, too. Get four (4) and you earn a U, so don’t be late to class. Anyone tardy must also make up the class time they missed. Remember, if you are not in your seat, ready to learn, when the bell rings YOU ARE LATE!

Food/Gum:

Eating food and chewing gum is not allowed in class. If you eat or chew gum in class your Citizenship grade will be affected and you may also receive detention and/or a referral.

Detention:

Detentions are done after school Monday through Thursday unless another time is arranged with the Instructor. Detentions that have been assigned but have not been completed before the end of the grading period will lower the Citizenship grade.