Syllabus 2018

Instructors:   Mr. Preston and Mr. Steven A. Hill

American History II,  Spring 2018 Syllabus

Contact  info for Mr. Hill:  hills@pitt.k12.nc.us

Materials:

      1)      US History Textbook: provided in class

      2)      Two notebooks. One will be your personal notebook the other an in-class journal

--   1 pack of pencils / pens

--      1 three ring binder

--      1 ream of paper 8x11 inch…any color

Basis for Grading:

60% Tests

40%  Homework  / quizzes, journals, and in class assignments / formal essays

Goals of the course:

Students will gain an understanding of the history of America and the forming of the United States from 1877 to the present. In addition to learning content information (dates, events, people, ideas, etc) students will learn how to think like historians. Students will learn about the four historical thinking skills and in doings so, develop habits of the mind that will lead to greater understanding of how to evaluate past, and future, events.

Historical Thinking Skills

Skill 1: Crafting Historical Arguments from Historical Evidence

Skill 2: Chronological Reasoning

Skill 3: Comparison and Contextualization

Skill 4: Historical Interpretation and Synthesis