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UNITED STATES HISTORY COURSE OUTLINE
THE GILDED AGE TO THE END OF WORLD WAR II (1870-1945)
Teacher: Ms. Nasir
Room: G 7
Email: nasirj@dearbornschools.org
IBlog: iblog.dearbornschools.org/nasirj
Materials Needed:
Binder/ 5 Tabs or Notebook, Paper, Pen/Pencil, own tissue, pocket sharpener
Description:
History is an integrative discipline that studies change over time in people, places, and environments. The content of history consists of human beings and how, at different times and in different places, people and their cultures and societies have changed and developed. Historians study the past to understand the present, drawing upon a vast storehouse of information about human behavior, relationships between people and environments, and the ways that people have developed solutions to meet their perceived problems. History is important for students in the 21st century, because of the role the past plays in shaping the present. As a philosopher once remarked, “We live our lives forward, but we understand them backward.” Like geography, the study of history also seeks to foster citizens who actively and systematically investigate the world and its relationships. The disciplined study of history requires students to develop important questions, conduct inquiry, and evaluate and develop historical arguments. Like all disciplines, historical study begins with problems, questions, and curiosities. Historians wonder about how things came to be the way they are, or how interpretations of the past influence action in the present. History, however, requires the ability to engage in investigations using different types of evidence and data, including those generated by other disciplines such as economics and geography. The study of history requires students to analyze and use a wide range of sources — such as public and private documents, numerical data, and maps — to develop the most accurate picture of the past possible. Studying history also requires students to analyze and evaluate conflicting interpretations and assess past examples of change over time. The study of history thus provides frequent opportunities to engage in reasoned debate, to assess the merits of competing claims about the present and the past, and to consider the world from different perspectives. It helps students understand the complexity involved in most changes while attending to the continuities often obscured by dramatic change. Students studying history also learn to make reasoned arguments, supported by facts and evidence, and informed by competing perspectives. History thus not only helps us use facts to understand the context and background of our institutions, cultures and societies; it also helps increase our ability to analyze change, evaluate others’ interpretations, and develop and improve our own. It draws on a wide range of information and approaches to investigate the dynamic historical processes and interpretations that shape the world in which we live.
What we will be learning:
- Unit I: Growth of an Industrial and Urban America
- The Gilded Age
- The Progressive Era
- Unit II: Becoming a World Power
- Expansion & Imperialism
- WWI
- Unit III: The Roaring Twenties
- Unit IV: The Great Depression and New Deal
- Unit V: World War Two
How will we be learning?
Often students come to a history class expecting to have to memorize dates, battles, and important people. While timelines, specific events, and people are important, you will not be asked to memorize arbitrary facts just for the purpose of winning Jeopardy, but instead to build a solid foundation of American History. Also, you will be asked to learn how to analyze primary source documents, read a map, write persuasively, interpret political cartoons, engage in a debate, and present and defend your ideas in front of the class with the knowledge of the specific people, events and dates important to understanding American History.
What are our class goals?
LEARN: Learn the content & develop historical thinking skills.
CONNECT: Find relevance in the world and to your life today.
ENJOY: Have FUN and ENJOY coming to class and learning.
TECHNOLOGY: Acquire technological skills to be future ready.
ADVENTURES: Go places! Continue your learning outside our classroom walls in person or electronically.CIVICS: Develop a sense of what it means to be a civically responsible American.
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