STANDARD COMPETENCIES:

 

 I.       Demonstrate knowledge of the main developments in the history of the US in the context of world history.

 II.     Evaluate the role of the US in the global trade in slaves, commodities, and technology

 III.   Understand how world history affected the US frontiers, the US revolution and development of the American nation and economy, the Civil War, rise to global power, our participation in the wars, technological advancements, and social movements of the 20th century.

 IV.     Formulate models and patterns of how the United States has contributed to and interacted with the development of other countries in the world.

 V.       Compare the development of the United States to other regions in the world.

 VI.     Evaluate sources and perspectives on US and global history.

 VII.     Apply understanding of US and World history to anticipate future relations.

  VIII.    Develop four general goals integrate history with workplace skills:

         A.      Acquire information from many sources

         B.      Break complex and multiple sources of information down into parts to create clearer understanding

         C.      Understand the impact of time and space on perspective

         D.      Develop narrative structures and arguments based on evidence

 IX.     Throughout the course, students should be introduced to course content, practice using course content, and demonstrate they can:

         A.        Describe how peoples, groups, cultures, and institutions covered in this course change over time

         B.        Understand the events covered in the course in historical context and recognize how social, cultural, gender, race, religion, nationality and other identies affect historical perspective

         C.        Communicate orally and in writing about the subject of the course and select and apply contemporary forms of technology to solve problems and compile information

         D.        Use different resources for historical research, including libraries, databases, bibliographies and archives

         E.         Analyze secondary sources and recognize differences in historical interpretation

         F.         Identify types of primary sources, the point of view and purpose of their author or creator

         G.        Create substantive writing samples which employ critical analysis of primary and secondary sources, and document those sources correctly

         H.        Construct knowledge in the discipline and synthesize historical narratives and timelines from primary and secondary sources, maps, and/or artifacts and critically analyze, interpret and evaluate many different points of view to construct historical arguments.

 TOPICAL OUTLINE:

 

 1) America’s place in the Age of Discovery

 2) America in World Trade, 1500-1800

 3) The US Revolution in the World Enlightenment

 4) Nationalism and making a Nation

 5) Frontiers

 6) Church and State

 7) Democracy and social welfare

 8) Industrialization and immigration

 9) End of Slavery

 10) Expansion and colonies

 11) Age of Progress and Reform

 12) World War and Revolution

 13) Depression and Renewal

 14) The Great War

 15) New Prosperity

 16) The Environment