Genesee Community College
	Course Syllabus
Keshequa Central School
	Course ID:	HIS204	Course Section: Period 4
	Title:	U.S. History 2: 1865 - Present
	Term:	Spring 2007
	               Instructor Name:  Mr. Cook
	Contact Info:   Phone#  468-2541  ext 2044     email: tcook@keshequa.org
	Catalog 	Surveys United States history from Reconstruction to the present. Focuses on the role of the 
	Description:	United States among the community of nations and on the ideas and events that have 
	shaped the development of our culture, government and institutions since 1865. Examines 
	the following themes: Reconstruction, industrialization and its effects on American society, 
	immigration and urbanization, progressivism, World War I, social and cultural changes of 
	the Twenties, the Great Depression and the New Deal, World War II, postwar affluence and 
	social change, the Cold War and its end, the civil rights movement, Watergate, the Reagan 
	Revolution, and the war on terrorism. Introduces techniques of historical research and 
	critical writing about the modern history of the United States.
               Course 
Description:   
This is a college level course offered by the Social Studies Department. It also serves as a preparation for the New York State Regents given in June.
	Objectives:	At the conclusion of the semester, students will be able to:
	
	1.Students will demonstrate knowledge of a basic narrative of modern American history by 
	answering on a test a set of essay questions on American politics, public policy, and society 
	after the Civil War, covering such topics as foreign and domestic policy, elections, radical 
	protests, wealth and poverty, corporations, the mass media, labor, and America's impact on 
	the world.*
	
	2.Students will demonstrate a knowledge of the common institutions in modern American 
	society and how they have affected different groups by writing a 2-4 page paper comparing 
	and contrasting how the institutional structures/nature of American society in that 
	period/issue of modern American history affected at least two groups within society or the 
	world community (critical thinking), based upon library research involving a minimum of 
three sources utilizing online full-text databases(information management).* (see class requirements for required paper question)
	
	3.Students will demonstrate an understanding of America's evolving relationship with the 
	rest of the world by answering a set of essay questions on American politics, public policy, 
	and society in the post-Civil war era, covering such topics as foreign and domestic policy, 
	wealth and poverty, corporations, and the mass media, within the context of America's 
	impact upon the world.*
	
	4.Compare and contrast in extended writing, examination questions or classroom activities 
	the presidential plans for Reconstruction with the congressional plans for Reconstruction.
	
	5.Identify in extended writing, examinations questions and classroom discussion at least 
	three of the patterns of settlement and development of the western frontier and the 
	significance of the frontier on the development of the United States. 
	
	6.Evaluate through extended writing, examinations questions and classroom discussion at 
	least five of the reasons for the rapid industrial development of the United States in the 19th
	 century.
	
	7.Analyze in extended writing, examination questions or classroom activities the impact of 
	progressivism on the local, state and national levels. 
	
	8.Assess through extended writing, examinations questions and classroom discussion at least
	 three of the objectives of American foreign policy prior to World War I.
	
	9.Analyze in extended writing, examinations questions and classroom discussion at least 
	three of the patterns and processes of immigration and urbanization in late 19th century 
	America.
		
	10.Evaluate through extended writing, examinations questions and classroom discussion the
	 impact of the growth of manufacturing and the railroads on national development. 
	
	11.Analyze in extended writing, examinations questions and classroom discussion at least 
	three factors that drew the United States into World War I. 
	
	12.Identify in extended writing, examinations questions and classroom discussion at least 
	five of the causes of the Great Crash of 1929 and why it set off the Great Depression.
	
	13.Analyze in extended writing, examination questions or classroom activities a minimum 
	of three of the changes in the American way of life and American values in the 1920's
	
	14.Analyze in extended writing, examination questions or classroom activities the 
	economic, social and political significance of the New Deal
	
	15.Evaluate through writing assignments, examination questions and classroom activities 
	America's efforts to stay out of World War II and the sequence of events that brought the 
	U.S. into the war.
	
	16.Evaluate through extended writing, examinations questions and classroom discussion at 
	least three ways the American way of life and our role in the world community was impacted
	 by World War II.
	
	17.Analyze at least four of the reasons for the development of the Cold War and the 
	resulting domestic and diplomatic sense of danger from communism.
	
	18.Compare and contrast through extended writing, examination questions and classroom 
	activities the phenomenal prosperity of the post World War II era with the fear and anxiety of
	 the era.
	
	19.Analyze in extended writing, examination questions or classroom activities the impact of 
	the civil rights movement of the 1950's and 1960's on the development of American society.

	20.Assess in extended writing, examinations questions and classroom discussion the nature 
	and significance of the conservative resurgence of the 1980's and the 1990's.
	
                              21.Evaluate in extended writing, examinations questions and classroom discussion at least 
		three of the changes created by Watergate on the American political landscape. 
	
	22.Analyze in extended writing, examination questions or classroom activities the evolving 
	role of the presidency from Andrew Johnson to the present.
	
	23.Demonstrate through map quizzes or examination questions an understanding of the 
	role that geography plays on the on-going development of the United States.
	
	24.Demonstrate through extended writing, examination questions or classroom activities the
		 ability to analyze at least three current issues in American society in their historical context.
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	25.Demonstrate through extended writing, examinations questions or classroom discussion 
	the ability to read and interpret at least four primary sources in American history with 
		reference to historical perspective and context.
	
	26.Demonstrate through extended writing, examinations questions or classroom discussion 
	an understanding of history as an interpretive discipline with a diversity of viewpoints. 
	
	*This course objective has been identified as a student learning outcome that must be 
	:	formally assessed as part of the College's Comprehensive Assessment Plan. All faculty 
	teaching this course must collect the required data (see Assessing Student Learning 
	Outcomes form) and submit the required analysis and documentation at the conclusion of 
	the semester to the Office of Assessment and Special Projects. 
	
	Required 
	Materials:   Text,  Organization materials (folders, notebooks)
	
Required Text:

The school will provide the following text: Kennedy, Cohen, Bailey, The Aemrican Pageant, 12th edition  with supplemental sources from other sources.Students will also be utilizing the textbook website.  The link and other helpful information will be posted in my docushare folder.

Course 
	Requirements:

Each student will be required to:

Complete two major examinations
Complete ten quizzes
Complete required text and supplemental reading assignments Maintain a minimum of a 70 average to remain in the college course.

In addition, each student will be required to successfully complete a 2-4 page paper on the required paper question listed below. The paper will follow professional standards (MLA) while scoring a minimum of 65% on the research paper assessment rubric*.  

Required Paper Question:

The rule of the ajority is an essential element of the American Political experience, yet the reality of American History demonstrates that ignoring the views of minority voices can create serious political ramifications.  Students will select from a list of time periods or issues to be provided by the instructor and compare and contrast the views of the prevailing majority openion with ose of a least one dissenting perspective for that issue or time period. 

	Grading Criteria:

Your course average will be based upon the following categories

Classwork (such as assignments, activities, research paper,) 50 %
Tests and Quizzes 50%

Individual items in these categories may be weighed differently.  For example, the research paper will be given higher weights in the class average than other work.  Specific weights for each assignment will be given when it given.

Students will be able to make up low classwork grades by redoing the work. Extra credits options and remediation for quiz grades may be made available at the discretion of the instructor. There is no remediation for  tests.

Policies: 

Attendance – The district policy for attendance will be in effect.  Students will have 5 school days to make up any quizzes or classwork they have missed.  Students are responsible for all content covered in the class. 

Test dates will be noted in the class schedule issued at the beginning of each semester. Students are not able to make-up missed tests, unless a unique and unavoidable circumstance has occurred.  The student must contact the instructor immediately to inform the instructor they will not be in attendance for the test.  Decisions regarding a make-up will be made on a case-by-case basis and are done at the discretion of the instructor.

All assignments are due at the beginning of the class assigned unless specifically indicated. Students have access to Internet resources at several locations.  Assignments involving the use of the Internet will not be accepted late because of difficulties with personal Internet connections or problems with computer hardware.

Students who are legally absent must turn in work at the beginning of the next class period, or will begin to receive penalties based upon the list below.  Work not completed may receive the following penalties:

			2 points of if not completed at the beginning of the period
			5 points off per school day
		
No work will be accepted or graded after the close of each ten-week marking period.   Students who are absent for an extended period are required to contact the instructor to make arrangements for work.

Students are encouraged to review all emergency procedures for building.  Evacuation procedures will be reviewed the first day of class.

	Schedule 	
	/Calendar: 

		All readings are from Bailey, American Pageant unless specified.
		Common student outcomes for all weeks are 1,2,22,23, 25, and 26

Dates  Jan 26 - Feb 9
Topic: America 1876 	
Student Outcomes Covered:  1,2
Readings and Assignments: Ch 22
Research Paper:  Assignment of time period//issue
Quiz/Tests:  Quiz on material 

Dates  Feb 12-16
Topic: The West
Student Outcomes Covered:  3
Readings and Assignments: Ch 26
Research Paper:  General reading on time period/issue
Quiz/Tests: 

Dates: Feb 26-Mar 2
Topic: The Emergence of an Urban/Industrial America
Student Outcomes Covered:  6,9,10
Readings and Assignments: Ch 24,25
Research Paper:  Identification of “Majority opinion”
Quiz/Tests: Quiz on material 

Dates:  Mar 5-9
Topic: Politics in the Late Nineteeth Century
Student Outcomes Covered:  6,7
Readings and Assignments: Ch 23
Rearch Paper:  Idenitfication of “Minority dissent”
Quiz/Tests:

Dates Mar 12-16
Topic: Imperial America 1877-1914
Student Outcomes Covered:  8
Readings and Assignments: Ch 27, 28
Research Paper:  Data collection
Quiz/Tests: Quiz on material 

Dates: Mar 19-22
Topic: The Progressive Era
Student Outcomes Covered:  7
Readings and Assignments: Ch 29, 30
Research Paper:  Data Review by  instructor
Quiz/Tests:

Date Mar 26-30
Topic: World War I and American Society
Student Outcomes Covered:  11
Readings and Assignments: Ch 31
Quiz/Tests: DBQ work on era
Midterm Test Mar 30

Date: April 2-5th
Topic: The 1920’s
Student Outcomes Covered:  13
Readings and Assignments: Ch 32 & 33
Quiz/Tests:  

Date: April 16 - 20
Topic: The Great Depression and the New Deal
Student Outcomes Covered:  12,14
Readings and Assignments: Ch 34
Research Paper:  MLA review/ working bibliography in
Quiz/Tests:  Quiz on Material

Date:  April 23-27
Topic: World War II
Student Outcomes Covered:  15,16
Readings and Assignments: Ch 35/36    Distance Learning Activity  - British war room
Research Paper:  Work on first draft
Quiz/Tests:  

Date April 30- May 4
Topic: Onset of the Cold War
Student Outcomes Covered:  17
Readings and Assignments: Ch 37
Research Paper – First Draft Due  May 7th
Quiz/Tests: Quiz on material

Date: May 7-11
Topic: Affluence and the Triumph of Liberalism
Student Outcomes Covered:   18
Readings and Assignments: Ch 38
Quiz/Tests:

Date: May 14-18
Topic: The Turmoil of the the 1960’s
Student Outcomes Covered:  19
Readings and Assignments: Ch 39
Quiz/Tests: Quiz on materials week 13-15

Date: May 21-25
Topic: Crisis of Confidence 1968-1980
Student Outcomes Covered:   21
Readings and Assignments:Ch 40
Quiz/Tests:

Date: 29-June 1
Topic: Reagan and the Conservative Resurgence
Student Outcomes Covered:  20
Readings and Assignments: Ch 41
Quiz/Tests: Quiz on material 
Final Paper Due June 1st

Date: June 4-June 8th
Topic: Foreign Policy After the  Cold War:To 9/11 and Beyond
Student Outcomes Covered:  3, 24
Readings and Assignments: Ch 42
Quiz/Tests:

June 11th-15th
Topic:  Wrap UP: American in the 21st Century
Student Outcomes Covered:  24
Readings and Assignments: Reading/Internet Activity
Quiz/Tests: 

REVIEW JUNE !8th
Final Test June 19th

I  Impact of the American Civil War
	
	II  Reconstruction, 1865-1876
	
	III  The West
	
	IV  The Emergence of an Urban/Industrial America
	
	V  Politics in the Late Nineteenth Century
	
	VI  Imperial America 1877-1914
	
	VII  The Progressive Era
	
	VIII  World War I and American Society
	
	IX  The 1920's
	
	X  The Great Depression and the New Deal
	
	XI  World War II
	
	XII  The Onset of the Cold War
	
	XIII  Affluence and the Triumph of Liberalism
	
	XIV  The Turmoil of the 1960's
	
	XV  Crisis of Confidence 1968-1980
	
	XVI  Reagan and the Conservative Resurgence
	
	XVII Foreign Policy After the Cold War
	
	XVIII America in the 21st Century

	Notes:
PLAGIARISM / CHEATING:  Plagiarism is the dual act of presenting and claiming the words, ideas, data, or 
	creations of others as one’s own.  Plagiarism may be intentional--as in a false claim of authorship--or 
	unintentional--as in a failure to document information sources using MLA, APA, CBE, or other style sheets or 
	manuals adopted by instructors in the College.  Presenting ideas in the exact or nearly exact wording as found
	 in primary or secondary sources constitutes plagiarism, as does patching together paraphrased statements 
	without in-text citation. Each faculty member will determine appropriate responses to plagiarism.  Disciplinary 
	action resulting from confirmed instances of plagiarism and/or cheating may include receipt of a failing grade 
	on an assignment or the course, removal of a student from a class, or expulsion of a student from the College.