United States History

Course Information: Mr. Duensing and Ms. Koch

E-mail: duensrm@d11.org                Websites: Duensing http://duensrm.tripod.com/duensingswebsites

Office: Room 106     Office Phone/Voice:  719-520-2609

Office Hours:  Monday- Friday 7:45-8:35, 2:15-3:30

Welcome to the United States History course!  This course is a study in American history from reconstruction through 2009.  We will be focusing on the social, economic, and political aspects of this time period.

Thematic Units of Study:

q  Unit I:    1877-1918         Social Aspects: The West, Minority Rights, Immigration

q  Unit 2:   1877-1918         Economic Aspects: Industrialism, Progressives, Populism

q  Unit 3:   1877-1918         Political Aspects: Imperialism, New Manifest Destiny, WWI

q  Unit 4:   1918-1941         Social: Minorities, 1920’s Culture, 1930’s Depression Culture

q  Unit 5:   1918-1941         Economic: Prosperity, Great Depression, New Deal

q  Unit 6:   1918-1941         Political: Post WWI, Isolationism, Appeasement, Pre WWII

q  Unit 7:   1941-1968         Social: Civil Rights, Great Society, New Frontier

q  Unit 8:   1941-1968         Economic:Post War Boom,War on poverty, Military Ind. Complex

q  Unit 9:   1941-1968         Political: WWII, Cold War, McCarthy/ 2^nd Red Scare, Vietnam

q  Unit 10: 1968-                Social: Counter Culture, Rise of Conservatism, 1980’s

q  Unit 11: 1968-                Economic: Trickle Down, Inflation, Oil, Globalization

q  Unit 12: 1968-                Political: 1970’s, Post Cold War, Terrorism, Politics today

Materials and Supplies

q  3 section spiral notebook dedicated to this class only

q  Pencils and pens

Grading Average Points Per Assignment

q  Daily work/Homework:                                       25                     points

q  Quizzes:                                                            50                     points

q  Notebook Checks                                              50                     points

q  Tests:                                                               100                   points

q  Semester Exam                                                200                   points

q  Estimated Total Points                                      1000-1200         points

Late/Make Up Work

q  You are given the same amount of time missed in class for an excused absence to make that work up except for long term projects or papers.

q  If working in teams, the excused absence will not give the team extra time

q  Late work will be penalized half credit and will not be accepted after 2 days.

Attendance Policy

q  First unexcused call home

q  Second unexcused call home and after school detention

q  Third or more go to discipline office

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Read the above classroom guidelines.  Sign and detach this portion to return to the teacher by Monday.  This is the first assignment of the quarter.  This is worth 10 points.  If you have questions e-mail or call me at the numbers listed above.

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