I would like to welcome students and parents/guardians to the new school year. I am extremely excited and honored to be your child’s History Teacher this year. I believe in all of my students. I genuinely care about their scholastic and personal achievement(s), and success. Parents you can assist with the education process by, being involved, asking questions about the class, making sure homework is completed and turned in on time, and encouraging your student to diligently study and attain the highest grade possible! Thank you and I believe this is going to be a positive and productive school year. COURSE DESCRIPTION AND OBJECTIVES Students in grade eleven study the major turning points in American history in the twentieth century. Following a review of the nation's beginnings and the impact of the Enlightenment on U.S. democratic ideals, students build upon the tenth grade study of global industrialization to understand the emergence and impact of new technology and a corporate economy, including the social and cultural effects. They trace the change in the ethnic composition of American society; the movement toward equal rights for racial minorities and women; and the role of the United States as a major world power. An emphasis is placed on the expanding role of the federal government and federal courts as well as the continuing tension between the individual and the state. Students consider the major social problems of our time and trace their causes in historical events. Students will learn how to become historians and researchers. A daily schedule of study is required to meet the expectations of this course which typically involves one hour of preparation per class meeting. We process one lesson within each module per day. Plan ahead. *Summer Assignment* Module 1 Prologue: American Beginnings 1439 - 1878 (7 lessons) approx 2 weeks (7 lessons to be discussed during the first two weeks of school) *Fall* Module 2 Westward Expansion 1868 -1901 (4 lessons) approx 1 week Module 3 Industrialization 1868 - 1901 (4 lessons) approx 1 Week Module 4 Immigration and Urbanization 1876 - 1917 (5 lessons) approx 1 week Module 5 Progressivism 1888 - 1921 (7 lessons) approx 2 weeks Module 6 US Imperialism 1892 - 1918 (4 Lessons) approx 1 week Module 7 World War I 1913 - 1920 (4 lessons) approx 1 week Module 8 The Roaring Twenties 1919 - 1929 (6 lessons) approx 1 week *Spring* Module 9 The Great Depression 1928 - 1934 (3 lessons) approx 1 week Module 10 The New Deal 1932 - 1941 (5 lessons) approx 1 week Module 11 World War II 1930 - 1946 (7 lessons) approx 2 weeks Module 12 The Cold War 1944 - 1992 (6 lessons) approx 1 week Module 13 The Postwar Boom 1945 - 1961 (4 lessons) approx 1 week Module 15 Civil Rights 1953 - 2010 (6 lessons) approx 1 week Module 16 The Vietnam War 1959 - 1976 (5 lessons) approx 1 week Module 17 Transitions and Conservatism 1967 - 1992 (6 lessons) approx 1 week Module 18 New Millennium 1991 - 2015 (5 lessons) approx 1 week Module 19 The United Stated in the 21st Century 6 lessons) approx 1 week