| Pilot Site: |
| | This is a pilot course for Madison High School. Other schools may not offer this course without prior approval from the Interdistrict Curriculum Committee.
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| Grade Range: |
| | 11 |
| Course duration: |
| | Two semesters |
| Subject area in which graduation credit will be given: |
| | History-Social Studies: U.S. History |
| UC subject area satisfied: |
| | a - History-Social Science |
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| Course Description: |
| | This course reviews the nation’s beginnings and key
elements of American history through reconstruction.
Students trace the industrial expansion of the
Progressive Era using ASL for instruction. They analyze
factors that shaped the course of American history in the
late 19th and early 20th centuries that led to this nation’s
rise as a world power. Students study personalities and
events of the Gilded Age, the Jazz Age, Great
Depression, and Cold War era. They examine
America’s involvement in both World Wars and the
recent conflicts in the Middle East. Students trace the
social struggles that led to women’s suffrage, civil rights,
and voting legislation. They evaluate domestic policy
issues and social problems within contemporary
American society. |
| State Course Code(s): |
| | 9703 - Hearing Impairment Instruction |
| Basic Texts and Teaching Guides: |
| | Danzer et al., The Americans: Reconstruction to the 21st Century. McDougal Littell, 2006 |