Readings The main textbook provides students with a basic overview of the evolving American The American Pageant experience. The text is supplements by a diverse selection of primary and secondary sources. Using secondary works, students will analyze essays by prominent historians. Throughout the year, students will be asked to write essays that are designed to develop skills in argumentation and the use of evidence and interpretation. Textbook: Kennedy, David M., Lizabeth Cohen, and Thomas Bailey. 15th ed. Boston, Mass.: The American Pageant. Houghton Mifflin Co., 2012. Primary Sources: Kennedy, David M., Lizabeth Cohen, and Thomas Bailey. Boston, The American Spirit, Vol I and Vol II. Mass.: Houghton Mifflin Co., 2006. Secondary Sources: Madaras, Larry and James. M. SoRelle. Taking Sides: Clashing Views on Controversial Issues in American Dubuque, IA: McGraw-Hill/Dushkin, 2005. History, Volume II. Maddox, Roberts. Dubuque, IA: McGraw-Hill/Dushkin, Annual Editions American History: Volume I and II. 2007. Schweikart, Larry and Michael Allen. New York: Penguin Group, A History of the United States. Patriot’s 2004. Warden, Herbert W. III. American Courage: Remarkable True Stories Exhibiting the Bravery That Has Made New York: HarperCollins, 2006. Our Country Great. Zinn, Howard. New York: Harper Perennial Modern Classics, 2003. A People's History of the United States. Hands on Primary Source Documents and Artifacts: Boothby, Scott: Revolutionary War Officers Books (Matthias Beamon) State of Connecticut. GRADING POLICY: A+ = 97.0% A = 94.0% A- = 90.0% B+ = 87.0% B = 84.0% B- = 80.0% C+ = 77.0% C = 74.0% C- = 70.0% D+ = 69.0% D = 66.0% D- = 65.0% F = 0.0%
Readings The main textbook The American Pageant provides students with a basic overview of the evolving American experience. The text is supplements by a diverse selection of primary and secondary sources. Using secondary works, students will analyze essays by prominent historians. Throughout the year, students will be asked to write essays that are designed to develop skills in argumentation and the use of evidence and interpretation. Textbook: Kennedy, David M., Lizabeth Cohen, and Thomas Bailey. The American Pageant. 15th ed. Boston, Mass.: Houghton Mifflin Co., 2012. Primary Sources: Kennedy, David M., Lizabeth Cohen, and Thomas Bailey. The American Spirit, Vol I and Vol II. Boston, Mass.: Houghton Mifflin Co., 2006. Secondary Sources: Madaras, Larry and James. M. SoRelle. Taking Sides: Clashing Views on Controversial Issues in American History, Volume II. Dubuque, IA: McGraw-Hill/Dushkin, 2005. Maddox, Roberts. Annual Editions American History: Volume I and II. Dubuque, IA: McGraw-Hill/Dushkin, 2007. Schweikart, Larry and Michael Allen. A Patriot’s History of the United States. New York: Penguin Group, 2004. Warden, Herbert W. III. American Courage: Remarkable True Stories Exhibiting the Bravery That Has Made Our Country Great. New York: HarperCollins, 2006. Zinn, Howard. A People's History of the United States. New York: Harper Perennial Modern Classics, 2003. Hands on Primary Source Documents and Artifacts: Boothby, Scott: Revolutionary War Officers Books (Matthias Beamon) State of Connecticut. GRADING POLICY: A+ = 97.0% A = 94.0% A- = 90.0% B+ = 87.0% B = 84.0% B- = 80.0% C+ = 77.0% C = 74.0% C- = 70.0% D+ = 69.0% D = 66.0% D- = 65.0% F = 0.0%