What Will We Learn?In this class, we will explore U.S. history, with an emphasis on the 20th century. In addition to a general overview of the events that have to come to shape our modern American society, students will examine various primary sources to grapple with the enduring questions that we face as Americans like:
The purpose of this class is not to memorize facts, dates, and names because, well... Google. Instead, our focus is to gain critical thinking skills and explore history to help make sense of the modern world and our role in it. |
...each generation must ask itself anew why studying the past is important, and remind itself why history can bring us together rather than -- as we have seen most recently -- tear us apart." |
To navigate through the content of U.S. history, students will build historical thinking skills. Students will work toward mastery of each of these skills throughout the course.
What will learning in this class look like?
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CURRENT EVENTS:
Each week, students can expect to engage in 50 minutes of watching and responding to today’s news through CNN10. |
History is IMPORTANT. More than any other topic, it is about us. Whether one deems our current society wondrous or awful or both, history reveals how we arrived at this point. Understanding our past is central to our ability to understand ourselves and the world around us.” - James Loewen, Lies My Teacher Told Me