U.S.+History

|| Texts: || **US HISTORY LECTURES** **US HISTORY EXAMS** Essay #1 Prep Week: 09/21-09/30 Essay #1 Final: 09/30/2011 Essay Prep Week: 11/22/2011 Essay #2 Final: 11/30/2011 Research Paper: 01/31/2011 Book Review: || This current events section will come into play during Semester 2 when we will be doing a research-based paper connecting a current issue to a past occurrence. It is never too early to start brainstorming, however... We will be making use of several newspaper databases that the SLS Library provides. If you have a smart phone, you can actually download several applications that provide newspaper sources. If you find several that you like, you can email them to yourself and start building a cache of articles. __**Library**__ The picture above has been taken from the website, http://www.ushistory.org/. Do __**//not//**__ use this source as a **primary source.** || __**Class Mottos**__: 1. "You reap what you sow" 2. To whom much is given, much is expected. (Noblesse Oblige) 3. "Do or do not, there is no try."-Yoda 4. "Keep moving forward."-Walt Disney 5. “It is not the critic who counts; not the man who points out how the strong man stumbles, or where the doer of deeds could have done them better. The credit belongs to the man who is actually in the arena, whose face is marred by dust and sweat and blood, who strives valiantly; who errs and comes short again and again; because there is not effort without error and shortcomings; but who does actually strive to do the deed; who knows the great enthusiasm, the great devotion, who spends himself in a worthy cause, who at the best knows in the end the triumph of high achievement and who at the worst, if he fails, at least he fails while daring greatly. So that his place shall never be with those cold and timid souls who know neither victory nor defeat.”-Theodore Roosevelt ||
 * Syllabus
 * __The American Nation__(in-class use only)
 * http://www.marshfield.k12.wi.us/socsci/apush_2003/chapter_list.htm
 * Web-based primary documents
 * Historical Novel (2nd Semester)
 * Newspaper Articles || Class Rules:
 * **__Course Outline:__**
 * Be mindful that the course outline can and may be adjusted according to the flow of the course. It is __your__ responsibility to be aware of these changes. **
 * Linked Pages: **
 * US HISTORY ASSIGNMENTS ** || [[image:mrnsilva/trumbull'sdofipic.jpg]] || Due Dates:
 * Course Bio:
 * In addition to students acquiring content knowledge of United States history, this course is designed to build student confidence in doing independent work. The curriculum is a combined project- and problems-based style suited to the male-style of learning. Students are expected to be actively engaged in their learning. **I do not assign homework** because of the fact that students have multifaceted lives that detract from performing well //outside// of the classroom environment. __**When they come to class they are expected to work and //perform//**__. This is more than a luxury or a privilege; it is a requirement that they strive to do so!
 * If you are a parent reading this section and have any questions, you can reach me at mrnsilva2002@gmail.com. My office hours run from 6:30 AM-7:15 AM and 2:30-3:45 or as requested. || __**Current Events**__:
 * http://sls-library.wikispaces.com/
 * **Learn what is real!!!**
 * Mr. Allen, your librarian and I, are working together to show //you// how to recognize and utilize legitimate information correctly.