Mrs. Yancey

“Those who do not remember the past are condemned to repeat it.” George Santayana

Welcome to an exciting year in Social Studies. We will be studying the past century in our country’s history and learning about many of the fascinating people and remarkable events of that century. You will discover common threads that run throughout people’s lives, making the human experience similar in many ways for all of us. At the same time, everyone’s life is unique and everyone has the opportunity to make a contribution to the human story. Hopefully, this class will help you develop the knowledge and skills to become contributing citizens of this country in the future. I hope you will develop an appreciation for the sacrifices of past individuals and respect for those who have built the country in which we live. You will also be challenged to think critically about the actions and policies of former Americans, to evaluate these decisions, and to begin to develop your own perspective of our history.

Course Outline

Units

Immigration and Industrialization (1900-1920)

America Becomes a World Power (1900-1920)

Prosperity and Depression (1920-1940)

Democracy and Totalitarianism (1930s-1991)

Toward a Better America (1954-2000)

Class Requirements

1. Materials

These materials should be brought to class each day: Pen, Pencil, Notebook, and Textbook.

2. Assigned texts: (Please cover each.)

American Journey

Age of Extremes

War, Peace, and All That Jazz

All The People

You will have American Journey for the year, and the other texts when we are studying the appropriate units.

3. Each student is responsible for making up work missed.

You may find out the homework by going on my website. Go to the school website

(www.saintjamesacademy.org), then click on Student Resources. Scroll down and click on Mrs. Yancey. Click on Homework 8.

Another option is to obtain work from someone in this class by using the Directory and calling a classmate for the assignment. Makeup work is due the day after you return to school.

Grading Policy

All work that is completed and collected is averaged for your grade and the grading scale is in the St. James Handbook. Graded work will consist of individual and group class assignments, oral presentations, written homework, notebooks, tests, quizzes, projects, etc.

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