1. Advanced Placement United States History

2. MR. SAKONJU Room #:2310 Hours: 12:30 p.m. – 2:00 p.m. Telephone: 818.249.5871, Ext. 2310 Email: Jsakonju@gusd.net

3. Course Objectives (1)to increase the student’s understanding of United States history, (2)to have each student take and pass the AP United States History Exam in May, (3)to prepare students for college. The A.P. Exam will be sponsored by the College Board in May. The AP Exam will be sponsored by the College Board in May. Students with a score of 3 or above on the exam may receive 3 credits in an appropriate college course. The qualification for receiving credit is determined solely by the college you attend. To see the policies of colleges you are interested in go to http://collegesearch.collegeboard.com/apcreditpolicy/index.jsp to check. http://collegesearch.collegeboard.com/apcreditpolicy/index.jsp

4. Course Outline: Unit INew World Beginnings 33,000 BC - AD 1769 The Planting of English America 1500-1733 Settling the Northern Colonies 1619-1700 American Life in the Seventeenth Century 1607-1692 Unit IIColonial Society on the Eve of Revolution 1700-1775 The Duel for North America 1608-1763 The Road to Revolution 1763-1775 America Secedes from the Empire 1775-1783 Unit III The Confederation and the Constitution 1776-1790 Launching the New Ship of State 1790-1800 Unit IV The Triumphs and Travails of the Jeffersonian Republic 1800-1812 The Second War for Independence and the Upsurge of Nationalism 1812-1824 Unit VThe Rise of a Mass Democracy 1824-1840 Forging the National Economy 1790-1860 The Ferment of Reform and Culture 1790-1860 Unit VI The South and the Slavery Controversy 1793-1860 Manifest Destiny and Its Legacy 1841-1848 Renewing the Sectional Struggle 1848-1854 Drifting Toward Disunion 1854-1861 Unit VII Girding for War: The North and the South 1861-1865 The Furnace of Civil War 1861-1865 The Ordeal of Reconstruction 1865-1877

5. Unit VIIIPolitical Paralysis in the Gilded Age 1869-1896 Industry Comes of Age 1865-1900 America Moves to the City 1865-1900 Unit IX The Great West and the Agricultural Revolution 1865-1896 Progressivism and the Republican Roosevelt 1901-1912 Wilsonian Progressivism at Home and Abroad 1912-1916 First Semester Final (Units I-IX) Unit X Empire and expansion 1890-1909 The War to End War 1917-1918 Unit XIAmerican Life in the "Roaring Twenties" 1919-1929 The Politics of Boom and Bust 1920-1932 The Great Depression and the New Deal 1933-1939 Unit XII Franklin D. Roosevelt and the Shadow of War 1933-1941 America in World War II 1941-1945 Unit XIII The Cold War Begins 1945-1952 The Eisenhower Era 1952-1960 Unit XIV The Stormy Sixties 1960-1968 The Stalemated Seventies 1968-1980 Unit XVThe Resurgence of Conservatism 1980-1992 America Confronts the Post-Cold War Era 1992-2004 The American People Face a New Century Second Semester Final (Units I-XV)

6.  Homework15%  Class Work15%  Tests30%  Final30%  Participation10% 100% Grading

7. Homework (15%) Given daily Students read, summarize, and outline daily reading Average time: 45 minutes – 1 hour All assignments listed at www.cvhsfalcons.com Go to “staff”, click on Sakonju

8. Class Work (15%) Variety of class assignments –Lecture notes –Group work –Watching movies or documentaries –Analysis of primary documents –Essay training

9. Tests (30%) Unit Tests have two parts and are given over two days - Day One Essay: 50% - Day Two Multiple Choice: 50%

10. Final (30%) Multiple Choice & Essay questions come from previously administered AP Exams.

11. Participation (10%) Attentiveness in class Active discussion in class Good attendance record Positive contribution to class atmosphere

12. Benefits of AP U. S. History Preparation for future college level courses Development of time management skills Increased expectations for student performance Improve efficiency in reading and writing skills Involvement in one of the most demanding classes offered at CVHS Discover a passion for history!!!

13. MR. SAKONJU Room #:2310 Hours: 12:30 p.m. – 2:00 p.m. Telephone: 818.249.5871, Ext. 2310 Email: Jsakonju@gusd.net