Instructors: Dr Griffith, Mr Sayers
E-mail Addresses:
Dr Griffith
School: griffithc@JCS.K12.TN.US
Home: crgriffith@naxs.net
Mr Sayers
Textbooks:
The American Pageant by Kennedy,
Cohen, and Bailey
The American Spirit by Kennedy
and Bailey
Objective:
The purpose of this course is to provide
college-level instruction in United States History. This course will
include extensive readings, college-style lectures, analysis of primary
sources, and essay writing. The ultimate goal is for each student
to successfully complete the AP American History Exam.
Evaluation:
1. Objective tests
2. Essay tests
3. Projects
4. Maps, chapter quizzes, and other
daily grades (Each daily grade counts as 20% of a test grade.)
Extra Credit will not be assigned to improve a grade. However, student improvement may be counted as extra credit. For example, if you earn a low grade on one test, but make a much higher grade on the other tests the improvement can be used as evidence of improvement.
Make-up work must be completed within three days, unless other arrangements are made with the instructor. Exams require an hour and a half, so always be present on exam day!
Rules:
1. Be punctual.
2. Respect the rights of others.
3. Be honest.
4. Be prepared; bring your textbook
to class each day.
5. Keep the room clean.
6. Each time you are off task you
will receive a “0” for a daily grade. One of the zeroes may be worked
off.
7. Quid pro quo
2003-2004: Fall Session
AUG 4
Welcome
AUG 5
WORK DAY
AUG 6
Pre-test
AUG 7
European Background
AUG 8
Native American Background
AUG 11 Exploration
AUG 12 Virginia
AUG 13 New England
AUG 14 Colonial
Culture
AUG 15 Colonial
Culture
AUG 18 Colonial
Culture
AUG 19 Review
AUG 20 Exam
1 (Chapters 1, 2, 3, 4 & 5)
AUG 21 The
Great War for Empire
AUG 22 History
Through Fiction
AUG 25 Causes
of the Revolution
AUG 26 Causes
of the Revolution
AUG 27 Roll
Your own Musket Cartridge
AUG 28 The
British are Coming
AUG 29 The
Declaration of Independence
SEP 1 LABOR
DAY
SEP 2
The
War for Independence, John
Paul Jones
SEP 3
The
Indispensable Man
SEP 4
"The Crossing"
SEP 5
Review
SEP 8 Exam
2 (Chapters 6, 7 & 8)
SEP 9
The
Infant Nation and the Articles of Confederation
SEP 10 The Constitution
SEP 11 The Constitution
SEP 12 Practice
DBQ
SEP 15 Hamilton
v. Jefferson
SEP 16 The
Washington Administration
SEP 17 The
Adams Administration
SEP 18 Review
SEP 19 Exam
3 (Chapters 9 & 10)
SEP 22 Thomas
Jefferson
SEP 23 The Revolution
of 1800
SEP 24 Jefferson:
An Evaluation
SEP 25 The War
of 1812
SEP 26 The Second
War of American Independence
SEP 29
DBQ Exam
SEP 30
The Era of Good Feelings
OCT 1
Judicial Nationalism
OCT 2
Review
OCT 3
Exam 4 (Chapters 11 & 12)
FALL BREAK
OCT 13 Andy
Jackson
OCT 14 Jackson
as President
OCT 15 Jackson:
An Analysis
OCT 16 The Trail
of Tears
OCT 17 Davy
Crockett Dies Gloriously at the Alamo!
OCT 20 Tippecanoe
and Tyler Too!
OCT 21 Manifest
Destiny and the Northwest
Territory Settlement Game
OCT 22 The
War with Mexico
OCT 23 “The
Donner Party”
OCT 24 THE VIGIL
OF CRISPIN CRISPIAN
OCT 27
Review and Readings Assignment
OCT 28
Exam 5 (Chapters 13 & 17)
OCT 29
Discussion of Readings
OCT 30
History Through Fiction
OCT 31
Early 19th Century Social Reform
NOV 3
Political Analysis
NOV 4
North v. South
NOV 5
Review
NOV 6
Exam 6 (Chapters 14, 15 & 16)
NOV 7
Practice DBQ
NOV 10 Inevitable
Conflict
NOV 11 Inevitable
Conflict
NOV 12 Expansion
and Compromise
NOV 13 Steps
toward War
NOV 14 Election
and Secession
NOV 17 Review
NOV 18 Exam
7 (chapters 18 & 19)
NOV 19 Lincoln
and Davis: A Study in Systems
NOV 20 The
Anaconda Strikes!
NOV 21 DBQ Exam
NOV 24
History Through Fiction
NOV 25
History Through Fiction
NOV 26
THANKSGIVING
NOV 27
THANKSGIVING
NOV 28
THANKSGIVING
DEC 1 First
and Second Manassas and the Peninsular Campaign
DEC 2
Sharpsburg
and Fredericksburg
DEC 3
The
High Tide of the Confederacy
DEC 4
The
War in the West
DEC 5
The
Night They Tore Old Dixie Down!
DEC 8 Surrender
DEC 9
The
Assassination of Lincoln
DEC 10 Reconstruction
DEC 11 Reconstruction
DEC 12 Review
DEC 15
Exam 8 (Chapters 20, 21 & 22)
DEC 16
Review
DEC 17
AP American History Exam
DEC 18 3rd and
4th period class exams (half day)