Course Catalog

M/J United States History Advanced (#2100030)

Grades:
6
Course Length:
Year (Y)
Promotion Requirement:

This course is required for middle school promotion.

Assessment:

District developed assessment.

Placement Consideration:
Prerequisites:

In Pasco County course progression, this course is placed at the 6th grade level.  

Next Course in Progression:
M/J Civics or M/J Civics Advanced
Other Information:
Approved Resources:

TCI: History Alive! The United States through Industrialism.

Course Description:

Primary content emphasis for this course pertains to the study of American history from the Exploration and Colonization period to the Reconstruction Period following the Civil War. Students will be exposed to the historical, geographic, political, economic, and sociological events which influenced the development of the United States and the resulting impact on world history. So that students can clearly see the relationship between cause and effect in historical events, students should have the opportunity to explore those fundamental ideas and events which occurred after Reconstruction.

Honors/Advanced courses offer scaffolded learning opportunities for students to develop the critical skills of analysis, synthesis, and evaluation in a more rigorous and reflective academic setting. Students are empowered to perform at higher levels as they engage in the following: analyzing historical documents and supplementary readings, working in the context of thematically categorized information, becoming proficient in note-taking, participating in Socratic seminars/discussions, emphasizing free-response and document-based writing, contrasting opposing viewpoints, solving problems, etc. Students will develop and demonstrate their skills through participation in a capstone and/or extended research-based paper/project (e.g., history fair, participatory citizenship project, mock congressional hearing, projects for competitive evaluation, investment portfolio contests, or other teacher-directed projects).


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