Course Description: US History 1 College Prep is a survey history course from the first interaction between Europeans and American Indians through the end of Reconstruction.

Course Objective: Students in this course will learn to analyze the various movements of the United States from the 1500s to the late 1800s and relate their relevance to today.

Course Requirements:Students must bring in a current event every Friday which will count for 15% of their grade. They are expected to come to class prepared and ready to participate in a manner according to the rules of the high school.

Criteria for Assessing Student Performance:
Class Participation 25 percent - Students are active participants in class discussion, as well as come to class prepared (see Classroom Expectations)
Classwork 20 percent - notebook of a student will be used to gauge classwork and help clarify where students are achieving best.
Tests 15 percent - assigned at end of each unit and consist of several sections including a reading and writing section where students create an argument
Quizzes 10 percent - randomly assigned through the marking period, but delivered to solidify main ideas.
Current Events 15 percent - due every Friday. Students have been given a sheet that explains what types of current events are acceptable and are expected to have both a summary and opinion.
Projects 15 Percent – more comprehensive than tests and quizzes- designed to evaluate a student’s critical thinking ability

Textbooks, Related Readings:
American Vision by Glencoe Publishing
Periodicals (current events)
Primary documents