Academic US History

Reconstruction - Present Day
(1877 - Present Day)

(For additional information and the calendar please see your class Canvas page.)

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Units of Study 

1st 6 Weeks: 

• Transformation of America
• Populists/Progressives
  
  

2nd 6 Weeks: 

• America Becomes a World Power
• 1920’s and Great Depression

3rd 6 Weeks: 

• 1920’s and Great Depression
• New Deal

4th 6 Weeks:

• World War II
• Cold War – New Red Scare/1950’s
• Civil Rights Movement

5th 6 Weeks: 

• 1960’s & 1970’s
• Challenges of the Turn of the 21st Century
  

6th 6 Weeks:

• Review for the End Of Course Exam (EOC) 
  
• STAAR Test (EOC) 

Six Weeks Grades

Major/Tests: 60% 

Minor/Quizzes: 30% 

Daily/Other: 10%