US History I: Basic or Resource

Course Level:                Basic or Resource Center

Credits:                          5

Grade Level:                 10

Prerequisite:                  Placement via IEP

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This course aims to provide students with a general awareness of the various forces which have formed our nation.  A thematic, conceptual approach, with a chronological sequence from the American Revolution through the Industrial Revolution, will serve as the core of the course.  Both primary and secondary documents will be used as well as occasional digressions, permitting students to study certain historical or current issues of major significance such as Interpretation of the Constitution, and Women and Minorities.