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Newnan
High School |
Mrs. Connie Clifton
(This page includes staff biography, schedule and syllabus for the classes that they are presently teaching.)
Attended the University of Georgia, receiving a B.S. and M.Ed in Social Science Education.
Has been a teacher for 29 years, 24 of those years in Coweta County.
In this county, Mrs. Clifton has taught at O.P. Evans Middle and Madras Middle.
Has 3 children- Candice, Lauren and Natalie and two grandaughters.
Presently teaching U.S. History.
Enjoys reading and travel.
Schedule 2009-2010
First Term:
First Block- U.S. History
Second Block- Plan
Third Block- U.S. History
Fourth Block- U.S. History-Advanced
Second Term
First Block- U.S. History-Advanced
Second Block- Plan
Third Block- U.S. History
Fourth Block- U.S. History
Syllabus- U.S. History
Why We Study History:
The past has shaped our lives. Learning about our history helps us to understand present day events. It helps us to understand how and why laws were developed and why we have certain traditions. Studying history helps us to think for ourselves. It helps us to appreciate those who came before us and gives us role models and heroes. The study of history helps us to appreciate future possibilities.
Class Expectations and Rules:
Your textbook and notebooks are needed in class every day.
Be on time and seated in your assigned seat when the bell begins to ring.
Respect yourself and others.
Do your own work.
Use class time effectively.
Materials Needed:
notebook/ paper
pencils and blue or black ink pens – never red or any color other than blue or black.
highlighters
colored pencils
School Nurse:
The nurse is here to dispense medication sent from home and to handle medical emergencies.
Academic Integrity:
A word about academic integrity: The acquisition of knowledge requires a personal commitment of time and effort. Cheating includes borrowing other’s completed assignments, copying another student’s answers on homework, classwork, or tests, recycling work, and other forms of avoiding the process of learning. Do you own assignments and do not allow others to copy your work.
Notebook:
A notebook is required for this class.
Keep everything in your notebook – class assignments, homework, quizzes, tests, maps
Your notebook may be graded at the end of each nine weeks.
Make-up Work:
Any work missed due to an absence must be made up within 5 school days. You may be given an alternate assignments or test, especially if the assignment or test has been returned to the other students.
Grading System:
Tests: 45% Daily Work/ Quizzes 45% Exam: 10%
*The state End of Course Test will count 15% of the average of the above.
Extra Credit:
NO EXTRA CREDIT will be given to individual students. Opportunities for extra credit, when given, will be provided for the class as a whole.
Course Outline:
Unit One focus: Colonial Era
Themes and Concepts/Topics:
Movement
- Colonization
- Physical Migration (free and forced)
- Importing of Intellectual Ideals
Social and Political Interactions
- Colonial Governments
- Social Mobility
Conflict and Compromise
- European/Native American conflict
- Colonial conflict with royal government
- Conflict among colonists
Ideas and Beliefs
- Great Awakening
- Individualism
Unit Two focus: Revolution to Constitution
Themes and Concepts/Topics:
Social and Political Interactions
- Colonial response to actions of Parliament
- Development of political parties
Conflict and Compromise
- French and Indian War
- American Revolution
- Constitutional Convention
- Federalists vs. Anti-Federalists
Ideas and Beliefs
- Social contract
- Limited government
- Individual and states’ rights
- Key documents
Expansion
- Ohio Valley, Proclamation of 1763
Unit Three focus: Creating a Nation
Themes and Concepts/Topics:
Trade, Industry, and Technology
- Transportation improvements
- Early Industrial Revolution
Social and Political Interactions
- Jacksonian Democracy
- Reform movements
- Extension of suffrage
Conflict and Compromise
- War of 1812
Expansion
- Louisiana Purchase
- Monroe Doctrine
- Manifest Destiny national identity
Unit Four focus: A Divided Nation
Themes and Concepts/Topics:
Social and Political Interactions
- Abolitionist Movement
- Reconstruction
- Popular sovereignty
Conflict and Compromise
- States’ Rights vs. Nationalism
- Mexican-American War
- Territorial Expansion and Slavery
- Civil War
Unit Five focus: Expansion and Reform
Themes and Concepts/Topics:
Movement
- Westward migration
- Immigration
- Urbanization
- Trade, Industry, and Technology
- Industrialization
Social and Political Interactions
- Reform Movements
- Changing Role of Government
Conflict and Compromise
- Native American conflicts
Unit Six focus: Becoming a World Power
Themes and Concepts/Topics:
Movement
- Great Migration
Trade, Industry, and Technology
- Growth of the media
- Impact of the automobile
- Social and Political Interactions
- Constitutional amendments
- Isolationism
- New forms of entertainment
Conflict and Compromise
- World War I
Expansion
- Debate over American expansionism
Unit Seven focus: National Crisis
Themes and Concepts/Topics:
Movement
- Dust Bowl
Trade, Industry, and Technology
- Causes and effects of the Great Depression
- Demands on Industrial Productivity
- War mobilization
Social and Political Interactions
- Impact of the New Deal
- Domestic Impact of World War II
Conflict and Compromise
- World War II
Unit Eight focus: America as a World Power
Social and Political Interactions
- Domestic impact of the Cold War
Conflict and Compromise
- Cold War
- Regional Conflicts
Globalization
- Post-War policies
- International Relations
Unit Nine focus: Recreating a National Political Identity
Themes and Concepts/Topics:
Conflict and Compromise
- Conservatism vs. Liberalism
Globalization
- U.S. role in world affairs
- Terrorism
Unit Ten focus: Recreating a National Social Identity
Themes and Concepts/Topics:
Trade, Industry, and Technology
- Impact of changes in the media
- Changing demographics
Social and Political Interactions
- Civil Rights Movement
- Other reform movements
- Judicial activism
