US History
This course is a study of the development of the United States. It stresses political structure and draws upon political happenings to illustrate the nation’s growth. This accelerated course differs from standards curricula in that it: (1) surveys United States history from the Civil War Reconstruction to present, (2) analyzes political institutions at secondary levels, (3) employs reading of a more sophisticated level, (4) requires more independent reading and knowledge acquisition, (5) requires greater student oral expression and participation and (6) assigns more informative/subjective writing.