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The Paideia School Teacher: Carl Rosenbaum Class: American History and Government Term 1 – Syllabus – 2010-11

Outlines due on date indicated Unit narratives are due on the day of the Unit Tests.

August

24 – First Day of School 25 – 26 - Chapter 1 – Three Worlds Meet 27 –

30 – 31- September 1- 2 – Chapter 2 – The American Colonies Emerge 3-

September

6 – Labor Day 7 - 8 – Chapter 3 – The Colonies Come of Age 9 – Rosh Hashanah 10 –

13 – 14 – 15 – 16 – Unit One Test 17 –

20 – Chapter 4 – The War for Independence 21 – 22 – 23 –Chapter 5 – Shaping a New nation 24 – Class Activity Day

27 – 28– 29 – Chapter 6 – Launching a New Nation 30- October 1 - 2 –

4 – 5 – 6 - 7 – Unit Two Test 8 – Chapter 7 – Balancing Nationalism and Sectionalism

11 – 12- Chapter 8 – Reforming American Society 13 – PSAT Day 14 - Fall Break 15– Fall Break

18 – 19 – Chapter 9 – Expanding and Moving West 20 – 21 - 22 –

25 – 26 – Unit Three Test 27 – 28 – Gender Issues Discussion Day 29 – Chapter 10 – The Union in Peril

November 1 – 2 – 3 – Chapter 11 – The Civil War 4 - 5 –

8 – Research Paper Outline Due 9 – Chapter 12 – Reconstruction and its Effects 10 – 11– 12–

15 - 16 – Unit Four Test 17- 18 – 19 – Chapter 13 – Changes on the Western Frontier

22 – First Draft of Research Paper due 23- 24 – Feast Day 25– Thanksgiving Holiday – No School 26 – Thanksgiving Holiday – No School

29 – 30- December 1 – 2 – Chapter 14 – The Industrial Age 3 –

6 – 7 – 8 – Chapter 15 – Immigrants and Industrialization 9 – 10 –

13 – 14 – Final Draft of Research Paper due 15 – Exams – Second Period Unit Five Test 16– Exams 17 – Exams – Fifth Period Unit Five Test