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Honors US History

Instructor: Mrs. Donna Schronce

Honors US History is a survey course beginning in 1789 with Washington's presidency and ending in 2003 with G.W. Bush's presidency. This is a rigorous course, fast paced, and requires good writing and reading comprehension skills. The State of North Carolina's Standard Course of Study is taught in its entirety and students should successfully pass the EOC standardized exam with at least a Level III.
Tutorial is offered on Tuesday afternoon's, 2:45-3:30, and Monday mornings, 7:00-7:30.
Note: This is a graduation gateway course--students must pass the class as well as pass the EOC with at least a Level III.

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Project--Economic Crises

Project includes an interpretative essay comparing the causes and solutions of the Great Depression and Economic Crisis of 2008. The student will also submit a political cartoon reflecting his/her essay.
Click Class Links to visit websites for political cartoons.
Final Essay due Nov. 10; Final Cartoon due Nov. 17
For more information, please access the assignment and grading rubric in the Class Files section and click: Economic Crises Project

Goals 1 & 2 Test Mon. Sept. 8

The test will cover all material learned from 1789-1848, the New Republic and the Expanding Nation. Study pages 10-17 in the notebook and chapters 6-11.

Goal 3 Test--Civil War Era MON, Sept. 22

Test will cover material Antebellum Era, Civil War, and Reconstruction Era. (#19-26) Test consists of multiple choice questions and 1 essay question. Refer to Goal 3 Key Terms for the Objectives (essay questions) in the Class Files section of this website.

Mid-Term Exam Goals 1-8 FRI, Oct. 24

Multiple choice test of 100 questions that will cover material learned from 1789-1918. Study notebook pages 10-48, as well as reading assignments. Emphasis will be placed on Goal 6, Imperialism, and Goal 8, World War I.

GOAL 12 Test; WED, Dec. 17

Test will emphasize material covered during 1976-2003; presidents Ford, Carter, Reagan, Bush, Clinton, and Bush foreign and domestic policies; political, social, and economic events.

GOAL 11 Test; TUES, Dec. 9

Test will cover events from 1945-1976. Topics include Kennedy, Johnson, and Nixon's presidential terms, foreign and domestic policies, and freedom movements, and the Vietnam War. 50 MC questions & 1 essay question.

Benchmark Test Goals 1-10, THURS 11/20

Multiple-choice Benchmark test will cover all material learned so far in this semester (Goals 1-10). Test will emphasize Goal 10 WWII & the Beginning of the Cold War (Chapters 25, 26, & 27). Please review key terms & concepts from the Goal sheets 1-10.

Goal 9 Test TUES, Nov. 4

Test includes multiple-choice questions (80 pts.) with choice of essay question (20 pts.)

Use Goal 9 Class File as a study guide for key terms to know. Also, the objectives (as always) are the essay questions.

Goal 7 Test THURS, Oct. 16

Test will cover the Progressive Era. Study pages 38-44 in the notebook and reading assignments.

Goals 1-5 Test MON, Oct. 6

Benchmark Test for Goals 1-5; no essay question. The Test will resemble an EOC test so students will be able to determine their strengths and weaknesses for each NC SCOS Goal to date.

Class Files