1ST PERIOD-    U.S.HISTORY II

2ND PERIOD-    U.S. HISTORY II   

3RD PERIOD-    ADVANCED PLACEMENT U.S. HISTORY   (9:48-10:41)

4TH PERIOD-    PLANNING

5TH PERIOD-    U.S. HISTORY II

6TH PERIOD-    ADVANCED PLACEMENT U.S. HISTORY  

7TH PERIOD-    U.S. HISTORY II   

*U.S. HISTORY II STUDENTS - NOTEBOOK TEST THURSDAY, MARCH 12

* A.P. STUDENTS:  CH. 23 TEST WED. MARCH 11 - IMPERIALISM & THE SPANISH AMERICAN WAR

***  SPRING BREAK MARCH 16-20   ****

                                                               UNITED STATES HISTORY II

U.S. HISTORY II IS A REQUIRED YEARLONG COURSE CONCLUDING THE STUDY OF HISTORY FOR STUDENTS IN ALABAMA SCHOOLS.  THE ELEVENTH GRADE CURRICULUM IS A COMPREHENSIVE STUDY OF CRITICAL ISSUES AND EVENTS IN MODERN U.S. HISTORY.  DURING THIS COURSE, STUDENTS GAIN KNOWLEDGE OF THE CHANGING POLITICAL, ECONOMIC, AND CULTURAL FORCES AT WORK WITHIN THE NATION; OF THE IMPACT OF THE NATURAL ENVIRONMENT ON ALL ASPECTS OF LIFE IN AMERICA; AND OF THE ROLE OF AMERICA IN THE INTERNATIONAL COMMUNITY.

ADVANCED PLACEMENT U.S. HISTORY

ADVANCED PLACEMENT U.S. HISTORY IS A YEAR LONG SURVEY OF AMERICAN HISTORY FROM THE AGE OF EXPLORATION AND DISCOVERY TO THE PRESENT.  SOLID READING AND WRITING SKILLS, ALONG WITH A WILLINGNESS TO DEVOTE CONSIDERABLE TIME TO HOMEWORK AND STUDY ARE NECESSARY TO SUCCEED.  EMPHASIS IS PLACED ON CRITICAL AND EVALUATIVE THINKING SKILLS, ESSAY WRITING, INTERPRETATION OF ORIGINAL DOCUMENTS, AND HISTORIOGRAPHY.

U.S. HISTORY II CLASSES WILL STUDY WW I.....YOU MAY NOT RECOGNIZE THIS FAMOUS PERSON FROM THE WAR, BUT I WILL GIVE YOU A CLUE - SNOOPY ALWAYS FOUGHT HIM IN "DOGFIGHTS" WHILE FLYING ON HIS SOPWITH CAMEL.   (ANSWER AT BOTTOM OF PAGE)

U.S. HISTORY II STUDENTS WILL SOON STUDY THE CAUSE AND EFFECTS OF THE GREAT DEPRESSION, INCLUDING EXAMPLES OF SUFFERING SUCH AS THIS "MIGRANT MOTHER" PHOTO

answer:  Baron von Richtofen  (the Red Baron)