Course Description: This course investigate the history of the United States from World War II to the present. Students will be able to identify significant people and events. Students will analyze primary and secondary documents that have shaped America’s recent era.

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Grade Categories and Weights:

• Assignments: 35%
• Projects: 30%
• Tests: 35%

Grading Policies:

-Grades will be posted weekly with some exceptions such as projects, term papers, etc. that require multi-week instruction

-Grading percentages shall not be rounded until the final grading period for the course (semester or year long)

-When rounding is appropriate, the teacher shall round up to the next grade level, only when the current grade is within .50 of the next letter grade.

-LATE ASSIGNMENTS: Submissions of assignments after the listed due date are designated late. Assignments may still be submitted up to 1 week past the end of the unit of study. Late assignments are automatically deducted 2% per day and a student can lose up to 30% of the assignment's grade on late submission.

MISSING ASSIGNMENTS: Missing assignments are listed as a zero. This assignment is regraded if the assignment is submitted within the late assignments window.

Course Calendar:

Learning Outcomes:

11-12.U.S(2).1.1. Students are able to explain the cause-effect relationships and legacy that distinguish significant historical periods from 1941 to present.

11-12.U.S(2).1.2. Students are able to relate previously learned information of these time periods to the context of succeeding time periods.

11-12.U.S(2).2.1. Students are able to describe the causes and effects of interactions between the United States government and Native American cultures.

11-12.U.S(2).2.2. Students are able to describe the causes and effects of cultural, economic, religious, political, and social reform movements on the development of the United States.

 11-12.U.S(2).2.3. Students are able to identify the influences of local groups on settlement patterns of South Dakota and the Great Plains Region. Additional Supporting Standards

OSEU 6.4 Identify and describe the impacts of US assimilations policies and programs on Oceti Sakowin people in education, language, culture civil rights and spiritual practice. (1887-1978)

OSEU 6.5. Analyze the historical development and contemporary roles of commerce, tribal economics and tribal infrastructure.