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Instructor: Mrs. Turner-Oden Please feel free to contact me at tturner@cps.edu

**__COURSE DESCRIPTION __****: **

**African-American History gives students the opportunity to review the history of Africans influenced by the American experience. Join others in the examination of the rich, long and transcontinental culture of Africans, their struggle for liberty, equality, and justice including their birth and ancestry in the "melting pot" of America. The purpose of this course is to enable students to understand the growing culture and expanding history of African-Americans and to allow students to critically explore the African-American experience. **

**__MAJOR CONCEPTS __****: **

**Africa **

**Middle Passage **

**Black People in Colonial North America 1526-1763 **

**African Americans and the Struggle for Independence, 1763–1783 **

**African Americans in the New Nation, 1783-1820 **

**Life in the Cotton Kingdom **

**Free Black People in Antebellum America, 1820–1861 **

**Opposition to Slavery, 1800-1833 **

**Resistance, 1833-1850 **

**<span style="font-family: 'Bookman Old Style','serif'; font-size: 7.5pt; line-height: 115%;">African Americans and the Civil War, 1846–1865 **

**<span style="font-family: 'Bookman Old Style','serif'; font-size: 7.5pt; line-height: 115%;">Reconstruction 1865–1877 **

**<span style="font-family: 'Bookman Old Style','serif'; font-size: 7.5pt; line-height: 115%;">African Americans in the South in the Late Nineteenth Century, 1875–1900 **

**<span style="font-family: 'Bookman Old Style','serif'; font-size: 7.5pt; line-height: 115%;">Black Southerners Challenge White Supremacy, 1867–1917 **

**<span style="font-family: 'Bookman Old Style','serif'; font-size: 7.5pt; line-height: 115%;">African Americans in the Early Twentieth Century, 1895–1928 **

**<span style="font-family: 'Bookman Old Style','serif'; font-size: 7.5pt; line-height: 115%;">African Americans and the 1920s, 1915–1928 **

**<span style="font-family: 'Bookman Old Style','serif'; font-size: 7.5pt; line-height: 115%;">Black Protest, the Great Depression, and the New Deal, 1929–1941 **

**<span style="font-family: 'Bookman Old Style','serif'; font-size: 7.5pt; line-height: 115%;">Culture and Society in the 1930s and 1940s, 1930–1949 **

**<span style="font-family: 'Bookman Old Style','serif'; font-size: 7.5pt; line-height: 115%;">The World War II Era and the Seeds of the Revolution, 1936–1948 **

**<span style="font-family: 'Bookman Old Style','serif'; font-size: 7.5pt; line-height: 115%;">The Freedom Movement, 1954–1965 **

**<span style="font-family: 'Bookman Old Style','serif'; font-size: 7.5pt; line-height: 115%;">The Struggle Continues, 1965–1980 **

**<span style="font-family: 'Bookman Old Style','serif'; font-size: 7.5pt; line-height: 115%;">Black Politics 1980–2004 **

**<span style="font-family: 'Bookman Old Style','serif'; font-size: 7.5pt; line-height: 115%;">African Americans in the New Millennium **

**__<span style="font-family: 'Bookman Old Style','serif';">MEASURABLE OBJECTIVES __****<span style="font-family: 'Bookman Old Style','serif';">: ** <span style="font-family: 'Bookman Old Style','serif'; font-size: 10pt; margin: 0in 0.5in 0pt 0in; tab-stops: -6.0pt .25in; tabstops: -6.0pt .25in;">With adequate instruction and practice, students will engage in the following:

ü <span style="font-family: 'Bookman Old Style','serif';">Collaborate in group activities, take notes, read and interpret maps and excerpts from primary documents. ü <span style="font-family: 'Bookman Old Style','serif';">Create projects, detailing the culture of specified groups. ü <span style="font-family: 'Bookman Old Style','serif';">Demonstrate, through oral and written exercises, growth in vocabulary and language skills.

**__<span style="font-family: 'Bookman Old Style','serif';">THINKING SKILLS __****<span style="font-family: 'Bookman Old Style','serif';">: ** <span style="font-family: 'Bookman Old Style','serif'; font-size: 10pt; margin: 0in 0.5in 0pt 0in; tab-stops: -6.0pt .25in; tabstops: -6.0pt .25in;">Through structured and varied activities, students will develop the following skills:

<span style="font-family: 'Bookman Old Style','serif'; font-size: 11pt; margin: 0in 0.5in 0pt 0in; tab-stops: -6.0pt .25in; tabstops: -6.0pt .25in;">1. Comparing and Contrasting 2. Identifying cause and effect <span style="font-family: 'Bookman Old Style','serif'; font-size: 11pt; margin: 0in 0.5in 0pt 0in; tab-stops: -6.0pt .25in; tabstops: -6.0pt .25in;">3. Hypothesizing <span style="font-family: 'Bookman Old Style','serif'; font-size: 11pt; margin: 0in 0.5in 0pt 0in; tab-stops: -6.0pt .25in; tabstops: -6.0pt .25in;">4. Identifying values <span style="font-family: 'Bookman Old Style','serif'; font-size: 11pt; margin: 0in 0.5in 0pt 0in; tab-stops: -6.0pt .25in; tabstops: -6.0pt .25in;">5. Graphing <span style="font-family: 'Bookman Old Style','serif'; font-size: 11pt; margin: 0in 0.5in 0pt 0in; tab-stops: -6.0pt .25in; tabstops: -6.0pt .25in;">6. Analyzing <span style="font-family: 'Bookman Old Style','serif'; font-size: 11pt; margin: 0in 0.5in 0pt 0in; tab-stops: -6.0pt .25in; tabstops: -6.0pt .25in;">7. Problem solving <span style="font-family: 'Bookman Old Style','serif'; font-size: 11pt; margin: 0in 0.5in 0pt 0in; tab-stops: -6.0pt .25in; tabstops: -6.0pt .25in;">8. Evaluating <span style="font-family: 'Bookman Old Style',serif; font-size: 11pt; margin: 0in 0.5in 0pt 0in;"> 9. Mapping/Outlining <span style="font-family: 'Bookman Old Style',serif; font-size: 11pt; margin: 0in 0.5in 0pt 0in;">10. Expository Writing

**__<span style="font-family: 'Bookman Old Style','serif';">INSTRUCTIONAL SKILLS __****<span style="font-family: 'Bookman Old Style','serif';">: ** <span style="font-family: 'Bookman Old Style','serif'; font-size: 10pt; margin: 0in 0.5in 0pt 0in; tab-stops: -6.0pt .25in; tabstops: -6.0pt .25in;">Teachers will utilize the following pedagogical skills in delivering the curriculum: <span style="font-family: 'Bookman Old Style','serif'; margin: 0in 0.5in 0pt 0in; tab-stops: -6.0pt .25in; tabstops: -6.0pt .25in;">1. Student driven discussion <span style="font-family: 'Bookman Old Style','serif'; margin: 0in 0.5in 0pt 0in; tab-stops: -6.0pt .25in; tabstops: -6.0pt .25in;">2. Modeling <span style="font-family: 'Bookman Old Style','serif'; margin: 0in 0.5in 0pt 0in; tab-stops: -6.0pt .25in; tabstops: -6.0pt .25in;">3. Cooperative Learning <span style="font-family: 'Bookman Old Style','serif'; margin: 0in 0.5in 0pt 0in; tab-stops: -6.0pt .25in; tabstops: -6.0pt .25in;">4. Lecturing


 * <span style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt; tab-stops: .25in .5in .75in 1.0in 1.25in 1.5in 1.75in 2.0in 2.25in 2.5in 2.75in 3.0in 3.25in 3.5in 3.75in 4.0in 4.25in 4.5in 4.75in 5.0in 5.25in 5.5in 5.75in 6.0in 6.25in 6.5in 6.75in 7.0in; text-indent: 0in;">**__<span style="font-family: 'Bookman Old Style','serif';">GRADING SCALE __****<span style="font-family: 'Bookman Old Style','serif';">: ** || <span style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt 0.5in; tab-stops: .25in .5in .75in 1.0in 1.25in 1.5in 1.75in 2.0in 2.25in 2.5in 2.75in 3.0in 3.25in 3.5in 3.75in 4.0in 4.25in 4.5in 4.75in 5.0in 5.25in 5.5in 5.75in 6.0in 6.25in 6.5in 6.75in 7.0in;">**__<span style="font-family: 'Bookman Old Style','serif';">WEIGHTED CATEGORIES __****<span style="font-family: 'Bookman Old Style','serif';">: **

<span style="font-family: 'Bookman Old Style','serif'; font-size: 10pt; margin: 0in 0in 0pt 0.5in; tab-stops: .25in .5in .75in 1.0in 1.25in 1.5in 1.75in 2.0in 2.25in 2.5in 2.75in 3.0in 3.25in 3.5in 3.75in 4.0in 4.25in 4.5in 4.75in 5.0in 5.25in 5.5in 5.75in 6.0in 6.25in 6.5in 6.75in 7.0in; tabstops: .25in .5in .75in 1.0in 1.25in 1.5in 1.75in 2.0in 2.25in 2.5in 2.75in 3.0in 3.25in 3.5in 3.75in 4.0in 4.25in 4.5in 4.75in 5.0in 5.25in 5.5in 5.75in 6.0in 6.25in 6.5in 6.75in 7.0in;">Grades are calculated according to the following formula:

<span style="font-family: 'Bookman Old Style','serif'; margin: 0in 0in 0pt 0.5in; tab-stops: .25in .5in .75in 1.0in 1.25in 1.5in 1.75in 2.0in 2.25in 2.5in 2.75in 3.0in 3.25in 3.5in 3.75in 4.0in 4.25in 4.5in 4.75in 5.0in 5.25in 5.5in 5.75in 6.0in 6.25in 6.5in 6.75in 7.0in; tabstops: .25in .5in .75in 1.0in 1.25in 1.5in 1.75in 2.0in 2.25in 2.5in 2.75in 3.0in 3.25in 3.5in 3.75in 4.0in 4.25in 4.5in 4.75in 5.0in 5.25in 5.5in 5.75in 6.0in 6.25in 6.5in 6.75in 7.0in; text-indent: 0in;">15% Exams/Quizzes <span style="font-family: 'Bookman Old Style','serif'; margin: 0in 0in 0pt 2in; tab-stops: .25in .5in .75in 1.0in 1.25in 1.5in 1.75in 2.0in 2.25in 2.5in 2.75in 3.0in 3.25in 3.5in 3.75in 4.0in 4.25in 4.5in 4.75in 5.0in 5.25in 5.5in 5.75in 6.0in 6.25in 6.5in 6.75in 7.0in; tabstops: .25in .5in .75in 1.0in 1.25in 1.5in 1.75in 2.0in 2.25in 2.5in 2.75in 3.0in 3.25in 3.5in 3.75in 4.0in 4.25in 4.5in 4.75in 5.0in 5.25in 5.5in 5.75in 6.0in 6.25in 6.5in 6.75in 7.0in; text-indent: -1.5in;">40% Essays & Projects

<span style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt 0.5in; tab-stops: .25in .5in .75in 1.0in 1.25in 1.5in 1.75in 2.0in 2.25in 2.5in 2.75in 3.0in 3.25in 3.5in 3.75in 4.0in 4.25in 4.5in 4.75in 5.0in 5.25in 5.5in 5.75in 6.0in 6.25in 6.5in 6.75in 7.0in; text-indent: 0in;"><span style="font-family: 'Bookman Old Style','serif';">45% <span style="font-family: 'Bookman Old Style','serif'; font-size: 11pt;">In-Class Assignments & <span style="font-family: 'Bookman Old Style',serif; font-size: 11pt; margin: 0in 0in 0pt 1.75in; text-indent: 0in;">Homework ||
 * <span style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt; tab-stops: .25in .5in .75in 1.0in 1.25in 1.5in 1.75in 2.0in 2.25in 2.5in 2.75in 3.0in 3.25in 3.5in 3.75in 4.0in 4.25in 4.5in 4.75in 5.0in 5.25in 5.5in 5.75in 6.0in 6.25in 6.5in 6.75in 7.0in; text-indent: 0in;">**<span style="font-family: 'Bookman Old Style','serif'; font-size: 11pt;">100 to 94 = A ** ||^  ||
 * <span style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt; tab-stops: .25in .5in .75in 1.0in 1.25in 1.5in 1.75in 2.0in 2.25in 2.5in 2.75in 3.0in 3.25in 3.5in 3.75in 4.0in 4.25in 4.5in 4.75in 5.0in 5.25in 5.5in 5.75in 6.0in 6.25in 6.5in 6.75in 7.0in; text-indent: 0in;">**<span style="font-family: 'Bookman Old Style','serif'; font-size: 11pt;">93 to 87 = B ** ||^  ||
 * <span style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt; tab-stops: .25in .5in .75in 1.0in 1.25in 1.5in 1.75in 2.0in 2.25in 2.5in 2.75in 3.0in 3.25in 3.5in 3.75in 4.0in 4.25in 4.5in 4.75in 5.0in 5.25in 5.5in 5.75in 6.0in 6.25in 6.5in 6.75in 7.0in; text-indent: 0in;">**<span style="font-family: 'Bookman Old Style','serif'; font-size: 11pt;">86 to 79 = C ** ||^  ||
 * <span style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt; tab-stops: .25in .5in .75in 1.0in 1.25in 1.5in 1.75in 2.0in 2.25in 2.5in 2.75in 3.0in 3.25in 3.5in 3.75in 4.0in 4.25in 4.5in 4.75in 5.0in 5.25in 5.5in 5.75in 6.0in 6.25in 6.5in 6.75in 7.0in; text-indent: 0in;">**<span style="font-family: 'Bookman Old Style','serif'; font-size: 11pt;">78 to 75 = D ** ||^  ||
 * <span style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt; tab-stops: .25in .5in .75in 1.0in 1.25in 1.5in 1.75in 2.0in 2.25in 2.5in 2.75in 3.0in 3.25in 3.5in 3.75in 4.0in 4.25in 4.5in 4.75in 5.0in 5.25in 5.5in 5.75in 6.0in 6.25in 6.5in 6.75in 7.0in; text-indent: 0in;">**<span style="font-family: 'Bookman Old Style','serif'; font-size: 11pt;">Below 74 = F ** ||^  ||
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**__<span style="font-family: 'Bookman Old Style','serif';">ATTENDANCE __****<span style="font-family: 'Bookman Old Style','serif';">: ** <span style="font-family: 'Bookman Old Style','serif'; margin: 0in 0in 0pt;">Students are expected to attend all classes. When a student cannot attend class he/she must follow all necessary school policy and must provide valid reasoning for the missed class period. All absent students will be responsible for making-up any and all missed assignments. __Students are directly responsible for first consulting with a classmate for missed materials.__ Consult with the teacher for missed handouts.

**__<span style="font-family: 'Bookman Old Style','serif';">ACADEMIC HONESTY __**<span style="font-family: 'Bookman Old Style','serif';">: <span style="font-family: 'Bookman Old Style','serif'; margin: 0in 0in 0pt;">Each student must fulfill his or her academic obligation by an honest, independent effort. Academic dishonesty will not be tolerated. Students who engage in academic dishonesty will be penalized. Activities that constitute academic dishonesty and the possible penalties are discussed in detail in the student handbook.

**__<span style="font-family: 'Bookman Old Style','serif';">STUDENT CONDUCT __****<span style="font-family: 'Bookman Old Style','serif';">: ** <span style="font-family: 'Bookman Old Style','serif'; margin: 0in 0in 0pt;">Students must conduct themselves so others will not be distracted from the pursuit of learning. Students may be disciplined for any conduct which constitutes a hazard to the health, safety, or well being of members of the school community or which is deemed detrimental to the school’s interest.

<span style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt; tab-stops: .25in .5in .75in 1.0in 1.25in 1.5in 1.75in 2.0in 2.25in 2.5in 2.75in 3.0in 3.25in 3.5in 3.75in 4.0in 4.25in 4.5in 4.75in 5.0in 5.25in 5.5in 5.75in 6.0in 6.25in 6.5in 6.75in 7.0in;">**__<span style="font-family: 'Bookman Old Style','serif';">REQUIRED MATERIALS __****<span style="font-family: 'Bookman Old Style','serif';">: ** <span style="font-family: 'Bookman Old Style','serif'; font-size: 10pt; margin: 0in 0in 0pt; tab-stops: .25in .5in .75in 1.0in 1.25in 1.5in 1.75in 2.0in 2.25in 2.5in 2.75in 3.0in 3.25in 3.5in 3.75in 4.0in 4.25in 4.5in 4.75in 5.0in 5.25in 5.5in 5.75in 6.0in 6.25in 6.5in 6.75in 7.0in; tabstops: .25in .5in .75in 1.0in 1.25in 1.5in 1.75in 2.0in 2.25in 2.5in 2.75in 3.0in 3.25in 3.5in 3.75in 4.0in 4.25in 4.5in 4.75in 5.0in 5.25in 5.5in 5.75in 6.0in 6.25in 6.5in 6.75in 7.0in;">Students are required to come prepared with the required text and following supplies:

<span style="font-family: 'Bookman Old Style','serif'; margin: 0in 0in 0pt 0.25in; tab-stops: .25in .5in .75in 1.0in 1.25in 1.5in 1.75in 2.0in 2.25in 2.5in 2.75in 3.0in 3.25in 3.5in 3.75in 4.0in 4.25in 4.5in 4.75in 5.0in 5.25in 5.5in 5.75in 6.0in 6.25in 6.5in 6.75in 7.0in; tabstops: .25in .5in .75in 1.0in 1.25in 1.5in 1.75in 2.0in 2.25in 2.5in 2.75in 3.0in 3.25in 3.5in 3.75in 4.0in 4.25in 4.5in 4.75in 5.0in 5.25in 5.5in 5.75in 6.0in 6.25in 6.5in 6.75in 7.0in;">Textbook: African-American History Pens <span style="font-family: 'Bookman Old Style','serif'; margin: 0in 0in 0pt 0.25in; tab-stops: .25in .5in .75in 1.0in 1.25in 1.5in 1.75in 2.0in 2.25in 2.5in 2.75in 3.0in 3.25in 3.5in 3.75in 4.0in 4.25in 4.5in 4.75in 5.0in 5.25in 5.5in 5.75in 6.0in 6.25in 6.5in 6.75in 7.0in; tabstops: .25in .5in .75in 1.0in 1.25in 1.5in 1.75in 2.0in 2.25in 2.5in 2.75in 3.0in 3.25in 3.5in 3.75in 4.0in 4.25in 4.5in 4.75in 5.0in 5.25in 5.5in 5.75in 6.0in 6.25in 6.5in 6.75in 7.0in;">Spiral notebooks Pencils <span style="font-family: 'Bookman Old Style','serif'; margin: 0in 0in 0pt 0.25in; tab-stops: .25in .5in .75in 1.0in 1.25in 1.5in 1.75in 2.0in 2.25in 2.5in 2.75in 3.0in 3.25in 3.5in 3.75in 4.0in 4.25in 4.5in 4.75in 5.0in 5.25in 5.5in 5.75in 6.0in 6.25in 6.5in 6.75in 7.0in; tabstops: .25in .5in .75in 1.0in 1.25in 1.5in 1.75in 2.0in 2.25in 2.5in 2.75in 3.0in 3.25in 3.5in 3.75in 4.0in 4.25in 4.5in 4.75in 5.0in 5.25in 5.5in 5.75in 6.0in 6.25in 6.5in 6.75in 7.0in;">Loose-leaf notebook paper Ruler <span style="font-family: 'Bookman Old Style','serif'; margin: 0in 0in 0pt 0.25in; tab-stops: .25in .5in .75in 1.0in 1.25in 1.5in 1.75in 2.0in 2.25in 2.5in 2.75in 3.0in 3.25in 3.5in 3.75in 4.0in 4.25in 4.5in 4.75in 5.0in 5.25in 5.5in 5.75in 6.0in 6.25in 6.5in 6.75in 7.0in; tabstops: .25in .5in .75in 1.0in 1.25in 1.5in 1.75in 2.0in 2.25in 2.5in 2.75in 3.0in 3.25in 3.5in 3.75in 4.0in 4.25in 4.5in 4.75in 5.0in 5.25in 5.5in 5.75in 6.0in 6.25in 6.5in 6.75in 7.0in;">Three Ring Binder