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Following the outline of the popular From Sea to Shining Sea textbook, Mr. Phillip Campbell picks up from the ashes of the Civil War and guides Middle School students through the nation’s emergence as an industrial power and its role in the pivotal events of the 20th century, leading to the end of the Cold War.
Total classes: 12
Prerequisite: None, but Middle School U.S. History Part 1 is highly recommended
Suggested grade level: 7th to 8th
Suggested credit: 1 full semester U.S. history
Description
Following the outline of the popular From Sea to Shining Sea textbook, Mr. Phillip Campbell picks up from the ashes of the Civil War and guides Middle School students through the nation’s emergence as an industrial power and its role in the pivotal events of the 20th century, leading to the end of the Cold War.
Outline
Week 1: Slavery
Week 2: Outbreak of the Civil War
Week 3: Reconstruction and the Settling of the West
Week 4: Industrialism and Imperialism
Week 5: World War I
Week 6: The Roaring Twenties
Week 7: Depression
Week 8: World War II
Week 9: Cold War
Week 10: Cultural Collapse
Week 11: War and Stagnation
Week 12: The Age of Reagan
Materials and Homework
Course Materials: Textbook, From Sea to Shining Sea by Christopher Zehnder (www.catholictextbookproject.com/) But please note, this course only uses the book for the first five weeks of class. If you are buying the book, I highly recommend you take Part 1 before or after this class so you can utilize the entire textbook – other wise you are buying the whole book just for 5 chapters.
If you are paying for Instructor Access, no other course materials are necessary. However, if you are grading questions yourself, you will probably want the From Sea to Shining Sea Teacher’s Manual (ISBN: 978-1-935644-09-5), which contains the answer key for Weeks 1-5, as well as the Week 6-12 Answer Key, which is linked up at the bottom of this section.
Homework: Weekly readings from the textbook and study questions. 2 hours per week estimated.
