This course is designed to provide the student with an understanding of the place of the United States and the Miami community in modern Pan-America. Through a study of the past, the course examines the social, economic, and political sources of our heritage. Honors students are expected to read additional assignments, reflect on the significance of primary sources, and express historical interpretations, both orally and in writing. To complete this course successfully, students are required to read, comprehend, and respond to oral and written questions about the assigned reading. Students are expected to spend at least three hours per week on work outside of class.
Readings assigned for the week are due the first class day of the week unless noted otherwise.
The reading diary is a weekly written assignment, ordinarily due the last class day of the week the reading is assigned, outlining the reading and making a connection between the reading done and another source of learning. On tests and quizzes, students are expected to answer who, what, where, when, how and why questions. Students are also quizzed to demonstrate their competence as measured by national norms for the study of United States history. The biography review essay assignment entails reading a biography, critical reviews of the biography and writing an essay on the place of the subject in United States history. This section last updated April 1998.