Legacy High School

2701 West 136th Ave ● Broomfield, CO 80023

Office: (720) 972-6700 ● Fax: (720) 972-6899
http://www.legacy.adams12.org

United States History I and II

School Year 2021-2022 Teacher Name Mr. Daniel Medina

Office A-218 Website www.mrmedinasclass.weebly.com
Email Address med016059@adams12.org Availability Periods 1, 5, 8

Grading Scale Gradebook Reporting Criteria/Weights

A 89.5 – 100% In - Common Assessments
B 79.5 – 89% *Oral/Written Communication 40%
C 69.5 – 79% *Content Knowledge 40%
D 59.5 – 69% Practice Work 20%
F Below 59.5% *Weekly progress grades are posted at
https://ic.adams12.org/campus/portal/adams12.isp

Course Name United States History I and II (1865-Present)

This class is designed for students who need their U.S. History credit in
order to meet the Colorado State requirement to graduate high school.
Modern U.S. History courses examine the history of the United States from
the Civil War or Reconstruction era through the present time. This course
will include a historical review of political, military, scientific, and social, and
Course Description
economic developments in the United States from 1865 until present. This
course will provide students with the analytical skills and factual knowledge
necessary to address critical problems and materials in U.S. History.
Students learn to assess historical materials and to weigh the evidence and
interpretations presented in historical scholarship.
Unit of Study Grade Level Expectations/Content Standards Approximate Targeted Date
Time Spent of
Assessment
Semester I – United States History I
Unit 1- Online Students know… ~17 Days TBD
Learning / ● How government actions encouraged settlement of the west.
Reconstruction- ● Farmers organized in an attempt to improve their political and
Westward economic status.
Expansion ● How Reconstruction failed.
● United States government policy changed the life of Native
Americans.
● Technology and land use impacted people’s way of life.

Unit 2- Gilded Students know… ~25 Days TBD

Age & ● Key industrialists (Carnegie, Rockefeller, JP Morgan)
Progressivism ● Key progressive reformers and their contributions (i.e. Teddy
Roosevelt, Jacob Riis, Upton Sinclair)  
● Difference between horizontal and vertical integration
● Tactics, methods and success/failures of labor unions
● The differences between “old” and “new” immigration
● People are moving to urban centers
● Rapid urbanization has consequences

Unit 3- Summary Statement: The study of the U.S. acquisition of overseas ~19 Days TBD
Imperialism & territories, and American involvement in World War I.
World War I

Unit 4- Summary Statement: The study of the 1920s and the Great ~14 Days TBD
Depression.
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2701 West 136th Ave ● Broomfield, CO 80023
Office: (720) 972-6700 ● Fax: (720) 972-6899
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Roaring 20’s &

The Great
Depression
Semester II - United States History II
Unit 5- ~20 Days TBD
World War II & Summary Statement: The study of the 1920s and the Great
Early Cold War Depression
(1933-1953)
Unit 6- Cold War Summary Statement: The study of the 1920s and the Great ~18 Days TBD
(1953-1991) Depression

Unit 7 – Civil ~26 Days TBD

Rights, Vietnam, Summary Statement: The study of the modern civil rights movement,
Counter Culture Vietnam War, and counterculture
and Domestic
Change
Unit 8- Modern Summary Statement: The study of the conservative resurgence, the ~22 Days TBD
America rise of globalization and its consequences.
(1980-Present)

Inquiry Project Each student will complete an extensive Research Based Inquiry Project. ~20 Days TBD

General Expectations
● Grades are based upon the demonstration of proficiency on units associated with a standard given during each formative or summative
assessment. Formative grades in addition to summative unit assessments will be used to holistically determine your grade.
● Summative: Summative measures of achievement are taken when unit master is expected. (i.e., unit tests, culmination of a project, embedded
assessments, etc.)
● Formative: Formative assessments measure the scaffolding skills and/or content embedded in the unit. Formative assessments are taken
frequently, after a student has practiced a skill or become familiar with content. Examples of formative assessments include but are not limited to
exit tickets, paragraphs, oral check for understanding, warm-ups, stages in a large project, etc.
● Assessments will be graded based on teacher/district/state rubrics.
● On group projects, students will receive a grade for individual work. A group grade may also be given.
● Grades are based on achievement of Colorado Academic Standards and grade level expectations.

Class Expectations
Missing or incomplete assignments/assessments for this course: Superintendent Policies 6280 Homework and 6281 Make-Up Work, will be followed
for this course.

Student Expectations
Grading Policy The purpose of grading is to communicate to both students and parents what a student
knows and can demonstrate at a given point during the course. In this course, student
grades will be based solely on achievement of standards, not effort, behavior, or attitude.
Testing Policy Students will be allowed to retake assessments in the Summative categories with the
exception of the Second Semester Inquiry Based Project. You can earn up to 90% of the
total value.
● Multiple choice assessments/quizzes can be retaken during Academic Support on
Wednesday mornings.
● All in-class writing summative assessments are eligible for rewrite. All rewrites
must be completed before the end of the re-write time frame.
Assignments You will be informed as to the due dates for assignments, whether it is practice, a
quiz/test, or a project.
Late work Policy No assignments are accepted after the end of a unit; any assignments that are turned in
late may receive up to 60%). Late assignments will be accepted 7 days past the original
due date.
Absence Policy You are expected to make up any work missed because of any absence. You are
responsible to request the make-up assignment(s). Students are eligible to receive full
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Tardy Policy
Student Integrity Oath
Plagiarism/Cheating Policy
Electronics Policy
credit for make-up work completed and submitted by dates and times established in this
policy or as may otherwise be arranged with the teacher and/or administrator. You will
have the number of days absent plus one additional day to make up missed work for an
absence. However, long-term assignments (one week or more from the assignment
date to the due date) are due on the stated due date, regardless of the absence and are
not accorded extra days upon return to school. Long-term illnesses will be dealt with on
an individual basis.
Students are expected to be on time to every class every day. Beginning each semester, if
tardy:
- 1st-3rd: verbal warning by teacher and parent contact on 3rd.
- 5th: the teacher will speak with the parent/guardian.
- 7th: 30 minutes after school detention served with the teacher in the
classroom. Teacher will speak to the parent/guardian again.
After the 8th tardy, teacher discretion may be used for consequences. Once a student has
served three 30 minute detentions with a teacher, a student may be referred to the
Dean’s Office for defiance of authority.
I agree to conduct myself with integrity in all regards. I commit to presenting my
own work, writing, words, and ideas at all times, unless otherwise attributed. In
addition, I will not copy, use communication devices during tests, post
assessments for public access, falsely identify myself, or use inappropriate
materials. Engaging in any of these activities represents a breach of this oath
and subjects me to the disciplinary code of Legacy High School and the Adams
12 Five Star School District. It is my honest intention to uphold this oath.
Plagiarism means to present, as one’s own, the work, writing, words, ideas, or
computer information of someone else. (Sources could be published or
unpublished.) Cheating is supplying, receiving or using devices. (Examples:
looking at or using someone else’s work, using crib notes/stolen notes, or using
disallowed equipment, etc.)
Consequences for plagiarism and cheating (cover all classes and discipline
carries over year-to-year):
▪ 1st – 0 on the assignment, teacher calls home and referral
▪ 2nd – 0 on the assignment, 1 day suspension, parent/teacher conference,
referral
▪ 3rd – 0 on the assignment, 2 day suspension, referral
▪ 4th – 0 on the assignment, referral to District Discipline Hearing
In order to be fully integrated into the classroom community, all electronics
should be out of sight and sound, and not on, nor worn, nor in the pocket during
the entire class period unless otherwise specified by the teacher. This means that
phones and smart watches should be in lockers or backpacks/totes/purses during
class. They should be turned off. Students must ask for permission to have phones
out, unless the teacher has given permission to the class. The use of
phones/electronic devices in class will be restricted by teacher and/or dean
according to school/classroom policy. If this is a repeated pattern of behavior,
students will receive a discipline referral. Students may be asked to turn in
phones upon leaving the classroom to use the bathroom or for other reasons.
Other ways of managing phones is up to teacher discretion.