Mrs. Melissa Montero 
General Course Information
American Studies II GP
This course focuses on U.S. history from 1912 to present day. The course takes a topical chronological approach to studying selected people, places, and events in American history including: World War I, the Roaring Twenties, The Great Depression/New Deal Era, World War II, The Cold War, Everyday life during the 1950s, 1960s, & 1970s, The Civil Rights Movement, The Vietnam War, the 1980s, and present day events. Course work focuses on understanding the major social, political, and economic changes in the United States. Students will participate in group activities, create projects, listen to oral presentations, and develop a better understanding of the role of the United States during the 20th Century.
American Studies I CP
This course focuses on the U.S. from 1789 to 1912. This course takes a topical chronological approach to studying selected people, places, and events in American history including: The Federalist Era, The Jefferson Years, The War of 1812, The Era of Good Feelings, Westward Expansion, The Mexican War, Sectionalism during the 1800s, The Civil War, Reconstruction, The Gilded Age, and The Progressive Movement. Students will explain the basic social, political, and economic changes in the United States during the 18th and 19th centuries. Students will participate in various group activities, create projects, engage in debates, develop oral presentations, and ultimately better understand the history of the United States and how the actions of the past influenced various events.
American Studies I Honors
This course focuses on the U.S. from 1789 to 1912. This course takes a topical chronological approach to studying selected people, places, and events in American history including: The Federalist Era, The Jefferson Years, The War of 1812, The Era of Good Feelings, Westward Expansion, The Mexican War, Sectionalism during the 1800s, The Civil War, Reconstruction, The Gilded Age, and The Progressive Movement. Students will analyze the basic, social, political, and economic changes throughout U.S. history. They will participate in debates, answer and evaluate document based questions, analyze primary source information, gain valuable research skills, create oral presentations, read a novel/write a research paper, and participate in various group activities. Students will also participate in the National History Contest and create a project that corresponds to this year's theme. (For more information, please visit: www.nhd.org )
