America Uncensored: High School U.S. History Part 2 of 2
In Part 2, students learn U.S. history from Jim Crow through current events while considering the experiences of Americans of different races, sexes, genders, sexual orientations, religions, classes, and national origins.
Beth Foster | Humanities Educator
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32 live meetings
24 in-class hoursHomework
2-4 hours per week. Each class meeting will end with a reading and journal assignment to be completed before the next class. At the end of each week, students will have a one-page essay to complete offering an analysis of the past week's topic based on a prompt. An estimated two to four hours will be needed each week to complete the reading and writing assignments.Assessment
Journal responses and essays are graded throughout the course. For students who need a final grade/letter of completion, this is how the final grade will be calculated: Class Participation (Attendance and Discussion): 25 Percent Journal: 25 Percent Essays: 50 Percent Students receiving a final grade of C (70 percent) or greater will be issued a letter of completion reflecting the final grade.Letter Grade
Students who complete the course with a C (70 percent or greater) will receive a letter of completion with their letter grade within a month of the course's last meeting.Certificate of Completion
Students who complete the course with a C (70 percent or greater) will receive a certificate of completion within a month of the course's last meeting.Class Experience
US Grade 9 - 12
𝗜𝗺𝗽𝗼𝗿𝘁𝗮𝗻𝘁 𝗡𝗼𝘁𝗲𝘀: ❶ 𝗙𝗶𝗻𝗮𝗻𝗰𝗶𝗮𝗹 𝗔𝘀𝘀𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗮𝗻𝗰𝗲 If the class fee is a barrier to your learner's enrollment, message me for more information about payment plan options and scholarship opportunities. ❷ 𝗘𝗻𝗿𝗼𝗹𝗹𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗶𝗻 𝘁𝘄𝗼 𝗰𝗼𝘂𝗿𝘀𝗲𝘀/𝗲𝗻𝗿𝗼𝗹𝗹𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗶𝗻 𝗰𝗼𝗻𝘀𝗲𝗰𝘂𝘁𝗶𝘃𝗲 𝘆𝗲𝗮𝗿𝘀 Learners registering for both the America Uncensored: High School U.S. History Part 2 and America Uncensored: High School American Literature Part 2 course in the same school year, or enrolling in one of the courses in the immediate consecutive school year following completion of the other course (for example, taking history in 2024-25 and literature in 2025-26), will be refunded $100 of their course fees ($50 for Part 1 and $50 for Part 2). The refund will be made in the week before class meetings begin, at the time Google Drive links are being distributed to students. For learners on the payment plan, the $50 refund will be applied to the second payment. ❸ 𝗦𝗰𝗵𝗲𝗱𝘂𝗹𝗲 The course will meet twice per week, 45 minutes per meeting, on Mondays and Wednesdays. The spring semester begins on January 27 and ends on May 21 with a one-week spring break the week of March 10. ❹ 𝗚𝗼𝗼𝗴𝗹𝗲 𝗗𝗿𝗶𝘃𝗲 Students will receive a Google Drive link before the course begins. The Google Drive will include the student's journal, essay templates, MLA style guide, and grading/feedback document. ❺ 𝗥𝗲𝗳𝘂𝗻𝗱𝘀 No refunds of course fees are given after the Google Drive links are distributed. ❻ 𝗦𝘁𝘂𝗱𝘆 𝗛𝗮𝗹𝗹 Learners enrolled in any of my semester courses are invited to attend study hall, held on Tuesday and Thursday afternoons during the semester, at no additional cost. This is a time when students can get extra help with assignments, ask questions, work with classmates on group projects, or just log in and work on homework with other learners. ❼ 𝗛𝗼𝗺𝗲𝘄𝗼𝗿𝗸 Homework is assigned following each class meeting. Students are welcome to attend the course and complete as much or as little homework as they and their adult wish. In order to receive a letter of completion, however, students must complete homework in order to earn at least a 70 percent of better on their final grade. ········································································ 𝗔𝗕𝗢𝗨𝗧 𝗔𝗠𝗘𝗥𝗜𝗖𝗔 𝗨𝗡𝗖𝗘𝗡𝗦𝗢𝗥𝗘𝗗: 𝗛𝗜𝗚𝗛 𝗦𝗖𝗛𝗢𝗢𝗟 𝗨.𝗦. 𝗛𝗜𝗦𝗧𝗢𝗥𝗬 In "America Uncensored: High School U.S. History," students will learn history while considering the historical and current experiences of Americans of difference races, sexes, genders, sexual orientations, religions, classes, and national origins. We'll also look at systems that developed throughout U.S. history and ask questions about whether those systems were tools for freedom and democracy or tools for oppression and control. We will begin our discussion by talking about the "history wars" that have raged since U.S. history was first taught as a topic in American schools. We will look at current debates about what students are taught and how students are taught U.S. history. We will ask: Why is history so important that different groups want to control what students learn? What should students learn? Is there a "just-the-facts" version of history or is all history filtered through the perspective of the teller? Part 1 of "America Uncensored: High School U.S. History" covers the Indigenous nations through Reconstruction and is offered in the fall semester (August through December). Part 2 covers Jim Crow through Current Events and is offered in the spring semester (January through April). Students must complete Part 1 before taking Part 2. Each part is 16 weeks with 45-minute twice weekly meetings. The course includes lecture, discussion, slides, video clips, audio clips, and primary source analysis. Learners should complete assigned readings and journal entries before class to be prepared for the discussion. Homework includes reading assignments, twice-weekly journal entries, and a weekly essay. The following is a schedule of weekly topics covered in Part 2: Week 1: The American West Week 2: Jim Crow and Segregation Week 3: Women's Suffrage Week 4: Immigration and Labor Week 5: The American Empire Week 6: World War I, the Flu Pandemic, and the Great Depression 𝗦𝗣𝗥𝗜𝗡𝗚 𝗕𝗥𝗘𝗔𝗞: 𝗢𝗻𝗲 𝗪𝗲𝗲𝗸 Week 7: World War II Week 8: The Cold War Week 9: The Civil Rights Movement Week 10: The Vietnam War Week 11: The Fight for Gender Equality Week 12: The End of the Twentieth Century Week 13: September 11, 2001 and the War on Terror Week 14: The Tumultuous 2000s Week 15: The 2020s: Pandemic, Presidents, and Protests Week 16: Current Events
Learning Goals
There are multiple learning goals for this class. The primary goal is that students gain a broader knowledge of U.S. history and an understanding of America's past based on perspectives of different groups of Americans, as well as how events, practices, and beliefs of the past continue to shape current policy, systems, and society. Students will learn to analyze and contextualize primary and secondary sources, and will practice critical thinking, analytical, writing, and communication skills as they come to their own conclusions about the historical narrative and who should control it.
Syllabus
Curriculum
Follows Teacher-Created Curriculum32 Lessons
over 16 WeeksLesson 1:
The American West
45 mins online live lesson
Lesson 2:
The American West
45 mins online live lesson
Lesson 3:
Jim Crow and Segregation
45 mins online live lesson
Lesson 4:
Jim Crow and Segregation
45 mins online live lesson
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Parental Guidance
The content covered in this class will include colonization, slavery, genocide, war, disease, death, and oppression. The historical realities of U.S. history are disturbing to almost all students, but may be especially difficult for some learners. Please consider whether your learner is ready to grapple with this content before enrolling. In addition, this class will address the diversity of the experiences of being an American. Students will be learn about the experiences of people of different religions, races, genders, sexes, and sexual orientations. We will explore the experiences of the LGBTQIA+ community during each era of American history. There will also be mentions of sexual assault and sexual exploitation in the content. These mentions will not be graphic and will be discussed in as age-appropriate manner as possible. We will also explore current debates around teaching American history. This will include a discussion of “critical race theory” and legislation that aims to or has banned it in public schools. Exploring American history always leads to connections with current events. Students will be encouraged to make these connections and this will lead to conversations about current political debates. My objective when this happens is to facilitate a civil, thoughtful, learner-led conversation in which students arrive at connections through their own analysis.
This class is not available for learners younger than age 13, even if they are advanced readers, because of age-appropriateness of the content. For younger learners, please consider my "A Young People's History of the United States" class at this link: https://outschool.com/classes/a-young-peoples-history-of-the-united-states-v0ZVhgCE?usid=0HS5Mu13&signup=true&utm_campaign=share_activity_link
Supply List
Learners will need either electronic or paper copies of the following books. These are the same books learners used in Part 1 of "America Uncensored: High School U.S. History." – 𝑨𝒏 𝑰𝒏𝒅𝒊𝒈𝒆𝒏𝒐𝒖𝒔 𝑷𝒆𝒐𝒑𝒍𝒆’𝒔 𝑯𝒊𝒔𝒕𝒐𝒓𝒚 𝒐𝒇 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝑼𝒏𝒊𝒕𝒆𝒅 𝑺𝒕𝒂𝒕𝒆𝒔 𝒇𝒐𝒓 𝒀𝒐𝒖𝒏𝒈 𝑷𝒆𝒐𝒑𝒍𝒆 by Roxanne Dunbar-Ortiz – 𝑨 𝑸𝒖𝒆𝒆𝒓 𝑯𝒊𝒔𝒕𝒐𝒓𝒚 𝒐𝒇 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝑼𝒏𝒊𝒕𝒆𝒅 𝑺𝒕𝒂𝒕𝒆𝒔 𝒇𝒐𝒓 𝒀𝒐𝒖𝒏𝒈 𝑷𝒆𝒐𝒑𝒍𝒆 by Michael Bronski – 𝑺𝒕𝒂𝒎𝒑𝒆𝒅: 𝑹𝒂𝒄𝒊𝒔𝒎, 𝑨𝒏𝒕𝒊𝒓𝒂𝒄𝒊𝒔𝒎, 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝒀𝒐𝒖: 𝑨 𝑹𝒆𝒎𝒊𝒙 𝒐𝒇 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝑵𝒂𝒕𝒊𝒐𝒏𝒂𝒍 𝑩𝒐𝒐𝒌 𝑨𝒘𝒂𝒓𝒅-𝒘𝒊𝒏𝒏𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝑺𝒕𝒂𝒎𝒑𝒆𝒅 𝒇𝒓𝒐𝒎 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝑩𝒆𝒈𝒊𝒏𝒏𝒊𝒏𝒈 by Jayson Reynolds and Ibram X Kendi –𝑺𝒉𝒆 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝑷𝒆𝒐𝒑𝒍𝒆: 𝑨 𝑮𝒓𝒂𝒑𝒉𝒊𝒄 𝑯𝒊𝒔𝒕𝒐𝒓𝒚 𝒐𝒇 𝑼𝒑𝒓𝒊𝒔𝒊𝒏𝒈𝒔, 𝑩𝒓𝒆𝒂𝒌𝒅𝒐𝒘𝒏𝒔, 𝑺𝒆𝒕𝒃𝒂𝒄𝒌𝒔, 𝑹𝒆𝒗𝒐𝒍𝒕𝒔, 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝑬𝒏𝒅𝒖𝒓𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝑯𝒐𝒑𝒆 𝒐𝒏 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝑼𝒏𝒇𝒊𝒏𝒊𝒔𝒉𝒆𝒅 𝑹𝒐𝒂𝒅 𝒕𝒐 𝑾𝒐𝒎𝒆𝒏’𝒔 𝑬𝒒𝒖𝒂𝒍𝒊𝒕𝒚 by Jen Deaderick
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Master's Degree in History from Gettysburg College
Bachelor's Degree in English from Campbellsville University
I have a master of arts degree in American history, and bachelor of arts degrees in political science, English, and communications with a journalism emphasis. I am lead teacher at The Foster Woods Folk School, which focuses on humanities education within an ecosocial justice framework aimed at celebrating and improving our connections as a global community of humans and non-humans living on Planet Earth. In this role, I work with learners of all ages with a primary focus of working with learners in grades three through 12. I was the director of a social justice center for three years during which time I routinely taught about and facilitated conversations about historical and current political events for both teen and adults participants. Before that, I was a newspaper editor and reporter for 15 years. I have been teaching history, social studies, and English Language Arts classes for several years. Reviews
Live Group Course
$450
for 32 classes2x per week, 16 weeks
45 min
Completed by 19 learners
Live video meetings
Ages: 14-17
2-15 learners per class
