Welcome to the new millennium! It's sometimes hard to imagine that so much can happen in a single decade that it can change the course of history. When we study American history, we often break apart era's. In the twentieth century, each decade was truly it's own era. In this class, we will take a look at what made this decade so iconic. 

1.	2000 Election – Bush v. Gore
2.	September, 11 2001 attack
3.	Bush Administration – War in Afghanistan and Iraq
4.	2000 Census – US Population more than 280 Million – How did we get here? (And where are we now?)
5.	Hurricane Katrina
6.	2008 Election of Barack Obama
7.	2008 Economy – The crash and the recession
8.	The iPhone and new technology
9.	Social Media – MySpace; Twitter; Facebook
10.	Pop Culture – Fashion, Dance, and Trends; Netflix and going digital
11.	Popular Music; Youtube
12.	Movies – The Dark Knight, Gladiator, Lord of the Rings, Up, Avatar, Star Wars, Pirates of the Caribbean, Harry Potter
13.	Young Adult Books Focuses on the Supernatural– Harry Potter, Twilight, Hunger Games, City of Bones


Each week, by Wednesday evening (9pm PST) -

-I will email each student a link that weeks lecture and assignments. This will be on YouTube and is in a private account that is embedded into the Outschool classroom page.  
-  Assignments will consist of discussion and essay questions, short research topics, Youtube videos, and worksheets. These will be posted on the classroom page. 
- In my flex classes, each family can determine the level of participation in the course. 
- Communication will be done through the Outschool classroom.  
-I will check in with each student several times during the week to check on progress of the homework, address any questions, or to engage in a discussion about the topic covered. Each student is encouraged to message (through the Outschool classroom) me anytime they have any questions or thoughts about the class.  
- Each week, there may be additional articles, videos, or pictures that will be posted to the classroom page to engage students in open conversations about that weeks topic. 
-Please message me before the start of class if you have any questions.  

If you are interested this class but are unsure of the longer class schedule or topics that will be covered, check out my one-time class: Introduction to U.S. History – The 1920’s Through the 2000’s

https://outschool.com/classes/introduction-to-us-history-the-1920s-through-the-2000s-ZPExDaYU#uscyZFnENM


For information on my other courses, please check out my course catalog that is available in pdf: 
https://drive.google.com/file/d/10WtnUIRwVRw7Awo6FskitgUKeNUjuAvf/view