This site will be the website for the classes taught by Dr. John Hosmer and Ms. Sarah Stuart.
COURSE PHILOSOPHY, GOALS, AND OBJECTIVES
The official course description for A.P. U.S. History states that the course is designed to prepare students for the Advanced Placement United States History Exam given in May each year. At University High School, the teachers serve as facilitators for student success on the Advanced Placement Exam. In this capacity, we view this as a cooperative relationship between students, teachers, humanities teaching instructors, administrators and parents . With a high score on the Advanced Placement Exam, students may earn college credit.
The A.P. U.S. History course at University High School not only is geared to prepare students for the A.P. Exam, but it also provides an enriched experience in the study of America's past. Through use of historical documents and an historiographical approach, students will gain an understanding of how History works and how historians operate. Students will read various historians' interpretations of major issues in United States History, analyze documents, and write their own thesis arguments. Through written assignments, exams, and quizzes, students will learn to develop a thesis and support it in an organized manner with specific facts.
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