2: The New World: US History
Competence aims in focus:
The aims of the studies are to enable students to:
- elaborate on and discuss how key historical events and processes have affected the development of American society
- elaborate on and discuss linguistically demanding texts
- use suitable language appropriate to the situation in a variety of oral and written genres
- produce texts in a variety of genres with clear content, appropriate style, good structure, and usage that is precise and accurate
- interpret a selection from English-language literature from the 1900s up to the present
- present a major in-depth project with a topic from Social Studies English and assess the process
(Translation: udir.no)
Textbook Tasks
Listening
Visual Material
Articles and Resources
Going Further
Web resources
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Crash Course in US History (YouTube)
(youtube.com) John Green teaches you the history of the United States of America in 47 episodes! -
Eyewitness (National Archives)
(archives.gov) -
United States of America timeline
(news.bbc. co. uk) -
Digital History
(digitalhistory.uh. edu) -
Classroom-tested Handouts and Fact Sheets (Digital History)
(digitalhistory.uh. edu) -
PBS: History
(pbs.org) -
PBS: We Shall Remain
(pbs.org)