Dear Colleagues,
Happy holidays! I’m reaching out to ask for feedback on a revised Grade 11 U.S. History course I’ve been working on for next year (2026–27).
Over the past years, I’ve been rethinking how I structure U.S. History for juniors and made some bigger changes to content and approach. The course is now built around a central question, Who belongs in America, and who decides that?. It focuses more on depth, narrative history, primary sources, and discussion rather than broad chronological coverage.
Here is the full course overview, unit pacing, readings, and assessments. If you have time to look at any part of it, I’d especially appreciate thoughts on:
Direct link: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1eihFPaH-oR_dV60OHi2PY_-2a3dA4o-4L6_7RBIFots/edit?usp=sharing
The overall framing and coherence of the course
Reading load and appropriateness for juniors
Balance between skills, content, and assessment
Anything that feels like it’s missing or could be streamlined
Please don’t feel any obligation to read everything closely. Even brief reactions would be genuinely helpful as I continue refining my approach.
Thanks so much!
Best,