Recommended Prerequisites: Honors or GHP American Studies 1 teacher recommendation. This course, the second of a two-year sequence, focuses on 20th-century and recent American history. It will be built on the skills introduced in Honors American Studies 1 as well as emphasize an analytical approach to history. Students will be expected to investigate issues in history, write and argue from a point of view, work extensively with primary sources as well as produce individual research projects. The course has a summer reading and writing requirement. Grade weighted upon successful completion of course. Final grade of “B” assures placement in the next course.