• AP US History 2015

    Date

    Agenda and Assignments
     8/19
     
    Wednesday 
    Agenda:  P.I.R.A.T.E.S  Grit Day
                      Turn in summer essays
    HW:  Prepare for QUIZ on CH 1 and 31, and amendments
     8/20
     
    Thursday 
     Agenda: Quiz Chapters 1, 31, and amendments
     
    HW:  Start reading chapter 2 and take notes

    8/24

    Monday
    Agenda:  Assessments returned and discussed
                      General essay feedback notes
                      SOAPSS started 
     
    HW:        Chapter 2 notes DUE Tuesday

    8/25

    Tues
    Agenda:   Complete SOAPSS
                      Chesapeake v. Mass Bay Colony
                      Mayflower Compact v. Model of Christian Charity 
                        Turn in CH2 Notes 
     
     HW:        Start CH3

    8/27

    Thurs
    Agenda:    Discuss note-taking techniques
                       The DBQ--Jamestown mini-Q
     
    HW:            Spend 20 minutes (only) annotating Salem Witch Trials
                         Chapter 3 notes DUE Tuesday (stapled to CH2)
                         Study for 2-3 Quiz on Tuesday (use term sheet) 
     

    8/31

    Monday
    Agenda:  Class Chat with Mr. Rice
                      Practice CH 2-3 content with partner 
     
    HW:            Chapter 3 notes DUE Tuesday (stapled to CH2)
                         Study for 2-3 Quiz on Tuesday (use term sheet) 

    9/1

    Tues
    Agenda:   Quiz on Chapters 2 and 3
                      Salem DBQ 
     
    HW:           Start ch 4
    9/3
    Thurs
     
    Agenda:    Great Awakening mini-DBQ
                       Emerging Colonial Tensions
                      Quiz and Notes returned  (test corrections WED tutorial)
     
    HW:           CH4 notes DUE Tuesday
    BACK TO SCHOOL NIGHT  

    9/7

    Monday
     LABOR DAY--NO SCHOOL 

    9/8

    Tues
    Agenda:   CH4 Notes DUE
                      Letters from Last Year
                      Prep work for CH5 panel presentation 
     
    HW:          Be familiar with your panel prewentation
                      Work on CH5 

    9/10

    Thurs
    Agenda:  Panel Presentation
                        DBQ Analysis
                            assessment on thesis and "buckets" 
     
    HW:        CH 5 notes

    9/14

    Monday
     
    Agenda: CH5 Primary Source Prep
     
    HW:           Prepare "role" for Tavern
                        Complete Ch5 notes 

    9/15

    Tues
    Agenda:  "tavern" activity
                      Review DBQ from last week 
     
    HW:         Review for quiz

    9/17

    Thurs
    Agenda:   Quiz on 4/5 (30 points)
                      "Remember the Ladies" letters
                        "So You Want A Revolution" reading 
     
    HW:          CH6 Notes Due Thursday 
                      CH6 in class essay Thursday 

    9/21

    Monday
     
    Wed Schedule
    Tutorial in 402
     

    9/22

    Tues
    Agenda:      Review CH4/5 Quiz
                         Critical Period Lecture
                         Liberty PBS Part 6 
     
    HW:            CH6 Notes Due Thursday 
                      CH6 in class essay Thursday 

    9/24

    Thurs
     
    Agenda:      CH6 in class essay
                           Ch  6 notes DUE 
     
                          Early Presidents Note-Taking (Mr.; Wallace 10-12)
                         start T Jefferson trial Prep--parts assigned, readings distributed 
     
    HW:            Read ch7
                        Start Jefferson Readings 
    Tutorial in Room 203  
    (Friday-End of Grading Period 1)

    9/28

    Monday
    Agenda:  Practice for TJefferson Trial
     
     
    HW:         Prepare for Trial
                      Read CH7 

    9/29

    Tues
    Agenda:   Jefferson on Trial
     
     
    HW:         Juror/Judge write up
                      Complete CH 7

    10/1

    Thurs
    Agenda:  Marshall Court Cases
                      CH6 essay returned 
                      Quiz on CH6/7  30 multiple choice/one short answer
     
    HW:        start CH8
                   Era of Good Feelings DOCS 

    10/5

    Monday
    Agenda:   Junior Presentation
     
    HW:     CH8 Due Thursday
                  Era of Good Feelings DOCS Due Tuesday

    10/6

    Tues
    Agenda:    CH8 Republicanism Lecture
                         Era of Good Feelings DOCS and how to use docs in essay
                         6/7 quiz returned 
     
    HW:             CH8 Due Thursday 
                       

    10/8

    Thurs
    Agenda:      Republican Motherhood Short Answer Practice
                           Group FRQ on Ch7 and Ch8 
     
    HW:           Prep for Roundtable Discussion
                      Read Ch9 
     
     

    10/12

    Monday
     
    WED SCHEDULE--no APUSH    

    10/13

    Tues
    Agenda:     Roundtable Discussion
                         Practice multiple choice CH1-8 


    HW:          Finish CH9 for 8/9 Quiz Thursday
     

    10/15

    Thurs
    Agenda:   8/9 Quiz--20 multiple choice and 1 short answer
                      Intro to Jackson 
     
    HW:         CH10 and Trial Prep
     

    10/19

    Monday

    		 No School-Staff Development Day

    10/20

    Tues
    Agenda:      Jackson Trial in Room 106
     
    HW:           Finish CH10 for DBQ

    10/22

    Thurs
    Agenda:     DBQ Assessment
     
    HW:         Chapter 11 and Zinn reading (Ch6--the Intimately Oppressed)
                      Go to Historyisaweapon.com for online text
     
     

    10/26
    Monday

     
    Agenda:      CH11 Presentation
                         Start Utopian community posters 
     
    HW:        Chapter 11 Notes and Zinn reading (Ch6--the Intimately Oppressed)
                      Go to Historyisaweapon.com for online text

    10/27

    Tues
    Agenda:  Zinn Discussion
                      Complete and share Utopia posters
     
    HW:           CH11 Notes 

    10/29

    Thurs
    Agenda:  CH10/11 Quiz
                      Discuss CH10 DBQ 
     
    HW:        CH12 and Documents

    11/2

    Monday
    Agenda:      Africans in America Judgement Day
     
    HW:            CH12 and Documents

    11/3

    Tues
    Agenda:  Go over 11/12
                        Go over Slavery docs
                         Discuss  US War with Mexico?
                      
     
    HW:  CH12 Notes
     

    11/5

    Thurs
     
    Agenda:     CH12 Jeopardy
                        Road to Civil War Debate Prep  
     
    HW:           CH13
                      Prep for Debate 
     
    (11/6-Friday-End of Grading Period 2)

    11/9

    Monday

    BLOCK DAY SCHEDULE C (WED)

    Tutorial held in room 402 
     11/10
    Tuesday 
     Agenda:   DEBATE--Pre-civil war issues
                         Practice Short Answer 
     
    HW:         Complete CH13

    11/12

    Thurs
     Agenda:   Quiz Ch12/13
                         Begin work on CH14 notes and homework assignment 
     
    HW:          CH14
     

    11/16

    Monday
    Agenda:   Civil War PowerPOint
     
     HW:          CH14 Question and Notes

    11/17

    Tues
    Agenda:      DBQ Assessment
     
    HW:            CH14 Question and Notes

    11/19

    Thurs
    Agenda:     CH14 presentation and notes Due
                         Lincoln Speeches 
     
    HW:              CH15

    11/23

    Monday
    BLOCK DAY 
    Agenda:      DBQ Returned
                         Reconstruction--lecture and JOCZ 
     
    HW:             CH15

    11/25-27

    Wed/Thurs/Fri

    		 No School-Thanksgiving Break

    11/30

    Monday
    Agenda:   CH15 Review Jeopardy
     
    HW :        CH16

    12/1

    Tues
    Agenda:    CH16 term activity
     
    HW:          study for Test on CH 14-16 (50 multiple choice, 1 essay)
      

    12/3

    Thurs
    Agenda: Test on CH 14-16 (50 multiple choice, 1 essay)
     
    HW:     Bring all notes to class on Monday
       

    12/7

    Monday
    Agenda:      Prepare Jeopardy Questions and thematic review DUE 12./10
                         Go over test 14-16 

    12/8

    Tues
    Agenda:      Prepare Jeopardy Questions and thematic review DUE 12./10
     
    HW:            REVIEW--Final has 50 stimulus-based multiple choice (50 points), 1 short answer (15 points) and 1 DBQ (50 points)  in 2 hours

    12/10

    Thurs
    Agenda:      Share themes
                         Practice stimulus based questions 

    12/14

    Monday
     
    Agenda:      Play Jeopardy
     
    HW:               REVIEW 

    12/15-18

    Tues-Fri
    ( End of Grading Period 3)
    Final Exams
    Period 7-Tuesday 
    Period 1 and 2 -Wednesday 
    Period 3 and 4- Thursday
    Period 5 and 6-Friday 

     
    Have a great break!  Read Chapter 17!