Due on Monday, June 15th: Final draft of your solo or partner research assignment (if you want extra time to work on it and can live without comments)
Due on Monday, June 8th: Final draft of your solo or partner research assignment (if you want some comments)
Due on Monday, June 1st: Be ready for a live lecture on the late twentieth century
Due on Thursday, May 28th or Friday, May 29th: Tentative research question
Due on Wednesday, May 27th: Be ready for a live lecture on the middle twentieth century
No Zoom on Memorial Day! Enjoy some extra time with your family!
Due by Friday, May 22nd: Tentative research question--or at least topic--for you or you and one partner
Due by Friday, May 22nd: Tentative research question--or at least topic--for you or you and one partner
Due on Monday, May 18th: Our first Zoom after Game Day--debriefing of the online experience and introdution to our last assignment
Friday, May 15th: Game Day! [You should be able to log in by 1:30, and the exam starts at 2 p.m. in our time zone]
Due on Monday, May 11th: Our last Zoom before Game Day
Due on Thursday, May 7th: Fifth and final practice DBQ exercise
DURING THIS FIRST FULL WEEK IN MAY--MAKE SURE YOU CAN ACCESS YOUR AP/COLLEGE BOARD ACCOUNT AND SEE IF YOU CAN PRACTICE LOGGING IN TO THE SYSTEM THAT YOU WILL USE DURING THE ACTUAL TEST
Due on Monday, May 4th: Group Study Guide on Era Seven (1890-1945)
Due on Thursday, April 30th: Fourth practice DBQ exercise
Due on Monday, April 27th after our class Zooms: Group Study Guide on Era Six (1865-1898)
Due on Monday, April 27th before our class Zooms: Your meaningful contribution to our group study guide on Eras Five, Six, and Seven--to be discussed in our Zoom on Wednesday, April 22nd.
Due on Thursday, April 23rd or Friday, April 24th: Third practice DBQ exercise (introduction and one body paragraph or full response in 45 minutes)
Due on Wednesday, April 22nd: Group study guide on Era Five (1844-1877)--after our class Zooms.
Because Monday is Patriots' Day, our class Zooms at 1:00 p.m. on Wednesday, April 22nd this week
No Zoom on Monday, April 20th.
Due on April 16th or 17th: Second practice DBQ exercise (introduction and one body paragraph or full response in 45 minutes)
Due on April 13th: Group study guide on Era Four (1800-1848)
We are officially beginning remote learning during the second week in April. I have let you know via email about a Zoom session on Monday about the revised DBQ and revised rubric. With luck I will succeed at recording this. I also will be emailing you a revised DBQ and guidelines for a typed response of about one page with an introduction and one body paragraph. [The DBQ is also in our Google Drive.] This is due via email on Tuesday, April 7th or Wednesday, April 8th, and I will give you some feedback and let you know how many points that reponse would earn if that were a real DBQ.
I am asking you to review our class study guide on Era Three (1754-1800) before you do that and do something else--whether watching a review video or (re)reading a chapter in Era Three.
On Thursday, April 3rd via a webinar and Friday, April 4th via a web site, the College Board provided information about the online exam that you will be taking..
Due on Thursday, March 12th: Annotated Notes on Battles of World War Two; a little discussion of interwar years;
start of lecture on battles
Due on Wednesday, March 11th: No HW due (!!!); debriefing of test
Due on Tuesday, March 10th: Test on Topics in Era Seven (1890-1945) Addressed through Chapter 23
Due on Friday, March 6th: Study Guide on Era Seven
Due on Thursday, March 5th: Read and annotate ONE source that you might wind up using for your term paper
Due on Wednesday, March 4th: Topic sentences or categories and a total of TEN key facts in response to this prompt: Evaluate the impact of the New Deal on American society and the American economy.
Due on Monday, March 2nd: Notes on New Deal
Due on Friday, February 28th: Annotated Notes on Causes of Great Depression--5-10 words for each of the seven causes; wrap-up of lecture on other Responses to Modernism
Due on Thursday, February 27th: Ch. 23; discussion of CCOT in 1920s; lecture on Prohibition; parti. point question--creation of a multiple-choice question on causes or effects of Prohibition; beginning of lecture on other Responses to Modernism
Due on Tuesday, February 25th: Notes on Roaring Twenties; a little group work on peace settlements and aftermath of WW I; lecture on the 1920s--To what extent did they roar?
Due on Monday, February 24th: First eight pages packet on Era Seven (1890-1945)--pages one through eight; discussion of categories (body paragraphs) for an essay on the United States home front during WW I; critique of a response to that prompt; parti. point question about what details were missing from that response
Due on Friday, February 14th: Marked-up Notes on Responses to Modernism; a little self-critique
Due on Wednesday, February 12th: Ch. 22; in-class debriefing of DBQ; lecture on causes of United States involvement in WW I
Due on Tuesday, February 11th: Take-home DBQ on Spanish-American War; in-school field trip to library
Due on Monday, February 10th: Marked-up Notes on World War One
Due on Thursday, February 6th: Graphic organizer on Mexican War and Spanish-American War
Class lost on Wednesday, February 5th due to half day (afternoon rotation)
Due on Tuesday, February 4th: Marked-up Notes on Herring's book; in-class evaluation on two essays; wrap-up of lecture on Progressivism
Due on Friday, January 31st: No HW due (!!!); in-class work on documents related to Progressivism
Due on Thursday, January 30th: Ch. 21; in-class group work to do a graphic organizer on Populists and Progressives using the Study Guide on Chapter 20, the summary of Chapter 20, the Notes on the West as well as two other resources; start of lecture on Progressivism
Due on Wednesday, January 29th: Ch. 20; class lost to Town Meeting
Due on Monday, January 27th: No HW due (!!!); debriefing of Midyear Exam and Grade News Network
Due on Wednesday, January 22nd: Midyear Exam
Due on Friday, January 17th: Extra credit (worth up to two test points); practice questions from College Board; human timeline
Due on Thursday, January 16th: Study guide on Era Six (1865-1898); group discussion of study guide for era; identification of key events in magic years; another page of review on political parties; partner parti. point question on one topic in Gilded Age related to assigned theme (PCE, SOC, WXT, WOR, GEO, ARC, NAT, or MIG)
Due on Tuesday, January 14th: Final draft of page of group study guide; wrap-up of lecture on urbanization; group articulation of a thesis statement on urbanization; overview of extra credit; many practice questions
Due on Monday, January 13th: Take-home DBQ for practice; peer response; in-class lecture on urbanization
Due on Friday, January 10th: Proofread draft of up to one page of group study guide; in-class analysis of documents
Class lost on Wednesday, January 8th to half day
Due on Tuesday, January 7th: Ch. 19; in-class time to work on group study guide
Due on Monday, January 6th: Ch. 18; practice questions on Industrial Age; lecture on Gilded Age
Due on Thursday, January 2nd: Marked-up Summaries of Chapters 1 through 19 (TEN HW points); lecture on tycoons
Due on Friday, December 20th: Start packet of Chapter Summaries
Due on Thursday. December 19th: Ch. 17
Due on Tuesday, December 17th: Ch. 16
Due on Monday, December 16th: No HW due (!!!)
Due on Friday, December 13th: Test on Era Five (1844-1877)
Due on Wednesday, December 11th: Study Guide on Era Five (1844-1877); finish practice questions (Road to Civil War, Civil War, Reconstruction, and College Board questions); a little group work on study guide; magic years
Due on Tuesday, December 10th: Socratic Seminar
Due on Monday, December 9th: Notes on Reconstruction; lecture on Reconstruction; a few ideas about how to organize an essay on Reconstruction;a little work on practice MC questions
Due on Thursday, December 5th: Ch. 15; wrap-up of lecture on Civil War; start of second batch of practice questions on events leading up to Civil War
No HW due on Wednesday, December 4th (Happy Thanksgiving!) due to loss of class on Tuesday, December 3rd; return of DBQs; practice questions on Road to Civil War; overview of Mercado's summary of rise of Republican party and Election of 1860; beginning of lecture on Civil War
Due on Tuesday, November 26th: Take-home DBQ for homework credit
Due on Monday, November 25th: Marked-up Notes on Civil War; in-class reading and marking up of documents; discussion of documents, including ideas for outside information; discussion of context for essay and organization of body paragraphs; one round of chunk practice
Due on Friday, November 22nd: Ch. 14 and rewrites; wrap-up of lecture on Road to Civil War; introduction to rubric for DBQ; partner work on possible context; ideas about organization of DBQ
Due on Wednesday, November 20th: Notes on Road to Civil War; practice questions on Mexican War; lecture on Road to Civil War
Due on Tuesday, November 19th: Ch. 13; time to read and discuss highlights of notes on Mexican War; in-class lecture on Mexican War; group work on graphic organizer comparing/contrasting Jefferson and Polk's expansionist foreign policies
Due on Monday, November 18th: No HW due (!!!); debrief test
Due on Thursday, November 14th: Test on Era Four (1800-1848), Involving parts of Chapters 7 and 8 as well as all of Chapters 9 through 12
Due on Wednesday, November 13th: Essay Ideas: (a) Formulate/write a question on causes of reform movements in early 1800s or comparisons/contrasts, (b) Write a thesis question with categories, and (c) Write down TEN key points in a logical order that would advance (develop) your argument; practice questions on Chapter 12; practice College Board questions; magic years; brief discussion of key court cases; group work on study guides
Due on Tuesday, November 12th: Project (10 test points); review of graphic organizer on reform movements and other developments; practice multiple-choice questions on reform movements; hints on essay: (1) thematic, (2) CCOT, (3) causation, (4) comparison/contrast; a few minutes in groups to talk about what might be the hardest approach: causation; sheet on experience of free and enslaved African Americans in 1800s; lecture on slavery and abolitionism
Due on Thursday, November 7th: Study Guide for Era Four and Brainstorm/draft of project on reformers; wrap-up of lecture
Due on Wednesday, November 6th: Start working on Study Guide for Era Four; finishing sorting figures into poker hands; overview of project and choices involves; lecture on reform movements
Due on Tuesday, November 5th: Ch. 12; in-class work on matching exercise with antebellum figures; GNN (Grade News Network); start sorting TWENTY figures into four poker hands (all right to use a given card more than once (e.g., Queen of Hearts)--imagine the four hands occur in four different games)
Due on Friday, November 1st: Ch. 11 and extra credit (optional); wrap-up of lecture on Jackson; practice multiple-choice questions on Jackson; return of essays
Due on Thursday, October 31st: Graphic organizer on Reemergence of Two-party System; discussion of graphic organizers; first round of analysis of Mercado's review of political parties; selection of ONE key word or phrase per plank of Republicans' and Federalists' platforms; mirror partners for same task for Democrats and Whigs; thought question about linkages between parties; quick lecture on Jackson
Due on Wednesday, October 30th: Take-home essay for homework credit on Market Revolution; essay swap--read two other people's introductions, looking for context and thesis; read and mark up article from Time on electoral college and election of 2000; questions on the article; a quick overview of election of 2000 with visual aids; a quick overview of election of 1824--the "Corrupt Bargain"; parti. point question involving your group to write and answer a multiple-choice question
Due on Monday, October 28th: Ch. 10; wrap-up of lecture on Market Revolution; practice multiple-choice questions on Market Revolution; brainstorming on essay on . . . Market Revolution
Due on Friday, October 25th: Ch. 9; discussion of previous class' parti. point question; discussion of grouping of documents and more; short lecture on Market Revolution
Due on Thursday, October 24th: Graphic organizer on Market Revolution based on handout on . . . Market Revolution [please mark up the packet and record at least TEN key points on the sheet]; in-class work on a DBQ; parti. point question on ONE document (analysis, sourcing, and outside information)
Due on Tuesday, October 22nd: Rewrites of Essays on American Revolution if necessary and Ten Key Points on "Era of Good Feelings" [1815-1825]; comparison/contrast review sheet on First and Second Wars of Independence; lecture on War of 1812; practice multiple-choice questions on a few topics, including the War of 1812; handout on sourcing; group work on sourcing of a document; overview of homework
Due on Monday, October 21st: Ch. 8; in-class group work on Election of 1800; class review of some key facts; analysis of a sample essay concerning the election; practice multiple-choice questions on Age of Jefferson; determination of which practice questions are worth studying; parti. point question about viable sources and what topics they would address; overview of next day's lesson and a different kind of homework assignment
Due on Friday, October 19th: No HW due
Due on Wednesday, October 16th: Test on Era Three (1754-1800)
Due on Tuesday, October 15th:15th:Study Guide on Era Three (1754-1800); wrap-up of lecture on Early Republic; discussion of what was missing from lecture; overview of test (recap); comparison/contrast of Hamilton and Jefferson and birth of political parties; a little discussion of what study aids are most valuable
No School on Monday, October 14th
Due on Friday, October 10th: Start study guide and/or online questions; practice College Board questions (ten); group work and partner analysis of questions, ranking answers worst to best; start of lecture on Early Republic
No School on Wednesday, October 9th
Due on Tuesday, October 8th: Marked-up and maybe even annotated Federalist 10; discussion of Federalist 10 after group work to find (1) thesis/claim; (2) two counterpoints and/or conceding points; (3) pieces of textual evidence in support of author's argument; group work to find a quote (50-100 words) and write three questions related to that quote (e.g., involving outside information, purpose, point of view, comparison/contrast, causation, or CCOT)
Due on Monday, October 7th: Analysis of Constitution; group work and whole-class discussion; review of Enlightenment thinkers; overview of Federalist 10; magic years for next test; analysis of Articles of Confederation versus Constitution
Due on Friday, October 4th: Socratic Seminar (10 homework points and 10 performance points)
Due on Wednesday, October 2nd: Ch. 7; practice questions on late 1700s; key points on War of Independence; overview on actual Socratic Seminar; graphic organizer on impact of the American Revolution on both slavery and the status of women
Due on Tuesday, October 1st: Ch. 6; wrap-up of analysis of documents; overview of Socratic Seminar
Due on Friday, September 27th: Take-home essay for homework credit; wrap-up practice questions on 1600s and 1700s; individual attack on a DBQ on the late 1700s; some group work analyzing the documents
Due on Wednesday, September 25th: Assessment of merits of complaints in Declaration of Independence; test rewrites due (if applicable); practice questions on 1600s and 1700s; short lecture on Road to Revolution; overview of take-home essay
Due on Tuesday, September 24th: Ch. 5; in-class short lecture with some art analysis; overview of Declaration of Independence homework
Due on Monday, September 23rd: No HW due (!!!); debriefing of test
Due on Thursday, September 19th: First Test (Eras One and Two--1491-1754)--use study guide to your advantage
Due on Wednesday, September 18th: Study Guide on Era Two (1607-1754); group review of Study Guides on Eras One and Two; practice College Board questions; practice questions on Ch. 4
Due on Tuesday, September 17th: Young scholar's choice! Do something to prep--maybe read and mark up the notes on American Indians and the spread of slavery, maybe do some online practice questions, maybe start the Study Guide on Era Two; in-class lecture on spread of slavery
Due on Friday, September 13th: The graphic organizer of regions and topics; practice short answer; some hints on possible short answers; map/video of trans-Atlantic slave trade
Due on Thursday, September 12th: Ch. 4
Due on Wednesday, September 11th: The other assignment (Ch. 3 or the Study Guide on Era one);wrap-up of analysis of documents; overview of first test; analysis of a cartoon
Due on Monday, September 9th: Ch. 3 or Study Guide on Era One (1491-1607); analysis of DBQ on New England and Chesapeake
Due on Friday, September 6th: Essay on "Boston Common"--(1) show me marked-up essay in book (2) show me marked-up packet or (3) show me handwritten list of TEN key points; wrap-up of comparison/contrast of Spanish and English colonization; discussion of essay; overview of studying for a test; practice MC questions
Due on Friday, September 6th: Essay on "Boston Common"--(1) show me marked-up essay in book (2) show me marked-up packet or (3) show me handwritten list of TEN key points; wrap-up of comparison/contrast of Spanish and English colonization; discussion of essay; start of analysis of DBQ on New England and Chesapeake if time permits
Due on Thursday, September 5th: Chapter 2; review of practice multiple-choice questions on Chapter 1; comparison/contrast of Spanish and English colonization
Due on Tuesday, September 3rd: Signature sheet, covered, book, and identifications in Chapter 1; whole-class discussion and lecture with visual aids on Columbian Exchange and impact of guns, germs, and God during Contact Period
Due on Friday, August 30th: Marked-up article; in-class discussion of native peoples; in-class overview of eight themes; registration with College Board
Due on Thursday, August 29th: Summer Reading; in-class discussion of course expectations
Due on Monday, June 8th: Final draft of your solo or partner research assignment (if you want some comments)
Due on Monday, June 1st: Be ready for a live lecture on the late twentieth century
Due on Thursday, May 28th or Friday, May 29th: Tentative research question
Due on Wednesday, May 27th: Be ready for a live lecture on the middle twentieth century
No Zoom on Memorial Day! Enjoy some extra time with your family!
Due by Friday, May 22nd: Tentative research question--or at least topic--for you or you and one partner
Due by Friday, May 22nd: Tentative research question--or at least topic--for you or you and one partner
Due on Monday, May 18th: Our first Zoom after Game Day--debriefing of the online experience and introdution to our last assignment
Friday, May 15th: Game Day! [You should be able to log in by 1:30, and the exam starts at 2 p.m. in our time zone]
Due on Monday, May 11th: Our last Zoom before Game Day
Due on Thursday, May 7th: Fifth and final practice DBQ exercise
DURING THIS FIRST FULL WEEK IN MAY--MAKE SURE YOU CAN ACCESS YOUR AP/COLLEGE BOARD ACCOUNT AND SEE IF YOU CAN PRACTICE LOGGING IN TO THE SYSTEM THAT YOU WILL USE DURING THE ACTUAL TEST
Due on Monday, May 4th: Group Study Guide on Era Seven (1890-1945)
Due on Thursday, April 30th: Fourth practice DBQ exercise
Due on Monday, April 27th after our class Zooms: Group Study Guide on Era Six (1865-1898)
Due on Monday, April 27th before our class Zooms: Your meaningful contribution to our group study guide on Eras Five, Six, and Seven--to be discussed in our Zoom on Wednesday, April 22nd.
Due on Thursday, April 23rd or Friday, April 24th: Third practice DBQ exercise (introduction and one body paragraph or full response in 45 minutes)
Due on Wednesday, April 22nd: Group study guide on Era Five (1844-1877)--after our class Zooms.
Because Monday is Patriots' Day, our class Zooms at 1:00 p.m. on Wednesday, April 22nd this week
No Zoom on Monday, April 20th.
Due on April 16th or 17th: Second practice DBQ exercise (introduction and one body paragraph or full response in 45 minutes)
Due on April 13th: Group study guide on Era Four (1800-1848)
We are officially beginning remote learning during the second week in April. I have let you know via email about a Zoom session on Monday about the revised DBQ and revised rubric. With luck I will succeed at recording this. I also will be emailing you a revised DBQ and guidelines for a typed response of about one page with an introduction and one body paragraph. [The DBQ is also in our Google Drive.] This is due via email on Tuesday, April 7th or Wednesday, April 8th, and I will give you some feedback and let you know how many points that reponse would earn if that were a real DBQ.
I am asking you to review our class study guide on Era Three (1754-1800) before you do that and do something else--whether watching a review video or (re)reading a chapter in Era Three.
On Thursday, April 3rd via a webinar and Friday, April 4th via a web site, the College Board provided information about the online exam that you will be taking..
Due on Thursday, March 12th: Annotated Notes on Battles of World War Two; a little discussion of interwar years;
start of lecture on battles
Due on Wednesday, March 11th: No HW due (!!!); debriefing of test
Due on Tuesday, March 10th: Test on Topics in Era Seven (1890-1945) Addressed through Chapter 23
Due on Friday, March 6th: Study Guide on Era Seven
Due on Thursday, March 5th: Read and annotate ONE source that you might wind up using for your term paper
Due on Wednesday, March 4th: Topic sentences or categories and a total of TEN key facts in response to this prompt: Evaluate the impact of the New Deal on American society and the American economy.
Due on Monday, March 2nd: Notes on New Deal
Due on Friday, February 28th: Annotated Notes on Causes of Great Depression--5-10 words for each of the seven causes; wrap-up of lecture on other Responses to Modernism
Due on Thursday, February 27th: Ch. 23; discussion of CCOT in 1920s; lecture on Prohibition; parti. point question--creation of a multiple-choice question on causes or effects of Prohibition; beginning of lecture on other Responses to Modernism
Due on Tuesday, February 25th: Notes on Roaring Twenties; a little group work on peace settlements and aftermath of WW I; lecture on the 1920s--To what extent did they roar?
Due on Monday, February 24th: First eight pages packet on Era Seven (1890-1945)--pages one through eight; discussion of categories (body paragraphs) for an essay on the United States home front during WW I; critique of a response to that prompt; parti. point question about what details were missing from that response
Due on Friday, February 14th: Marked-up Notes on Responses to Modernism; a little self-critique
Due on Wednesday, February 12th: Ch. 22; in-class debriefing of DBQ; lecture on causes of United States involvement in WW I
Due on Tuesday, February 11th: Take-home DBQ on Spanish-American War; in-school field trip to library
Due on Monday, February 10th: Marked-up Notes on World War One
Due on Thursday, February 6th: Graphic organizer on Mexican War and Spanish-American War
Class lost on Wednesday, February 5th due to half day (afternoon rotation)
Due on Tuesday, February 4th: Marked-up Notes on Herring's book; in-class evaluation on two essays; wrap-up of lecture on Progressivism
Due on Friday, January 31st: No HW due (!!!); in-class work on documents related to Progressivism
Due on Thursday, January 30th: Ch. 21; in-class group work to do a graphic organizer on Populists and Progressives using the Study Guide on Chapter 20, the summary of Chapter 20, the Notes on the West as well as two other resources; start of lecture on Progressivism
Due on Wednesday, January 29th: Ch. 20; class lost to Town Meeting
Due on Monday, January 27th: No HW due (!!!); debriefing of Midyear Exam and Grade News Network
Due on Wednesday, January 22nd: Midyear Exam
Due on Friday, January 17th: Extra credit (worth up to two test points); practice questions from College Board; human timeline
Due on Thursday, January 16th: Study guide on Era Six (1865-1898); group discussion of study guide for era; identification of key events in magic years; another page of review on political parties; partner parti. point question on one topic in Gilded Age related to assigned theme (PCE, SOC, WXT, WOR, GEO, ARC, NAT, or MIG)
Due on Tuesday, January 14th: Final draft of page of group study guide; wrap-up of lecture on urbanization; group articulation of a thesis statement on urbanization; overview of extra credit; many practice questions
Due on Monday, January 13th: Take-home DBQ for practice; peer response; in-class lecture on urbanization
Due on Friday, January 10th: Proofread draft of up to one page of group study guide; in-class analysis of documents
Class lost on Wednesday, January 8th to half day
Due on Tuesday, January 7th: Ch. 19; in-class time to work on group study guide
Due on Monday, January 6th: Ch. 18; practice questions on Industrial Age; lecture on Gilded Age
Due on Thursday, January 2nd: Marked-up Summaries of Chapters 1 through 19 (TEN HW points); lecture on tycoons
Due on Friday, December 20th: Start packet of Chapter Summaries
Due on Thursday. December 19th: Ch. 17
Due on Tuesday, December 17th: Ch. 16
Due on Monday, December 16th: No HW due (!!!)
Due on Friday, December 13th: Test on Era Five (1844-1877)
Due on Wednesday, December 11th: Study Guide on Era Five (1844-1877); finish practice questions (Road to Civil War, Civil War, Reconstruction, and College Board questions); a little group work on study guide; magic years
Due on Tuesday, December 10th: Socratic Seminar
Due on Monday, December 9th: Notes on Reconstruction; lecture on Reconstruction; a few ideas about how to organize an essay on Reconstruction;a little work on practice MC questions
Due on Thursday, December 5th: Ch. 15; wrap-up of lecture on Civil War; start of second batch of practice questions on events leading up to Civil War
No HW due on Wednesday, December 4th (Happy Thanksgiving!) due to loss of class on Tuesday, December 3rd; return of DBQs; practice questions on Road to Civil War; overview of Mercado's summary of rise of Republican party and Election of 1860; beginning of lecture on Civil War
Due on Tuesday, November 26th: Take-home DBQ for homework credit
Due on Monday, November 25th: Marked-up Notes on Civil War; in-class reading and marking up of documents; discussion of documents, including ideas for outside information; discussion of context for essay and organization of body paragraphs; one round of chunk practice
Due on Friday, November 22nd: Ch. 14 and rewrites; wrap-up of lecture on Road to Civil War; introduction to rubric for DBQ; partner work on possible context; ideas about organization of DBQ
Due on Wednesday, November 20th: Notes on Road to Civil War; practice questions on Mexican War; lecture on Road to Civil War
Due on Tuesday, November 19th: Ch. 13; time to read and discuss highlights of notes on Mexican War; in-class lecture on Mexican War; group work on graphic organizer comparing/contrasting Jefferson and Polk's expansionist foreign policies
Due on Monday, November 18th: No HW due (!!!); debrief test
Due on Thursday, November 14th: Test on Era Four (1800-1848), Involving parts of Chapters 7 and 8 as well as all of Chapters 9 through 12
Due on Wednesday, November 13th: Essay Ideas: (a) Formulate/write a question on causes of reform movements in early 1800s or comparisons/contrasts, (b) Write a thesis question with categories, and (c) Write down TEN key points in a logical order that would advance (develop) your argument; practice questions on Chapter 12; practice College Board questions; magic years; brief discussion of key court cases; group work on study guides
Due on Tuesday, November 12th: Project (10 test points); review of graphic organizer on reform movements and other developments; practice multiple-choice questions on reform movements; hints on essay: (1) thematic, (2) CCOT, (3) causation, (4) comparison/contrast; a few minutes in groups to talk about what might be the hardest approach: causation; sheet on experience of free and enslaved African Americans in 1800s; lecture on slavery and abolitionism
Due on Thursday, November 7th: Study Guide for Era Four and Brainstorm/draft of project on reformers; wrap-up of lecture
Due on Wednesday, November 6th: Start working on Study Guide for Era Four; finishing sorting figures into poker hands; overview of project and choices involves; lecture on reform movements
Due on Tuesday, November 5th: Ch. 12; in-class work on matching exercise with antebellum figures; GNN (Grade News Network); start sorting TWENTY figures into four poker hands (all right to use a given card more than once (e.g., Queen of Hearts)--imagine the four hands occur in four different games)
Due on Friday, November 1st: Ch. 11 and extra credit (optional); wrap-up of lecture on Jackson; practice multiple-choice questions on Jackson; return of essays
Due on Thursday, October 31st: Graphic organizer on Reemergence of Two-party System; discussion of graphic organizers; first round of analysis of Mercado's review of political parties; selection of ONE key word or phrase per plank of Republicans' and Federalists' platforms; mirror partners for same task for Democrats and Whigs; thought question about linkages between parties; quick lecture on Jackson
Due on Wednesday, October 30th: Take-home essay for homework credit on Market Revolution; essay swap--read two other people's introductions, looking for context and thesis; read and mark up article from Time on electoral college and election of 2000; questions on the article; a quick overview of election of 2000 with visual aids; a quick overview of election of 1824--the "Corrupt Bargain"; parti. point question involving your group to write and answer a multiple-choice question
Due on Monday, October 28th: Ch. 10; wrap-up of lecture on Market Revolution; practice multiple-choice questions on Market Revolution; brainstorming on essay on . . . Market Revolution
Due on Friday, October 25th: Ch. 9; discussion of previous class' parti. point question; discussion of grouping of documents and more; short lecture on Market Revolution
Due on Thursday, October 24th: Graphic organizer on Market Revolution based on handout on . . . Market Revolution [please mark up the packet and record at least TEN key points on the sheet]; in-class work on a DBQ; parti. point question on ONE document (analysis, sourcing, and outside information)
Due on Tuesday, October 22nd: Rewrites of Essays on American Revolution if necessary and Ten Key Points on "Era of Good Feelings" [1815-1825]; comparison/contrast review sheet on First and Second Wars of Independence; lecture on War of 1812; practice multiple-choice questions on a few topics, including the War of 1812; handout on sourcing; group work on sourcing of a document; overview of homework
Due on Monday, October 21st: Ch. 8; in-class group work on Election of 1800; class review of some key facts; analysis of a sample essay concerning the election; practice multiple-choice questions on Age of Jefferson; determination of which practice questions are worth studying; parti. point question about viable sources and what topics they would address; overview of next day's lesson and a different kind of homework assignment
Due on Friday, October 19th: No HW due
Due on Wednesday, October 16th: Test on Era Three (1754-1800)
Due on Tuesday, October 15th:15th:Study Guide on Era Three (1754-1800); wrap-up of lecture on Early Republic; discussion of what was missing from lecture; overview of test (recap); comparison/contrast of Hamilton and Jefferson and birth of political parties; a little discussion of what study aids are most valuable
No School on Monday, October 14th
Due on Friday, October 10th: Start study guide and/or online questions; practice College Board questions (ten); group work and partner analysis of questions, ranking answers worst to best; start of lecture on Early Republic
No School on Wednesday, October 9th
Due on Tuesday, October 8th: Marked-up and maybe even annotated Federalist 10; discussion of Federalist 10 after group work to find (1) thesis/claim; (2) two counterpoints and/or conceding points; (3) pieces of textual evidence in support of author's argument; group work to find a quote (50-100 words) and write three questions related to that quote (e.g., involving outside information, purpose, point of view, comparison/contrast, causation, or CCOT)
Due on Monday, October 7th: Analysis of Constitution; group work and whole-class discussion; review of Enlightenment thinkers; overview of Federalist 10; magic years for next test; analysis of Articles of Confederation versus Constitution
Due on Friday, October 4th: Socratic Seminar (10 homework points and 10 performance points)
Due on Wednesday, October 2nd: Ch. 7; practice questions on late 1700s; key points on War of Independence; overview on actual Socratic Seminar; graphic organizer on impact of the American Revolution on both slavery and the status of women
Due on Tuesday, October 1st: Ch. 6; wrap-up of analysis of documents; overview of Socratic Seminar
Due on Friday, September 27th: Take-home essay for homework credit; wrap-up practice questions on 1600s and 1700s; individual attack on a DBQ on the late 1700s; some group work analyzing the documents
Due on Wednesday, September 25th: Assessment of merits of complaints in Declaration of Independence; test rewrites due (if applicable); practice questions on 1600s and 1700s; short lecture on Road to Revolution; overview of take-home essay
Due on Tuesday, September 24th: Ch. 5; in-class short lecture with some art analysis; overview of Declaration of Independence homework
Due on Monday, September 23rd: No HW due (!!!); debriefing of test
Due on Thursday, September 19th: First Test (Eras One and Two--1491-1754)--use study guide to your advantage
Due on Wednesday, September 18th: Study Guide on Era Two (1607-1754); group review of Study Guides on Eras One and Two; practice College Board questions; practice questions on Ch. 4
Due on Tuesday, September 17th: Young scholar's choice! Do something to prep--maybe read and mark up the notes on American Indians and the spread of slavery, maybe do some online practice questions, maybe start the Study Guide on Era Two; in-class lecture on spread of slavery
Due on Friday, September 13th: The graphic organizer of regions and topics; practice short answer; some hints on possible short answers; map/video of trans-Atlantic slave trade
Due on Thursday, September 12th: Ch. 4
Due on Wednesday, September 11th: The other assignment (Ch. 3 or the Study Guide on Era one);wrap-up of analysis of documents; overview of first test; analysis of a cartoon
Due on Monday, September 9th: Ch. 3 or Study Guide on Era One (1491-1607); analysis of DBQ on New England and Chesapeake
Due on Friday, September 6th: Essay on "Boston Common"--(1) show me marked-up essay in book (2) show me marked-up packet or (3) show me handwritten list of TEN key points; wrap-up of comparison/contrast of Spanish and English colonization; discussion of essay; overview of studying for a test; practice MC questions
Due on Friday, September 6th: Essay on "Boston Common"--(1) show me marked-up essay in book (2) show me marked-up packet or (3) show me handwritten list of TEN key points; wrap-up of comparison/contrast of Spanish and English colonization; discussion of essay; start of analysis of DBQ on New England and Chesapeake if time permits
Due on Thursday, September 5th: Chapter 2; review of practice multiple-choice questions on Chapter 1; comparison/contrast of Spanish and English colonization
Due on Tuesday, September 3rd: Signature sheet, covered, book, and identifications in Chapter 1; whole-class discussion and lecture with visual aids on Columbian Exchange and impact of guns, germs, and God during Contact Period
Due on Friday, August 30th: Marked-up article; in-class discussion of native peoples; in-class overview of eight themes; registration with College Board
Due on Thursday, August 29th: Summer Reading; in-class discussion of course expectations