Due on Tuesday, June 16th: 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 Tuesday, June 9th: Final draft of your solo or partner research assignment (if you want some comments)
Due on Tuesday, June 2nd: 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 Tuesday, May 27th: Be ready for a live lecture on the middle twentieth century
Due by Friday, May 22nd: Tentative research question--or at least topic--for you or you and one partner
Due on Tuesday, May 19th: 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 Tuesday, May 12th: Our last Zoom before Game Day
Due on Friday, May 8th: 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 Tuesday, May 5th: Group Study Guide on Era Seven (1890-1945)
Due on Friday, April 1st: Fourth practice DBQ exercise
Due on Tuesday, April 28th after our class Zooms: Group Study Guide on Era Six (1865-1898)
Due on Tuesday, April 28th 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 Tuessday, April 21st.
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 Tuesday, April 21st: Group study guide on Era Five (1844-1877)--after our class Zooms.
Due on Thursday, April 16th or Friday, April 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 Home Front; wrap-up of lecture on battles
Due on Wednesday, March 11th: Annotated Notes on Battles of World War Two; a little discussion of interwar years;
start of lecture on battles
Due on Monday, March 9th: No HW due (!!!); debriefing of test
Due on Friday, March 6th: Test on Topics in Era Seven (1890-1945) Addressed through Chapter 23
Due on Thursday, March 4th: Study Guide on Era Seven
Due on Tuesday, March 3rd: Read and annotate ONE source that you might wind up using for your term paper
Due on Monday, March 2nd: 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 Friday, February 28th: Notes on New Deal; wrap-up of practice questions on 1920s; lecture on causes of Great Depression
Due on Wednesday, February 26th: Annotated Notes on Causes of Great Depression--5-10 words for each of the seven causes
Due on Tuesday, February 25th: Ch. 23
Due on Monday, February 24th: First eight pages of packet
Due on Thursday, February 13th: Start packet on Era Seven (1890-1945)--pages one through eight; a few images on the home front; a little group work on peace settlements and aftermath of WW I; start of lecture on the 1920s--To what extent did they roar?
Due on Wednesday, February 12th: Marked-up Notes on Responses to Modernism; in-class debriefing of DBQ on foreign policy; 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 Tuesday, February 11th: Ch. 22; in-school field trip to library
Due on Friday, February 8th: Take-home DBQ on Spanish-American War
Due on Thursday, February 6th: Marked-up Notes on World War One
Due on Wednesday, February 5th: Graphic organizer on Mexican War and Spanish-American War
Due on Monday, February 3rd: Annotated notes on Herring's book; in-class examination of one passage; evaluation of two essays
Due on Friday, January 31st: No HW due (!!!); in-class work on some documents related to Progressivism
Due on Thursday, January 30th: Ch. 21
Due on Tuesday, January 28th: Ch. 20; 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 Monday, January 27th: No HW due (!!!); debriefing of Midyear Exam and Grade News Network
Due on Friday, January 24th: Midyear with Multiple-choice Questions and DBQ on Era Six
Due on Friday, January 17th: Extra credit (worth up to two test points); practice College Board questions; a little review of political parties
Due on Wednesday, January 15th: Study Guide on Era Six (1865-1898); group work and whole-class review of magic years from 1491 to 1898; a little discussion of three effective thesis statements; a little group work on study guide for the era
ue on Tuesday, January 14h: Start Study Guide on Era Six (1865-1989); finish lecture on urbanization; practice questions on Gilded Age and urbanization
Due on Monday, January 13th: Final draft of page of group study guide; magic years in Era Six; in-class lecture on urbanization
Due on Thursday, January 9th: Take-home DBQ for practice; peer response; hunt for errors on a review sheet; short lecture on Gilded Age; practice multiple-choice questions on Gilded Age if time permits
Due on Wednesday, January 8th: Proofread draft of up to one page of group study guide; peer response to another team's study guide; review of rubric for DBQ; brainstorming of outside information about 1840s and 1890s; discussion of possible topics to discuss in essay; analysis of documents on West
Due on Tuesday, January 7th: Ch. 19; in-class time to work on group study guide; please remember to brings study guides for Eras One through Five
Due on Friday, January 3rd: Ch. 18; in-class lecture on tycoons; some discussion of concept of Gilded Age
Due on Thursday, January 2nd: Marked-up Summaries of Chapters 1 through 19 (TEN HW points)
Due on Friday. December 20th: Ch. 17
Due on Wednesday, December 18th: Ch. 16
Due on Tuesday, December 17th: No HW due (!!!); debriefing of test
Due on Monday, December 16th: Test on Era Five (1844-1877)
Due on Thursday, December 12th: Study Guide for Era Five (1844-1877)
Due on Wednesday, December 11th: Socratic Seminar
Due on Tuesday, December 10th: Notes on Reconstruction
Due on Friday, December 6th: Ch. 15
Due on Thursday, December 5th: Take-home DBQ for homework credit; short lecture on Civil War
Due on Wednesday, December 4th: No HW due (!!!)--Happy Thanksgiving; wrap-up of in-class analysis of DBQ; ideas for context and organization; overview of Mercado's summary of rise of Republican party and Election of 1860
Class lost on Wednesday, November 27th due to half-day (morning rotation)
Due on Tuesday, November 26th: Marked-up Notes on Civil War; in-class analysis of opening of a movie on the Civil War
Due on Monday, November 25th: Ch. 14 and rewrites; quick group work on graphic organizer involving Jefferson and Polk; wrap-up of lecture on Road to Civil War; overview of DBQ rubric; time to read and mark up Documents A through E; some group discussion of these five documents
Due on Thursday, November 21st: Notes on Road to Civil War; group work on graphic organizer comparing/contrasting Jefferson and Polk's expansionist foreign policies
Due on Wednesday, November 20th: Ch. 13; time to read and discuss highlights of notes on Mexican War; in-class lecture on Mexican War; start practice questions on Mexican War
Due on Tuesday, November 19th: No HW due (!!!); debrief test
Due on Friday, November 15th: Test on Era Four (1800-1848)
Due on Thursday, November 15th: 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 College Board questions; magic years; group work on study guides
Due on Wednesday, November 13th: Project (10 test points); review of graphic organizer on reform movements and other developments; practice multiple-choice questions on reform movements; sheet on experience of free and enslaved African Americans in 1800s; lecture on slavery and abolitionism; practice questions on Chapter 12
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Due on Friday, November 8th: Study Guide for Era Four and Brainstorm/draft of project on reformers; a little discussion of the assembly; wrap-up of lecture; practice questions on reform movements
Due on Thursday, November 7th: 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 Wednesday, November 6th: Ch. 12; in-class work on matching exercise with antebellum figures; 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 Monday, November 4th: Ch. 11; wrap-up of lecture on Jackson; practice multiple-choice questions on Jackson; return of essays; GNN
Due on Friday, November 1st: Graphic organizer on Reemergence of Two-party System and extra credit (optional); 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 Thursday, October 31st: 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 Tuesday, October 29th: Ch. 10; wrap-up of lecture on Market Revolution; practice multiple-choice questions on Market Revolution; hints on essay on . . . Market Revolution
Due on Monday, October 28th: Ch. 9; discussion of previous class' parti. point question; discussion of grouping of documents; short lecture on Market Revolution
Due on Friday, October 25th: 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 Wednesday, October 23rd: 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 Tuesday, October 22nd: 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 Monday, October 21st: No HW due
Due on Thursday, October 17th: Test on Era Three (1754-1800)
Due on Wednesday, October 16th: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
Due on Tuesday, October 15th: 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 Monday, October 14th
Due on Thursday, October 10th: 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)
No School on Wednesday, October 9th
Due on Tuesday, October 8th: 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 Monday, October 7th: Socratic Seminar (10 homework points and 10 performance points)
Due on Thursday, October 3rd: 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 Wednesday, October 2nd: Ch. 6; wrap-up of analysis of documents; overview of Socratic Seminar
Due on Tuesday, October 1st: Take-home essay for homework credit; practice questions on 1600s and 1700s; individual attack on a DBQ on the late 1700s; some group work analyzing the documents
Due on Thursday, September 26th: Assessment of merits of complaints in Declaration of Independence; test rewrites due (if applicable)
Due on Wednesday, September 25th: Ch. 5; in-class short lecture with some art analysis; overview of Declaration of Independence homework; practice questions on 1600s and 1700s
Due on Tuesday, September 24th: No HW due (!!!); debriefing of test
Due on Friday, September 20th: First Test (Eras One and Two--1491-1754)--use study guide to your advantage
Due on Thursday, September 19th: 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 Monday, September 16th: 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 Tuesday, September 10th: 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 Wednesday, September 4th: 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 Wednesday, August 28th: Summer Reading; in-class discussion of course expectations