Notes from Chapter 18 & 19 (APUSH Book)

Please note that slides 1-12 cover Chapter 18 in the APUSH book. Chapter 19 (APUSH Book) is based on slides 13-33.

Today's Assignment

Hello:

If all goes well, we will be back in the lab again, tomorrow.

Here's what we're going to be working on.

http://www.mury.k12.ut.us/MHS/apus/dbq/2000/group02.htm

Your mission: During the period 1875 to 1906, urbanization had a negative influence on American Society. Using the documents and your knowledge of the time period, assess the validity of this statement.

If you did not hand in your Thesis Statement at the end of the period, you MUST post it here.  I must have that post by NO LATER than 11:59:59 on Sunday March 1.  

More DBQ Info:

CLICK HERE! A good breakdown of the DBQ process.  

Remember, a strong THESIS and back it up with evidence and prior knowledge! 

Assignment - 2-26

Hello, APUSHers:

If all goes well, we will be in the computer lab tomorrow.

We will be exploring the following question, from the APUSH review text, and DBQ's

To what extent is it justified to characterize the industrial leaders of the 1865-1900 era as either "Robber Barons" or "Industrial Statesmen?"

Based on the information we will research, as well as the Documents located on pp. 353-357 of the APUSH review book, we will construct an essay integrates your knowledge of this period with your interpretation of the documents.

You will complete the essay for HW. It is due on Friday. I know it's short notice, but on the exam, you will only get 60 minutes to read the documents, create a thesis statement, and produce an essay.

Here are the links we'll be working with.

How to do the DBQ - I know, it's been a while.

http://edsitement.neh.gov/view_lesson_plan.asp?id=429 - "Robber Barons or Captains of Industry?" From the National Endowment for the Humanities. Provides numerous resources and extensive background information.

http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/amex/carnegie/sfeature/meet_andrews.html - "The Two Andrews." Provides a concise background and biography of Andrew Carnegie

http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/amex/rockefellers/peopleevents/p_rock_jsr.html - A detailed biography of John D. Rockefeller

http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/amex/1900/peopleevents/pande10.html - Information pertaining to JP Morgan.

http://middle.usm.k12.wi.us/faculty/taft/Unit5/baronscaptains.htm

http://webpages.maine207.org/south/departments/lrc/pathrobberbarons.htm#internet

http://us.history.wisc.edu/hist102/lectures/lecture05.html

Free GEM

Here's a Chance to Complete a FREE GEM assignment!  

1.  CLICK HERE.  Review the video that we watched in class today.  REMEMBER.  You will need your Power Media Plus!  Password to access the video.  If you don't have a PMP account, please set one up.  You can find the pass-code by searching the blog for previous posts. 

2.  Complete the supplemental podcast form. 

It's that simple!

Tonight's HW: COAL

You will NEVER look at a piece of Coal the same way again!

1. CLICK HERE, and Listen to the PodCast on COAL

2. In your own words, discuss:

a. The importance of Coal to the Industrial Revolution
b. The impact of Coal on America

COAL...It's not just for bad kids at Christmas anymore!

Today's Presentation

Tonight's HW

Hello, APUSHers:

Hope you didn't miss me too much today.

Tonight's HW

1. Review Ch. 16 in the APUSH review Book.
2. Review Lectures 41-45 on the UC Open Access Website
3. Complete "Analyzing the Documents" p. 332

Remember - You have to stay on schedule with your lectures.

Tonight's HW Feb 23 09

Hello, Everyone:

Hopefully, you are rested, and ready to get back to business.

If you didn't finish your questions on the Turner Thesis, here's the link.  

http://college.cengage.com:80/history/us/resources/students/primary/sigfront.htm

Here's a link to lesson 45.  It will help you understand the impact of the closing of the frontier.  

Anyway, here's tonight's HW. I think you may actually find it interesting. It corresponds to the material covered in chapter 16 of the APUSH book.  The assignment should take about an hour to complete, so plan accordingly.  

CLICK HERE and watch the Video.  Remember, you need your POWER MEDIA PLUS Account to access the video

IF you want to earn a GEM...Watch the video, and complete the Supplemental Video/Podacast Form

Otherwise, just watch the video carefully, and take notes.  

CLICK HERE AND READ Part I of the Article American Indian Boarding Schools Haunt Many

CLICK HERE AND READ Part II

Discuss your reactions to the article. Here's what other kids had to say

GEMS - Go the Extra Mile!

Here's a chance to earn easy points on your semester grade.

Complete a GEM, or Go the Extra Mile assignment.

It's very simple. All you need to do is the following.

1. Watch any of the following videos listed here. To do this, you will need your Power Media Plus Account. The video should be related to the topics we're working on in class. After you view the video Complete the Supplemental Podcast/Video Form

2. You may also Read and generate notes from the quarterly on-line journal http://www.historynow.org/past.html. Complete the supplemental reading form.

How can I use my GEMs?

1. If you have missed HW assignments, GEMS will be used to give you credit for missed assignments. One Video, or Reading GEM will take the place of a missed HW.
2. If you are not missing any HW assignments, you can use your GEMS to earn semester grade points. A maximum of 7.5 points may be earned.
3. You may use GEMS to earn "OMITS" or the right to leave questions blank on exams. ONE Video GEM or one Reading GEM will give you one omit (maximum of FIVE per exam). 
4. You may replace missing assessment pieces; i.e. major projects. In other words, if you missed a project, or paper, you may complete GEMS to take their place. Five video GEMS, or Three reading GEMS will take the place of a missing assessment piece. Please note that the GEMS will only be used to give you credit for completing the assignment. In other words, you won't have a ZERO counting against you.

APUSH Lecture Schedule

Hello, APUSHers:

Using this week as our starting point, and our tentative ending point of April 9th, I've created a schedule for us.

CLICK HERE FOR THE LECTURES. You need to be finished with Chapter 26 by Friday April 3rd.

What do I do with the lectures? Listen to them. I would advise printing out the lectures, and reading them, and outlining. You'll also be responsible for the key terms that follow each chapter. Each week, we'll have a series of activities to do that involve the chapters we're covering in class. Also, use the end of chapter tests on Aventa to help you.

Here's a breakdown of where you need to be at the end of each week:

2-20: Chapter 16
2-27: Chapter 18
3-06: Chapter 21
3-13: Chapter 22
3-27: Chapter 25
4-03: Chapter 26

Starting April 6, we will begin reviewing for the AP exam.

We will get there. Be confident. Hang in there!

APUSH Feb. Recess Assignments

Hello, APUSHers:

Here is your mission for this upcoming week. Enjoy your time off, but remember that we must work hard to get where we need to be. It is a long, hard journey, but we will get there.

Anyway, here's the assignment:

1. CLICK HERE. This is the link for the lectures which you are responsible for watching, listening to, and taking notes. You are responsible for lessons 41-50 by next Monday. These lectures correspond to the chapters 17, 18, & 19 in your APUSH book, and ch. 13-15 in your RED textbook. Please note that you are only responsible for the lectures. Reading in the APUSH book is OPTIONAL, or SUGGESTED.
2. Copy the "Visual Summary" organizers on pp. 432, 456, and and 478.

3. Complete the vocab words in the link that will follow this post.
4. Optional: Take the multiple choice tests at the end of chapters 14, 15, and 16 on Aventa. You do not have to do this, but it will be for your benefit to do so.

I will posting extra credit assignments during the week, also known as GEMAs (Going the Extra Mile Assignments). These are purely optional.

Vocab Words

Chap. 14:

1. Booker T. Washington
2. W.E.B. Du Bois
3. Redeemers
4. Populist Party
5. Jim Crow laws
6. Plessy v. Ferguson
7. "Atlanta Compromise" speech
8. Great Plains
9. Benjamin "Pap" Singleton
10. "Fifty-niners"
11. Promontory, Utah
12. Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA)
13. Dawes Severalty Act of 1887
14. George Custer
15. Little Bighorn
16. Homestead Act of 1862
17. Dust Bowl
18. rancheros
19. "Sooners"
20. Frederick Jackson Turner

Chap. 15:

1. The Gilded Age
2. Cornelius Vanderbilt
3. Tammany Hall
4. Union and Central Pacific
5. Credit Mobilier
6. Whiskey Ring Scandal
7. James A. Garfield
8. Gould and Fiske
9. Andrew Carnegie
10. J.P. Morgan
11. John D. Rockefeller
12. Social Darwinism
13. Interlocking Directorate
14. Interstate Commerce Commission
15. Sherman Antitrust Act
16. Captain of Commerce
17. Knights of Labor
18. American Federation of Labor
19. Commonwealth v. Hunt
20. Terence V. Powderly

Chap 16.

Chinese immigration Burlingame Treaty "old" vs. "new" immigrants Dennis Kearney Workingmen's Party of California Contract Labor Law of 1864 Emma Lazarus Ellis Island George Washington Plunkitt National Origins Act of 1924 Mark Twain Boss Tweed Jane Addams Hull House The Salvation Army Florence Kelley settlement house Josiah Strong political machines skyscrapers

Tonight's HW - Map Exercise

APUSHers: 

Great job on the group test today!  I think we're starting to hit our stride.  Keep it going! 

Here's tonight's HW:  

1.  Click on, and print the Map (this big picture over here).  

2.  (In case you can't see)

a. Label the FIVE military districts set up by the Military Reconstruction Act

b.  How did the battle between Congress and the President affect Reconstruction? 

c.  Did the five military districts achieve what Congress hoped they would?  Why? 

How the AP Exam is Scored

FYI:

Here's how the score on the AP exam is calculated:

1. MULTIPLE CHOICE: NUMBER CORRECT - (number incorrect x .25) = RAW SCORE
2. ESSAY SECTION: (DBQ SCORE x 4) + (Essay #1 x 2.44) + (Essay #2 x 2.44) = RAW SCORE ESSAY
3. COMPOSITE SCORE MULTIPLE CHOICE: Take the answer to #1 and multiply by 1.13
4. COMPOSITE SCORE ESSAY: Answer to #2 and multiply by 2.73
5. ADD #3 and #4 and round to the nearest whole #

AP GRADES BY SCORE RANGE

5 - 114-180
4 - 91-113
3 - 74-90
2 - 49-73
1 - 0-48

YOU CAN DO IT!!!

Pub Lab Tomorrow!

APUSHers:

Just a reminder that tomorrow, we are meeting in the PUB LAB...Please make sure that you print the Civil War and Reconstruction Test!

See you there!

Tonight's HW

Hello, APUSHers:

Hope you didn't miss me too much. Here is tonight's HW assignment:

1. Review Ch. 15 in your textbooks
2. CLICK HERE and Print Out Your Civil War Reconstruction Group Test. We will be working cooperatively on this test during Wednesday's class.
3. Based on the video from today's lesson, your reading, and knowledge of Social Studies, answer the following in a blog post:

1. Analyze, and discuss the differences between the THREE major plans for Reconstruction:

• Lincoln's
  
• Johnson's
  
• Radical Republicans

2. To what extent can Reconstruction be considered BOTH a SUCCESS and a FAILURE?

You must post your own response, and then comment on someone else's.

HW - 2/9/09

What is up, APUSHers:

Great job on the WebQuests...I am very proud of you all...

Here's your mission for this weekend...Do it in this order for increased success!

1. Watch and listen to the lectures. If you want, download and print the lecture transcripts.
Lecture #1: Presidential and Congressional Reconstruction
Lecture #2: The End of Reconstruction

2. If you haven't done so already, please read Chapter 15 in the APUSH review book.

3. REVIEW pages 65-70 of the APUSH pack.

4. Highlight and outline the notes from the APUSH pack.

5. COMPLETE "Analyzing the Documents" p. 309