Group Jigsaw Assignment - Resources

Hello, APUSHers:

When we return from break, we will have some serious ground to cover, and a lot of hard work.  We have a serious challenge coming up, in the way of a 100 question exam, tentatively scheduled for January 13th.

Listed below are some of the resources that you will need to have in order to complete these assignments.

American Pageant - Chapter Summaries.   It would be a good idea for you to print out the summaries, so you can highlight and outline them.   We will be working on chapters 17-22.  While you are only responsible for your team's chapter, it wouldn't be a bad idea to print them all.

American Pageant - Chapters 

GRQ's Chapter 17-22 - In Google Docs form.

Details to follow shortly regarding teams, and assignments.  Good luck!

Winter Break - On Time Bonus!

Hello, APUSHers:

Here's the breakdown on the assignments.

If you hand EVERYTHING on Tuesday - You will receive a 10 point bonus.  In other words, an 80 becomes a 90 (a B becomes an A)

If you hand Everything in on Wednesday - You will receive a 5 point bonus

Thursday - 2.5 point bonus

Friday - No bonus, but no points taken away either!

HW 12/21: The Unfinished Nation - Master and Slave

Hello, APUSHers:

Here is the video we viewed in class today.  Review it, and answer the questions that follow on the worksheet.   You may complete the questions directly on the worksheet if you choose to do so.  Please note that this assignment will be collected at the start of class on Thursday, and graded.

Please note that you should utilize outside sources, other than the video, to help you complete the assignment.  The presentation, as well as your GRQ's, ID's, and outline notes should come in very handy.

In addition, if you haven't the Ch. 16 "Green Book" Assignment, or you haven't finished the Chapter 16 GRQ's, you must complete them!  Here is a link to the post with the links for those assignments.  Each assignment is worth two grade points.  

Chapter 16 GRQ's and ID's UPDATED

Chapter 16 GRQ's and ID's - CLICK HERE

Chapter 16 Packet (the Green Workbook)

Hello, Everyone!
Here's a GREAT presentation, designed to help you with Chapter 16!

APUSH Winter Break Assignment 2011

Hello, APUSHers:

While I am well aware of the upcoming break, nonetheless, we must forge onward in our quest.

Here are your break assignment(s). Please note that I am not expecting you to finish this in one day. I have given you the assignment with more than two weeks to complete it. It is more than ample time to complete the entire assignment.

Furthermore, I am hopeful that by this time you have created study groups, and are utilizing the people in class to help you work through the material. Above that, I would also suggest using this link to post information, and really cooperate! Additionally, you should make use of the Facebook page to coordinate information.

Please note that all assignments will be turned in on the day we return from winter recess, as you enter the class for second period. Please staple all of the written work together, or place it in a folder.

As previously stated, unless you are legally absent from school, late work will not be accepted. "Technical Issues" are no longer acceptable excuses for the failure to complete assignments.

It should be further noted that each assignment is weighted, and will count towards your second semester GPA.

Assignment #1: Weight 2.25 Points Listen to the following Lectures. You are expected to complete a thorough and detailed podcast/lecture sheet for each lecture. Each lecture summary should be the equivalent of a handwritten page of text.

Here are the lectures:
Manifest Destiny

Decade of Crisis

The Approaching War

Secession

The Civil War

Abolition of Slavery

Ramifications of the Civil War

Presidential Reconstruction Plans

The End of Reconstruction

Assignment #2 - Key Terms: Weight 2.25 points. Based on the lectures, complete the list of Key Terms
CLICK HERE FOR THE LIST OF KEY TERMS!

Assignment #3: TAKE HOME EXAM Weight 3.5 points. 60 Questions. Multiple Choice.

Click here for the Exam.  I am hoping to have the JUNO link ready to go ASAP!   

Click here for the Answer Sheet. Please note that you only have to hand in the answer sheet.

Good Luck!

Chapter 16 GRQ's

CLICK HERE for the Chapter 16 GRQ's

Copy and paste the link into your browser:

https://docs.google.com/open?id=0BywKkVrh4N0RZDdmMjAyN2MtNTYwYS00ZmRlLWFjOTEtN2Q1YjhlNDU5NjUw

DUE TUESDAY!

Here is a link to the Ch. 16 Packet (a.k.a. The Green Workbook)

Your Juno Log-In Information

Hello, APUSHers:
By popular demand, we will be taking the Chapter 15 exam online. We will be using a new website, called junoed.com.

You can take the test ANYWHERE! On your laptop, on your iPod, on your phone!

In order to get on the juno website, you are going to need a passcode.

CLICK HERE for a link to the class list of passcodes.

Please find your passcode, and go to https://junoed.com/

1. Click on SIGNUP

2. Select "I am a student"

3. Enter your passcode

4. follow the steps to create a user ID. YOU MUST USE YOUR WJPS email account as your email, and as your USER ID!

5. Use your student ID as your password.

I will post the exam on Friday after school. You will be able to access it all weekend. You must finish by no later than 8AM Monday!

Folder Assignment and Review Materials

CLICK HERE for the Folder Assignment

Reform Movements!

• CLICK HERE for a Podcast!
• Big Packet of Notes!
• Amazing Powerpoint! Lots of Notes!
  
  
  
  
  
  Big thanks to Mr. Klopfenstein from Blue Valley HS! You RAWK!

HW Assignments Week of 12/12/11

Hello, Everyone:

Here are your assignments for the week of 12/12. Please note that unless otherwise noted, all assignments are expected to be completed for the next class session.

TEST FRIDAY on Chapter 15! Study Guide to Follow!

MONDAY NIGHT:

1. If you haven't finished your station assignment from today, please click the link for your packet! - Your assignment is due TOMORROW!

2. Due Date - Wednesday 12/14

DBQ NIGHT. Click on the links below for the documents. You will be reading a series of documents related to each of those topics. Your job is to read each set of documents, and then answer the questions that follow. You may put all of your answers on one paper, but please indicate which set of questions you are answering.

Roots of Reform
Social Reform
Abolitionism

Tuesday - Finish DBQ Questions

Wednesday -https://junoed.com/login/signupstudent.php

1. Study for Quiz for Friday

2. Read Chapter 16 Summary - CLICK HERE

Thursday:
1. Log in to https://junoed.com/login/signupstudent.php with your passcode. Create your juno ID, using your WJPS email as your ID. Use your student ID as your password.

2. Study for the exam, even if it is being offered online!

3. Begin Reading Chapter 16 - CLICK HERE FOR CH. 16, Chapter 16 Audio

Friday:

Complete Chapter 16 GRQ's/ID's

Health Project

CLICK HERE for the Health Project

DUE DATE DECEMBER 19th!

HW Week of 12/5

Hello, APUSHers:

Here are your HW Assignments for the week of 12/5

Monday Night - If you didn't finish your Table Assignment in class today, you must finish it for HW. Here is the link to the assignment.

Chapter 14 Table Assignment.

READ Chapter 14 - Textbook

You are responsible for Exercises A, B, C, D, F, and H

If you didn't finish the ID's and GRQ's you must finish those, too. Here's the link for the ID's

Complete Chapter 14 GRQ's and ID's

Wednesday Night: Choose ONE of the Following Assignments!

Assignment #1.
LECTURES - Listen, and take notes on the following Lectures

Lecture 30 - Transcendentalism, Religion, and Utopian Movements

Lecture 31 - Reform Crusades

Assignment #2.
PODCAST - CLICK HERE for a link to the podcasts on antebellum reform. Choose ONE of the podcasts to listen to, and complete a podcast/lecture sheet. You are ONLY responsible for completing one podcast. However, if you choose to "go the extra mile" you will receive TWO HW credits for each additional podcast you do.

Thursday Night:

Begin, or Continue Reading Chapter 15

Complete GRQ's and Chapter ID's (Chapter 15) for Monday

CHAPTER 15 AUDIO BOOK!

Friday:

1. Review the Following Presentation
2. Finish Chapter 15 GRQ's/ID's for Monday.

Chapter 14 Audio Book Click it and Read it!

Click here for the link to the iTunes store!

HW Assignments Week of 11/28

Hello, APUSHers:

Here are your assignments for the week of 11/28/2011. Please note that unless otherwise indicated, all assignments are due by the next class meeting.

Multiple Choice QUIZ - Wednesday November 30th. 50 Multiple Choice. CLICK HERE for the Study Guide.

Monday Night 11/28/11: MOVIE NIGHT!

CLICK HERE FOR THE LINK. Be patient, as it may take several minutes for the movie to stream. View the video, and complete the video/podcast sheet. CLICK HERE for the Podcast Sheet

Please continue to study for your exam on Wednesday

Tuesday Night: 11/29/11

Review for your Quiz

Wednesday Night:

1. View the following lectures. Please complete a podcast/lecture sheet for each:
Lecture 23 - A Growing National Economy
Lecture 24 - The Transportation Revolution
Lecture 25 - King Cotton

2. Read, and highlight the Chapter 14 Summary

Thursday/Friday Night:

READ Chapter 14

Complete Chapter 14 GRQ's and ID's (anything you didn't finish in your stations)

HW Assignments Week of 11/21/11

Hello, APUSHers:

Here are your assignments for the week of 11/21/2011. Unless otherwise noted, your HW assignments are due by the next class session.

MONDAY: Due Tuesday 11/22

1. Carefully view the slideshow below. Feel free to download it, and print it out if you so choose.

2. Answer the questions on slides 2, 10, 20, and 29. Please note the questions PRECEDE the section of slides. In other words...
* The information related to the slide 2 questions can be found on slides 3-9
* The information related to the slide 10 questions can be found on slides 11-19

* The information related to the slide 2o questions can be found on slides 21-28

* The information related to the slide 29 questions can be found on slides 30-49

TUESDAY NIGHT:

Complete the following lectures below. You should complete one lecture/podcast sheet for each lecture.

Lesson 26 - Democracy and the 'Common Man'

Lesson 27 - Nullification Crisis

Lesson 28 - The Bank of the United StateS

Lesson 29 - Indian Removal

WEDNESDAY NIGHT:

If you haven't finished in class already, complete the GRQ's and ID's for Chapter 13

If you didn't finish already, complete Ch. 13 ID's and GRQ's
Here's Chapter 13
Here's Chapter 13 GRQ's and ID's
Here's Chapter 13 AUDIO

PODCAST SHEET!

THURSDAY/FRIDAY, WEEKEND OF 11/26, 11/27

Prepare for a 50 question multiple choice quiz on Chapter 13. Details will follow shortly.

EXAM STUDY GUIDE:
CLICK HERE FOR THE STUDY GUIDE!
USE ALL OF THE MATERIALS FROM THIS WEEK'S HW TO HELP YOU!

THT #1 - Take Home Test Corrections

Hello, APUSHers:

Sorry for keeping you all waiting. Here's the Take Home Test. Click the link for the exam.

Each correction is worth 1/2 of a point. You must copy the question, as well the as the correct answer. If you cite the page in the textbook, you will earn an extra 1/4 of a point.

CLICK HERE FOR THE LINK!

APUSH Resources for your iPod, iPhone, iPad!

Check it out!

Get your APUSH to go! Drop it in your i-device, and study anywhere!

CLICK HERE for a review book/study guide for the American Pageant - 12th Edition - 3 bucks!

The American Pageant Podcasts - Ch. 1-16

Chapters 16-40

APUSH QUESTIONS - FREE!

HW - Week of 11/13/11

Hello, APUSHers:

Here are your assignments for the week of 11/13/11. Unless otherwise noted, all assignments are due by the next morning's class meeting.

MONDAY:

1. CLICK HERE and view the lecture/powerpoint

2. Complete the summary questions on slides, 21, 34 and 40.
3. PODCAST NIGHT! CLICK HERE for the Podcast Review Sheet

1. Choose one (1) of the following. GO THE EXTRA MILE, and d0 both. You can use this GEM to take the place of a missing HW assignment (except Chapter readings).
   
   
   The Louisiana Purchase Talking History's host, Bryan Le Beau, discusses how the reality of the Louisiana Purchase compares to Thomas Jefferson's vision of the United States as a land of cultivators of the earth and of slavery with Roger Kennedy, author of Mr. Jefferson's Lost Cause: Land, Farmers, Slavery and the Louisiana Purchase. Airdate: December 1, 2003.
   
   Lewis and Clark William Clark called his expedition a "vast . . . enterprise." Two hundred years later, the scholarly investigation of Lewis and Clark is itself a vast undertaking. Talking History's Fred Nielsen is joined by James Ronda, the Barnard Chair professor in western history at the University of Tulsa. Ronda's books include Lewis and Clark among the Indians and Voyages of Discovery: Essays on the Lewis and Clark Expedition. Airdate: May 17, 2004.
   
   
   Tuesday:
   1. Complete the Interactive Discussion on the Louisiana Purchase. After completing the discussion, write a thoughtful response to the question below. Your response should be a minimum of 100 words.

   
   

   Was Jefferson authorized in making the Louisiana Purchase?

   
   

   2. Read, and Annotate the Chapter 12 Summary

   
   

   Thursday - DUE MONDAY

   1. READ CHAPTER 12 in the AMERICAN PAGEANT - CLICK HERE FOR THE LINK! AUDIO BOOK! - CLICK HERE

   2. COMPLETE CHAPTER 12 GRQ's and ID's - CLICK HERE for the Chapter 12 GRQ's and the ID's. PLEASE NOTE: The ID's have been changed! Your job now, is to review, and restate the ID's IN YOUR OWN WORDS!

   
   

   Friday - Finish Ch. 12 ID's and GRQ's.

Chapter 10 and 11 Lecture!

Hello, APUSHers!

Here is a link to the lecture PPT for chapters 10 and 11.

Portfolio Uploads!

Hello, APUSHers:

Please upload your thematic essay to the Portfolio website, ASAP. Thanks!

Assignments 11/8/11 - 11/11/11

Hello, APUSHers:

Here are your assignments for the week of 11/7/11.

Monday Night - Finish your station assignment. To avoid a .5 point deduction, please email me (michael.tesler@wjps.org) no later than 11:59:59. CLICK HERE for your station assignment

Tuesday Night -

1. If you didn't finish yet, please complete the station assignment (see Monday's post for the link!).

2. Begin Reading Chapter 11 in The American Pageant

• CLICK HERE for the Chapter Link
• CLICK HERE for an AUDIO version of the chapter (pop it in your iPod, phone, etc.)

Wednesday Night:

1. Continue Reading Chapter 11 in TAP

2. Listen to the LECTURES listed below.

Lesson 20 - Jefferson As President

Lesson 21 - War of 1812

3. Complete a PODCAST SHEET for the lectures. Click on the link for the podcast sheet. You may complete one sheet for both lectures.

Thursday Night:
1. Finish reading Chapter 11 in TAP

2. Complete the GRQ's and ID's for MONDAY Click the link for the GRQ's and ID's

Friday Night

Finish the GRQ's and ID's for Monday.

APUSH Station Assignment Link

CLICK HERE for the link to the station assignment!

REMEMBER!!! The assignment is worth THREE GRADE POINTS! If not received by 11:59:59 PM, you will begin losing .5 of a grade point for each day it is not turned in!

HW week of 10/31

Hello, APUSH Students:

Here are your assignments for the week of 10/31/2011

BIG ANNOUNCEMENT - QUIZZITO MUCHO MAS GRANDE (AKA a Big Quiz)! This FRIDAY! 11/4/2011

1. QUIZZITO MUCHO MAS GRANDE IS COMING! FRIDAY! 100 QUESTIONS! Covering everything from 1492-1783! From Columbus to the Constitution! 50 ID's and 50 Multiple Choice! Two Periods! YOU CAN DO IT! CLICK HERE FOR THE STUDY GUIDE!

2. I am going to give you a choice as to how the quiz will be taken. Please respond to the following survey. Based on your responses, I will determine how the quiz will be administered. Click here to take survey

MONDAY 10/31 HW: Enjoy Halloween! Here's a treat! NO HW (except to continue working on your thematic essay)

TUESDAY:

1. Continue drafting your thematic essay

2. Begin Reading Chapter 10 in T.A.P.

3. Complete Chapter 10 ID's

4. Begin working on your GRQ's (if you have time). GRQ's are due on MONDAY 11/7

5. Begin reviewing for the Quizzito MUCHO MAS GRANDE!

WEDNESDAY:

FINAL DRAFT -

1. FINISH YOUR THEMATIC ESSAY

2. Begin Reading Chapter 10 in T.A.P.

3. Complete Chapter 10 ID's

4. Begin working on your GRQ's (if you have time). GRQ's are due on MONDAY 11/7

5. Begin reviewing for the Quizzito MUCHO MAS GRANDE!

Thursday

REVIEW FOR QMMG!

Continue working on your GRQ's (if you have time). GRQ's are due on MONDAY 11/7

FRIDAY:

1. Complete QMMG

2. FInish your Chapter 10 GRQ's for Wednesday!

Advisory Reflection Questions

• What are things you've learned this year in...
• Science
• Math
• US History
• English/Language Arts
• PE
• Journalism
• What things have you found difficult?
• What steps can you take to be more successful?
• The class that needs most of my attention right now is....BECAUSE

Chapter 9 Notes

Hello, Everyone:

As we have a significant amount of work to do this week, rather than taking time to copy lecture notes in class, here is a link to the presentation covering the information in Ch. 9.

CLICK HERE for the Presentation

HW/Announcements Week of 10/24

Hello, Everyone!

Here are your assignments for the week of 10/24/2011.

Important Announcements

1. THEMATIC ESSAY - Due Monday 10/31/2011. Here is the topic. Click here for the rubric. We will spend significant class time working on this essay, don't worry!

2. Multiple Choice Quiz Friday, based on Chapter 9 in The American Pageant

3. All Guided Reading Questions will be handed on FRIDAY. Pace yourself! Don't wait till the last minute!

Assignments:

Monday - Due Tues. 10/25

1. Read Chapter 9 Summary

2. Skim Chapter 9 for the ID's

3. Complete the Chapter 9 ID's

4. If you have time, begin reading Chapter 9, and working on the GRQ's

Tuesday Night:
Due Date Wednesday 10/26.

1. Podcast Tuesday! Get your friends, and gather round the computer for an interesting and engaging discussion! CLICK HERE FOR THE PODCAST. Click here for the podcast form.

2. Continue working on your GRQ's for FRIDAY

Wednesday:

1. Watch and Listen to the Lectures below. Use the podcast form to summarize. Please note that you may use ONE podcast form for all THREE Lectures.
2. Create a ROUGH DRAFT of your Thematic Essay

• The Articles of Confederation (Lecture 14)
• The Confederation Faces Challenges (Lecture 15)
• Philadephia Convention (Lecture 16)
  
  
  Thursday:
  Finish the GRQ's
  Complete a second draft of your essay
  
  
  
  Friday:
  Finish Final Draft of essay.
  Print a RUBRIC, and attach to your essay.

Quiz Review Link!

CLICK HERE for a link to help you review for the quiz

A Story of US EXTRA CREDIT

CLICK HERE and answer 3 out of the 5 questions for Extra Credit

HW Week of 10/17

Hello!

Here are your HW assignments for the week of 10/17.

Please note that there will be a multiple-choice, Regents style quiz on Thursday. The quiz will be based on questions relating to the formation of the US gov't, and some of the causes of the American Revolution. The questions will be drawn directly from the regents prep website. The quiz will consist of approximately 25 multiple choice questions, and approximately 10 vocabulary questions.

MONDAY NIGHT:

1. Choose ONE of the THREE podcasts listed below. Listen carefully to the podcast, and complete the PODCAST EVALUATION. Here are your choices.

1. Thomas Paine: Bryan Le Beau and guest Harvey Kaye shed new light on Thomas Paine, whom Kaye describes as the forgotten founder or, on occasion, the ostracized founder, of the nation. Harvey Kaye is the author of Thomas Paine and the Promise of America, and Ben and Joyce Rosenberg Professor of Social Change and Development at the University of Wisconsin--Green Bay. Airdate: May 29, 2006
2. How the Boston Tea Party Worked (Download File - 7.4 MB)During the Colonial period in North America, Britain taxed colonists without allowing the colonies to have governmental representation. Learn how the Boston Tea Party came about as a result of British colonial policies in this HowStuffWorks podcast.
3. What happened to the two other men on Paul Revere's ride? ( Download File - 6.1 MB)
   Although Paul Revere's ride has evolved into an American legend, he was not alone on his famous midnight ride. Check out our HowStuffWorks podcast to learn more about the fact and fiction surrounding Paul Revere.

2. Complete the following Worksheets:

• The Stirrings of Rebellion
• Ideas Help Start a Revolution

TUESDAY NIGHT: DUE THURSDAY
1. Read Chapter 8 Summary

2. Complete Chapter 8 ID'S

3. Read Chapter 8, pp. 141-148

4. Complete GRQ's 1-6

WEDNESDAY NIGHT:
Complete Tuesday's Night's HW

THURSDAY NIGHT:

Read pp. 148-155

Review for Your Quiz on Friday

FRIDAY NIGHT:

Review pp. 148-55

Read 155-163

Complete GRQ's, 7-12, 15

Causes of the American Revolution

Hello, Everyone!

Here's a great PowerPoint on the causes of the American Revolution! This will certainly help deepen your understanding of the causes, as well as help you study for the quiz!

HW Assignments Week of 10/10/2011

Hello, Everyone:

Here are your assignments for the week of October 10, 2011.

Tuesday Night:
Read "Effects of the French & Indian War" and answer the accompanying questions.

Wednesday Night:

1. Watch, and Listen to Lecture #10: "Imperial Reorganization"

2. Read pages 122-126 of The American Pageant, "Merits/Menace" to "The Stamp Tax Uproar."

3. Complete GRQ's #1-5

Thursday Night

1. WATCH YOU TUBE for School! Click here for "America: The Story of Us"

2. Read pp. 126-131 "Stamp Tax Uproar" to "Seditious Committees"

3. Complete GRQ's #6-9

Friday Night

1. Read pp. 132-139

2. Complete GRQ's 10-15

3. Study for a Quiz on Chapter 7 (Details to Follow ASAP!)

HW Assignments Week of October 3, 2011

Hello, Everyone:

Here are your assignments for the week of October 3, 2011.

Monday Night -

1. Review Chapter 6 in The American Pageant.
Summary

Lecture

Chapter 6 - The Duel for North America

2. CLICK HERE for the Chapter 6 Review Packet

• COMPLETE EXERCISES B (Multiple Choice), and Exercise C (Identifications). You must turn in a HARD COPY of this assignment; either computer printed, or hand-written (in ink, on looseleaf paper).
• You must write out the entire multiple choice answer that you choose
• This assignment will be graded as a quiz

Tuesday Night - Due Wednesday

From the Chapter 6 Review Packet, complete Exercise H "Map Mastery." Please complete all of the questions. You must answer each question in at least one coherent, complete sentence.

Wednesday Night - Based on the work we've done in class so far, complete a FIRST DRAFT of your DBQ Essay on the French and Indian War (we will discuss the details in class this week.

Thursday Night - DUE TUESDAY! (DBQ ONLY)

If you didn't finish any of the team assignments, here they are! CLICK HERE - This is due tomorrow!

1. CLICK HERE FOR THE DBQ

2. Using the DBQ, answer the scaffolding questions that correspond to each document. CLICK HERE for the scaffolding questions.

Friday -

1. Complete the DBQ Questions

2. Pre-Read Chapter 7 by clicking here for a summary. Read, Highlight, and Complete a ONE PAGE MAXIMUM outline of the chapter summary. Just highlighting the chapter summary does not count! You must actually write a summary!

3. Complete the Chapter 7 ID's -

CLICK HERE FOR THE ID'S -

CLICK HERE FOR CHAPTER 7

HW Assignments Week of 9/26/2011

Hello, Everyone!

Here are your HW assignments for the week of September 26, 2011.

Monday Night - 1. Pre-Read Chapter 6 by clicking here for a summary. Read, Highlight, and Complete a ONE PAGE MAXIMUM outline of the chapter summary. Just highlighting the chapter summary does not count! You must actually write a summary!

2. CLICK HERE and listen to the LECTURE that corresponds to Chapter 6. Take notes on the lecture, on a podcast sheet (I will try to get podcast sheets generated for you ASAP).

***If you'd like a written copy of the lecture, CLICK HERE. It probably wouldn't be a bad idea to read along as you listen to the lecture.***

Tuesday Night - Complete the Chapter 6 ID's

BEFORE YOU COMPLETE YOUR ID's, PLEASE CLICK HERE and READ the DIRECTIONS FOR A "PROPER ID." Please note that ID's are NOT just definitions!

CLICK HERE FOR THE CHAPTER ID'S

Wednesday Night: Due Monday!

READ CHAPTER 6 of The American Pageant - CLICK HERE FOR THE LINK TO CHAPTER 6

Complete ALL Guided Reading Questions - CLICK HERE FOR CHAPTER 6 Guided Reading Questions (GRQ'S).

***FYI: Please note that the American Pageant is available in an AUDIO form from iTunes! Click here for the link and download it to your iPod!

SHOULD YOU FINISH YOUR HW FOR THE WEEK, PLEASE CONTINUE READING CHAPTER 7! CLICK HERE FOR THE LINK TO CHAPTER 7!

HW Assignments Week of 9/19/2011

Hello!

Here are your HW assignments for the week of September 19, 2011.

Monday Night:

1. WATCH, LISTEN, and TAKE NOTES on the following lectures from Hippocampus.org. Click on the links to access the lectures!

• COLONIAL LIFE.
• SCIENTIFIC, and RELIGIOUS TRANSFORMATIONS

2. READ and HIGHLIGHT the SUMMARY of Chapter 5 of The American Pageant. After reading and highlighting the summary, you are to create an OUTLINE of what you read. The outline must no more (and NO LESS) than ONE PAGE!

Tuesday:
Begin Reading Chapter 5 in the American Pageant.
Read pages 84 to 89

Complete the Chapter ID's and the Guided Reading Questions 1-4

Wed: Read pp. 90-95. Complete Guided Reading Questions 5, 6, 7.
PLEASE PRINT OUT THE FOLLOWING DBQ, "What Really Happened in Salem in 1692?"

Thu: Read 96-101. Complete Questions 8, 9, 10

PLEASE DOWNLOAD, and READ the H-O-H Discussion Directions! We will conduct this activity in class tomorrow.

Fri: Finish Chapter 5 (pp. 96-101) Complete Guided Reading Questions, 11, and 12.

REVIEW YOUR NOTES, HW, Chapter ID's and GRQ's to help you study for a QUIZ on Monday, based on Chapter 5 in the Textbook

The Summer Assignment Quiz!

CLICK HERE!!!!

Advisory/Health Assignment - "Eat Out, Be Wise"

Click here for the Assignment

HW Assignments 9/8 and 9/9

FOR THE FIRST WEEK OF CLASSES (THROUGH 9/16), BOTH APUSH AND RUSH (AP AND REGENTS) CLASSES WILL HAVE THE SAME HW ASSIGNMENTS.

Here are your assignments for Thursday and Friday.
1. If you haven't done so already, please complete the 2011 Summer Assignment. For all information related to the Summer Assignment, please CLICK HERE.

2. Obtain ALL of the Supplies for this class. For a list of supplies, CLICK HERE

3. If you've finished all of the above, you can start working on the assignments for next week, including a review for the Exam, based on the Summer Assignment, which will be taking place on September 16th.

Welcome, Class of 2015

WELCOME APUSH-ers! (aka the TWO-PERCENTERS!)
Hello! Welcome to the exciting, and INTENSE world of AP American History. Having been selected to participate in this class, you have instantly become part of of what could be called the “two percent club.” Only two percent of all high school students (around 300,000 last year) in the United States took the APUSH national exam. This course is a big commitment, and it is important that both you and your parents understand the caliber of work that is necessary for success at the AP level.

The Advanced Placement program in American history is designed to provide students with the analytical skills and factual knowledge necessary to deal critically with problems and resource materials in American history. The students should learn to assess historical sources – with respect to their relevance, reliability, and importance – and to weigh evidence and interpretations given by historians. An advanced placement history course develops skills necessary to arrive at conclusions on the basis of informed judgment and
to present ideas clearly and persuasively. To some extent, the AP course is taught bycollege format, with emphasis on multi-media based lectures, independent reading, and graded writing assignments.

The advanced placement course is designed to give students a background in the chronological development of American history and in the major interpretive questions that are derived from the study of selected themes. My approach is to conduct a survey course in American history in which a textbook, backed by supplemental readings, provides both a chronological and thematic coverage. Our objective in this course is to prepare to take the AP exam (given May 2010) and the New York State Regents (given June 2010). While the Regents exam is a requirement for a high school diploma in the state of New York, scoring high enough on the AP exam can earn you up to SIX college credits!

As we begin this long, tough, but extremely rewarding journey, here are some things to keep in mind:
*Like any sport, instrument, or skill we want to develop, hard work is required. The homework and required preparation for this class is intense. In order to be successful, you will have to do at least 6-10 hours of reading/homework a week including textbook assignments (approximately 30 - 60 pages a week), outside readings and journal assignments. That works out to roughly 60 to 90 minutes a night). You should read AT LEAST 5 to 6 pages per night in your textbook, including weekends!
*Class participation is more than physical presence and it represents meaningful contributions to discussions and class activities.
*You MUST make up missed work on the next school day even if you don’t have this class. You will be required to take notes on class lectures, presentations, and video content.
*Understand that you are not alone. There are thousands of kids taking this class, and there are hundreds of websites to guide you. I will be posting them as I come across them. Conquer the FEAR. We will work together, and be successful!

HW Week of 6/6

http://mrteslersblog.blogspot.com/2011/06/hw-week-of-66.html

Click for the assignments, and supplementary study materials

Tonight's HW - Industrialization Review

Hello, Everyone:

Here's your HW assignment for this weekend. Please check the blog often, as I will also be posting review assignments for the upcoming week as well.

1. Read the INDUSTRIALIZATION REVIEW

2. Complete the Guided Reading Questions

3. Read over the Industrialization Vocabulary List. On a separate piece of paper, rewrite the terms IN YOUR OWN WORDS! COPYING THE SAME DEFINITIONS WILL NOT COUNT!

Tonight's HW - June 2010 Regents

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HW 5/31

Hello, APUSHers:

Tonight's HW:

1. Finish the DBQ we started today. We'll go over the answers in class tomorrow.

2. Complete the Multiple Choice, and DBQ Short Answer section of the August 2007 Regents Exam. Please complete the parts of the exam, without looking at the answer key. We can't accurately gauge your performance, if you're using the answer key to complete your hw.

Your target - 35 M/C correct!

HW 5/25

Here's your HW for 5/25. Due Date is Friday 5/27

1. Read TAP Chapter 41

2. Complete the GRQ's for Chapter 41. If you didn't do the GRQ's before the APUSH exam, you should do them now.

Chapter 41: The Resurgence of Conservatism – Big Picture Themes

1. Conservatism emerged through Reagan who supported tax cuts, “supply-side” economics that helped businesses, and a strengthening of the military. The national debt increased dramatically, largely due to increased military spending.

2. Reagan took a strong stance against communism, calling the U.S.S.R. the “evil empire.”

3. When Mikhail Gorbachev became the leader of the Soviet Union, tensions began to soften. Gorbachev’s actions within the U.S.S.R. would eventually lead to communism’s fall in 1989.
4. In 1991, Iraq invaded Kuwait. This started an international effort to oust Iraq, led by George H. W. Bush and the U.S.

Chapter #41: The Resurgence of Conservatism
Martin Luther King Jr.
Viet Cong (V.C
Jimmy Carter
Edward Kennedy
Ronald Reagan
John Anderson
Anwar Sadat
Geraldine Ferraro
Jesse Jackson

Sandra Day O'Conner

"supply-side economics"
Moral Majority
Chappaquiddick
Grenada Invasion
Yuppies
Strategic Defense Initiative
Betty Friedan.
Reverse Discrimination
Affirmative Action
Neo-conservatism
Sunbelt
Roe v. Wade

CHAPTER 41: THE RESURGENCE OF CONSERVATISM (1980-1992)

The Election of Ronald Reagan, 1980

Know: New Right, Moral Majority, neoconservatives, “ABC” movement

1. What factors (social, political, and economic) contributed to Reagan’s victory in 1980?

The Reagan Revolution

Know: Iranian hostage release, Prop. 13, “welfare state,” “boll weevils”

2. What changes did Reagan make to the national budget and how did these contrast with previous spending programs?

The Battle of the Budget

Know: recession of 1982, supply-side economics, “yuppies”

3. What practices contributed to federal budget deficits under Reagan’s administration?

Reagan Renews the Cold War

Know: Star Wars/SDI, arms race, Cold War, “Solidarity,” Olympic boycott

4. What were Reagan’s attitude, strategy, and rationale toward negotiating with the Soviets?

Troubles Abroad

Know: West Bank, Israel and Lebanon, “Teflon president,” Sandinistas, “contra” rebels

5. Summarize Reagan’s international policy in the Middle East and Central America/Caribbean, identifying which side the U.S. supported and which side it opposed.

Round Two for Reagan

Know: Geraldine Ferraro, Mikhail Gorbachev, glasnost, perestroika, INF treaty

6. What changes in the Soviet Union contributed to the end of the Cold War?

The Iran-Contra Imbroglio

Know: Iran-contra affair

7. Describe the flow of money and arms involved in the Iran-contra scandal.

Reagan’s Economic Legacy

Know: “Reaganomics”

8. How was Reagan’s economic policy both a failure and a victory?

The Religious Right

Know: Jerry Falwell, Moral Majority, “identity politics”

9. How did the tactics of the religious right parallel those of the movements of the New Left during the 1960s?

Conservatism in the Courts

Know: Sandra Day O’Connor, affirmative action, Roe v. Wade, Planned Parenthood v. Casey

10. How did the Supreme Court decisions in Webster and Casey curtail Roe v. Wade?

Referendum on Reaganism in 1988

Know: “Black Monday,” “Seven Dwarfs”

11. What factors contributed to the ruin of savings and loan institutions?

George H.W. Bush and the End of the Cold War

Know: George H. W. Bush, Tiananmen Square, Berlin Wall, CIS, Yugoslavia, “ethnic cleansing,” Nelson Mandela

12. What were the unexpected consequences of the demise of the Soviet Union?

The Persian Gulf Crisis

Know: Saddam Hussein, “Operation Desert Storm” (“hundred-hour war”)

13. “The enemy of my enemy is my friend.” How did this philosophy have a negative outcome in America’s involvement with Iran and Iraq?

Bush on the Home Front

Know: Americans with Disabilities Act, Clarence Thomas, Anita Hill, “read my lips…”

14. How did reaction to the Thomas confirmation reflect the changing political attitudes of some women?

Varying Viewpoints: Where Did Modern Conservatism Come From?

Know: Charles and Mary Beard, Huey Long, Charles Coughlin, Sugrue and Edsall, George Will

15. Identify three broad influences that contributed to modern Conservatism and defend the one you think was most influential.

HW Assignment 5/23/2011 (Monday Night)

Hello, APUSHers:

Your assignment Monday 5/23

Monday Night: Due Wednesday!
Read Chapter 40 in T.A.P.

Complete the GRQ's. If you didn't do the ID's before the APUSH exam, you should do them now.
Chapter 40: The Stalemated Seventies – Big Picture Themes

1. The economy began to slow. This was mostly due to increased oil prices and resulting inflation. Generally speaking, during the seventies, gas prices tripled and inflation reached double digits by 1980.
2. Nixon was brought down by the Watergate Scandal. The scandal involved a break-in and mic bugging at the Democratic headquarters. Nixon got into trouble for “obstructing justice” and telling people to keep quiet about it.
3. Jimmy Carter was elected as a Washington outsider. He struggled as president with (a) the economy which took a nose-dive and (b) foreign affairs as he was unable to deal with U.S. hostages taken in Iran.
4. Though times were certainly not bad, mixed with the Watergate scandal, it was a decade without tremendous progress.

Spiro Agnew
Daniel Ellsberg
Henry Kissinger
Earl Warren
Warren Burger
George McGovern
John Dean
Gerald Ford
Jimmy Carter
Shah of Iran
Aytollah Khomeini
Détente
Executive Privilege
Vietnamization
Nixon Doctrine
My Lai massacre
Kent State Killings
Twenty-Sixth Amendment
Pentagon Papers
SALT
MIRVs
Watergate Scandal
CREEP
War Powers Act
OPEC
Iran Hostage Crisis

CHAPTER 40: THE STALEMATED SEVENTIES

Sources of Stagnation
Know: Productivity, Inflation
22. Describe the economic problems faced by the United States in the 1970s.

Nixon "Vietnamizes" the War
Know: Liberal Establishment, Vietnamization, Silent Majority, Nattering Nabobs of Negativism, My Lai
23. What was President Nixon’s plan for getting the US out of Vietna

Cambodianizing the Vietnam War
Know: Cambodia, Kent State University, Twenty-sixth Amendment, Pentagon Papers, Daniel Ellsberg
24. What developments caused many people to become even more critical of the war in 1970 and 1971?

Nixon's Detente with Beijing (Peking) and Moscow
Know: Henry Kissinger, Détente, ABM Treaty, SALT Treaty, MIRVs
25. What was the “China Card,” and how did Nixon use it?

A New Team on the Supreme Bench
Know: Judicial Activism, Miranda, Engel v. Vitale, Warren Berger, Roe v. Wade
26. Why was Nixon unhappy with the Supreme Court?

Nixon on the Home Front
Know: Aid the Families with Dependent Children, Reverse Discrimination, Environmental Protection Agency, Occupational Health and Safety Administration, Silent Spring, Clean Air Act, Endangered Species Act, Southern Strategy
27. How conservative was President Nixon? Explain.

The Nixon Landslide of 1972
Know: George McGovern
28. How did the situation in Vietnam help Nixon win a landslide in the 1972 election?

The Secret Bombing of Cambodia and the War Powers Act
Know: Pol Pot, War Powers Act
29. What did Cambodia have to do with the War Powers Act?

Bombing North Vietnam to the Peace Table
30. "The shaky `peace' was in reality little more than a thinly disguised American retreat." Explain.

The Arab Oil Embargo and the Energy Crisis
Know: OPEC
31. Explain the cause and effects of the Arab Oil Embargo.

Watergate and the Unmaking of a President
Know: Watergate, CREEP, Enemies List, Plumbers, John Dean, Executive Privilege, Spiro Agnew, Gerald Ford, Saturday Night Massacre
32. Of what wrongdoing was the Nixon administration guilty?

The First Unelected President
33. Did President do the right thing when he pardoned Nixon? Explain.

Defeat in Vietnam
34. What was the cost (not in just money) of the Vietnam War?

Feminist Victories and Defeats
Know: Title IX, ERA, Roe v. Wade
35. Why did the Equal Rights Amendment fail?

Makers of America: The Vietnamese
36. What difficulties did Vietnamese immigrants experience when they came to America?

The Seventies in Black and White
Know: Desegregation, white flight, affirmative action, United States v. Wheeler
37. Explain the significance of the Bakke case.

The Bicentennial Campaign and the Carter Victory
Know: Jimmy Carter
38. Why did Jimmy Carter win the presidency in 1976?

Makers of America: The Feminists
39. Compare and contrast the first and second feminist waves.

Carter's Humanitarian Diplomacy
Know: Anwar Sadat, Menachem Begin, Camp David Accords
40. Describe Carter's foreign policy achievements.

Economic and Energy Woes
Know: Shah of Iran
41. How did Carter react to the renewed energy crisis?

Foreign Affairs and the Iranian Imbroglio
Know: Leonid Brezhnev, SALT II, Ayatollah Khomeini, Afghanistan, Hostage Crisis
42. What foreign policy problems plagued the second half of Carter's presidency?