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