APUSH HW Assignments Week of 1/28

Hello, APUSH'ers:

Here are your HW assignments for the week of 1/28/2013.  As previously stated, Mr. Tesler's HW policy is as follows.  

1. Homework is assigned every night, unless otherwise noted. 
2. Homework is due by the following class period, unless otherwise noted. 
3. Homework must be signed by a parent, in order for a student to receive full credit for an assignment's completion.  
4. It is the student's responsibility to be aware of homework assignments, and due dates.  
5. Homework is essential for learning, and mastering the materials covered in this course.  

MONDAY NIGHT 1/28 - Finish the take home Midterm for WEDNESDAY!  Make sure that you hand in the following.  Make sure that all material is stapled together when handed in! 

1. Multiple Choice Answer Sheet 
2. Two completed essays (Thematic and DBQ) 
3. Completed DBQ Short Answers 
4. Two Rubrics 

Please note of the following penalties: 

• If you fail to complete the multiple choice on the answer sheet: -5 points 
• Missing Rubric: -5 for each missing rubric 
• Missing DBQ Short Answer: -10 
• Missing Parent signature: -5 points 

TUESDAY NIGHT 1/29 - Complete the MIDTERM for WEDNESDAY

WEDNESDAY 1/30 

"Attend" the following lectures, and take notes.  You may find it helpful to print out copies of the lecture transcript.  

•  Lesson 39 - Presidential and Congressional Reconstruction Plansfile
•  Lesson 40 - The End of Reconstruction

Here are the lecture transcripts 

Lesson 39

Lesson 40

Thursday: 

1. Click here for a link to Chapter 22 of The American Pageant - Brief Edition.  Consider this a "lighter" version of TAP.  

2. Click here for the ID's and GRQ's for Chapter 22  

3. Read pp. 338-342 

4. Complete GRQ's 1-4 

Friday: 

1. Complete Chapter 22 of TAP

2. Complete all GRQ's and ID's 

DUE TUESDAY 2/5.  

APUSH Regents Week TAKE HOME MID-TERM

Hello, APUSH'ers:

As you may be aware, next week begins Regents week for HS students.  To that end, HS classes will not be in session.

While classes may not be conducted, this is by no means a vacation.  There will be an assignment for this class during Regents week.

You will have a take-home midterm exam.  The exam will be structured exactly like a US History/Government Regents exam.  It will be based on the material we've covered from 1825-1865; from the age of Jackson to the Civil War.

You will be responsible for completing
1. Multiple Choice questions
2. Thematic Essay
3. DBQ Short Answers
4. DBQ Essay

Normally, you have three hours to complete this exam, in one sitting.  You will have from now, until Wednesday, January 30, to complete it.   Additionally, you have your notes, as well a host of materials on-line.  Look below to a link for some really good stuff!

All APUSH students will receive an email containing the materials for the exam.

You will be responsible for turning in
1. The multiple choice answer sheet (included in email)
2. The Thematic/DBQ Essay
3. The DBQ short answers.  You may elect to complete the DBQ's on looseleaf, or directly on the documents themselves.
4. Rubrics for both essays.

CLICK HERE for a list of excellent resources! 

Please make sure all work is STAPLED, and SIGNED by a parent.

Good Luck.

HW Week of 1/14

Listed below are your HW assignments for the week of 1/14/2013.  As stated in previous posts, Mr. Tesler's policy regarding Homework is as follows: 

1. Unless specifically stated otherwise, Homework is assigned EVERY NIGHT, and is due NO LATER than the next class period. 
2. Homework must be completed on looseleaf paper, in ink.  Students may also be required to print out worksheets, etc., related to the assignments. 
3. Homework must be accompanied by a parent signature, in order for students to receive full credit for their assignment. 
4. Homework is an essential part of learning and mastering the material covered in this course! 

Monday Night:

Complete the Friday Night HW assignment.   All of the worksheets have been emailed to you.  Please check your WJPS email for details.  

Tuesday Night: DUE FRIDAY 1/18!
This Assignment is an assessment/portfolio piece.  It will count as a TEST (4.0 gp's).  

1. Click Here for the Jackson DBQ.  Print out the DBQ 

2. Answer ALL of the DBQ questions.  All answers must be written out in COMPLETE sentences.  

3. Using the documents, your knowledge of Social Studies, as well as the notes from the Jackson video we viewed in class, 

write a well-organized essay that answers the question below.  

What were the major arguments used, pro and con, in the debate over expanding suffrage during the Age ofJackson? Which arguments were most valid?

The essay should be logically presented and 

should include information both from the documents and from your own knowledge outside 

of the documents.

Your essay must be: 
1. TYPED, or neatly handwritten (no larger than 12 point font; BUSINESS FONTS ONLY (NO comic sans, etc.)). 
2. Double Spaced 
3. Black ink preferred 
4. Stapled

You must also include a copy of the RUBRIC 

HW Assignments Week of 1/7/13

Hello, APUSH'ers:

Here are your HW assignments for the week of January 7, 2013.  As we've previously discussed, Homework...

1) Is assigned every night, and due by the next class session, unless specified otherwise.
2) Must be accompanied by a parental signature, in order for you to receive full credit.
3) Is ESSENTIAL for your learning, and mastery of the material covered in this course!

MONDAY NIGHT: 
READ the handout "Constitutional Conflicts" .  Although you're not required to do so, it would be a good idea to print this out, so you can highlight and outline it.  You can also do this, if you save the file as a PDF.

COMPLETE The Early Republic worksheet 

TUESDAY 
1. READ Chapter 7 Sections 3 and 4 of the textbook The Americans 
2. Complete the following guided reading worksheets 

Chapter 7 Section 3 
Chapter 7 Section 4 

Wednesday
1. Review the following presentation on reform movements. 


2. Listen, and take notes on the following Lectures

Lecture 30 - Transcendentalism, Religion, and Utopian Movements - Here's the transcript to the lecture. 

Lecture 31 - Reform Crusades - Here's the transcript to the lecture . 

Note-taking will be MUCH easier IF you 1) download the transcripts, and read them as you're listening to the lecture.  2) highlight them, and then take notes. 

Thursday: Due Monday 
READ Chapter 8, Sections 1-3 of the textbook The Americans 
Complete the following Guided Reading Worksheets 

CLICK HERE FOR THE FOLDER 

Extra Credit Assignment - The Donner Party

Background: Three years before the Gold Rush, 87 pioneers took a shortcut westward to California, only to get caught in the snows of the Sierra Nevada. The emigrants' fateful journey culminated in death and cannibalism.

Watch the Movie Here!  

Answer the questions based on the movie.  Your answers should be at least ONE (1) paragraph in length for you to receive credit.

WARNING:  If you are squeamish, and easily "grossed out," it is strongly advised that you DO NOT watch this movie!

Here are the questions...

1. What reasons led James Reed and George Donner to take Hastings’ Cutoff? Why was their decision unwise?

2. What other factors contributed to the failure of their venture?

3. Was Lansford Hastings to blame for what happened to the Donner Party? How?

4. What traits did members of the Donner and Reed families possess? Support your answer with examples from the film.

5. How did people in the 1840s view the American West? How did the story of the Donner Party help to strike down the myth of frontier idealism?

HW Assignments Week of 1/2/13

Hello, APUSH'ers:

Your HW assignment for this week, is to complete the Winter Break Assignment for MONDAY, January 7th.

In addition, APUSH'ers may take advantage of an opportunity to earn EXTRA CREDIT.  Yes, EXTRA CREDIT!

You can earn EXTRA CREDIT by completing part, or all of the RUSH class's assignment.  Basically, there are four essays you can complete.   Choose the TWO you feel you can complete the best, and turn them in, no later than January 11th (next Friday), in order to receive...EXTRA CREDIT.  CLICK HERE FOR THE LINK!